Accessible Birding Event to celebrate Birdability week - free & open to all!

Name: Accessible Birding Event to celebrate Birdability week - free & open to all!
Start: 2025-10-26T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-26T15:00:00-05:00
Location: Krape Park

Schedule

Sun Oct 26 2025 at 01:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Krape Park | Freeport, IL

This is an accessible event. All individuals and families are welcome to attend. All abilities are welcome! All ages are welcome!
FREE!!

This is a Rain or Shine event as we have shelter for all parts of it.
The event will be from 1:00-3:00 pm at Krape Park, using the Krape Community Building.
This is an open-house style event - come for part or the entire time.
The Northern Illinois Raptor Rehab and Education will have a "meet and greet" for their birds of prey during the entire event.
We will have a slow Birding, also known as Mindful birding at 1:15 and 2:15 using paved trails from the Community Building.
-We will have a Bird Sit, focusing on birding by audio and using binoculars while stationary outside by the pergola or another location at 2pm.
-We will have arts and crafts with Freeport Art Museum Director of Programs & Exhibitions - Sarah Tapper
Our event is celebrating Birdability week, created by an organization whose mission is to ensure inclusivity in Birding.
According to their website, Birdability Week is an annual celebration dedicated to birders with disabilities and other health concerns. It serves as a platform to share resources and ideas, fostering an accessible, inclusive, and welcoming birding community. Inspired by other inclusive celebrations such as #BlackBirdersWeek, Latino Conservation Week, and Let’s Go Birding Together, Birdability Week aims to ensure that birding is a joyful and enriching experience for everyone.
Learn more at birdability.org!