Springville, Tenn.–The annual Hummingbird Banding Event will be happening at the Tennessee NWR Visitor Center at 1371 Wildlife Drive in Springville this weekend, Saturday, August 13 from 9:00 – 3:00 pm with special programs on hummingbirds happening at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.

This is the refuge’s largest event of the year with fun for the whole family. We will have crafts for the kids in the classroom, lots of freebie giveaways and you can even “Adopt a Hummingbird”!

While entrance to the event is free, a donation of $10.00 to adopt your own hummingbird will allow you to personally release that bird, get a certificate with all it’s data and get email notifications should that bird be recaptured in the future.

All these donations will go towards helping the refuge hold environmental educational events in the future. So, come on out to the refuge…and bring the family!!