Contact Information: Three Rivers Avian Center Brooks Moutain Road HC 74, Box 279 Brooks, WV USA 25951 Telephone: (304) 466-4683 Send email to TRAC Board of Directors and Sponsors

Who We Are <Three Rivers Avian Center (“TRAC”) is a private 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to providing veterinary & rehabilitative care to threatened wild birds as well as educating and involving the public in ecosystem stewardship.  Founded in 1990, TRAC’s 102 acre facility is located in the southern portion of the New River Gorge National River, between Sandstone and Hinton in Summers County, West Virginia.  TRAC’s extensive website is available at www.tracwv.org.  The public is invited to come visit during our free public tour days.  These are held on the first Saturday of each month May - October from 1 - 5 pm.  All other tours are by appointment only. What We Do     *Veterinary & Rehabilitative Care: for non-game & endangered wild birds: Emergency care, surgery, hospitalization and a full range of physical therapy treatments for wild birds are provided by a coordinated network of hospice veterinarians combined with a statewide support crew of volunteers and on-site staff. From hummingbirds to eagles, wading birds to soaring birds, TRAC cares for each species’ individual requirements; including diet, perching, water access, caging substrates, light levels, and behavioral traits.     TRAC has treated over 1336 patients representing 92 species between the years of 2000 to 2006, releasing almost half. Recovered patients are usually released back into their native environments to help ensure their long-term survival unless there is some overwhelming reason to release the individual in a safer habitat elsewhere.     *Public Environmental Education: TRAC’s award-winning public outreach programs are carefully designed to help individuals understand the native birds and ecosystems around them and to encourage individuals in ecosystem stewardship. Schools, universities, civic groups, child care groups, state parks and forests are just a few who regularly request our programs, allowing us to reach 87,000 individuals between 2000 – 2006. Also as a part of our public outreach, TRAC publishes a newsletter “The Raptor Chapter”; maintains an extensive Internet website (www.tracwv.org) with over 500 hits daily; and has created and administers the “Migration Celebration”, a unique festival designed to interest the public in West Virginia, our birds and our natural heritage.  The annual Migration Celebration is held at Little Beaver State Park near Beckley, WV on the second Saturday in May (International Migratory Bird Day) with the active support of the WV Division of Culture and History, the WV Department of Natural Resources, the WV Department of Agriculture Insect Survey, National Park Service - New River Gorge National River, WV Falconers, birders, photographers, storytellers, re-enactors and many others.     *Research & Conservation: Understanding all aspects of a species is a vital part of any wildlife-centered program. TRAC helps provide data for research projects focused on native avian populations and avian habitats. Information is also shared on-line with other wildlife rehabilitation groups around the United States and the world.      TRAC is actively involved in a five year peregrine restoration project in the New River Gorge with the WV Dept of Natural Resources and the National Park Service – New River Gorge National River.  The largest release of young peregrines ever recorded occurred in the summer of 2007 – with a 100% success rate as of mid July 2007. Affiliations and Awards TRAC is a member of the National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association, the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council, the National Association for Interpretation, the North American Association of Environmental Educators, the WV Association of Environmental Educators, and the Southern West Virginia Convention & Visitor’s Bureau.  TRAC has won awards from Study Web, the WV Department of Natural Resources, the National Park Service - New River Gorge, Huntington/Tri-State Audubon Society and the Charleston Gazette.  In addition, Executive Director Wendy Perrone and Education Director Ron Perrone have each received the Distinguished Mountaineer Award from Governor Joe Manchin recognizing over 15 years of dedication to wild bird care and to public environmental education programs that offer a rare pro-active and positive environmental prospective. How You Can Help  Make a Monetary Donation: As a non-profit, non-governmental organization, TRAC relies on the donations of concerned individuals and groups to help care for non-game wild birds in need. Your donation is fully tax deductible under IRS code 501(c)3. Please give generously. In the last 20 years, breeding bird surveys have indicated that we have lost over 42% of the migratory birds that used to fill our skies. TRAC is trying to stem the disastrous tide by providing medical care to birds in need and educational outreach to the public to try to prevent further injuries and deaths. Your financial contribution can make a big difference in the lives of our feathered friends. Invite the Birds to Visit Your Group: The very popular and award winning Birds of Prey in West Virginia program from Three Rivers Avian Center is available now to your group, class or community organization. Each highly interactive program features live, non-releasable raptors, a touchable display of feathers, and brochures on native bird and wildlife care. Each program is tailored to the size, ages and needs of the audience. Presentation honorariums help the Center continue our work caring for wild birds.