Local Events
Sharing the joy of birds and nature is at the core of everything we do at Wild Birds Unlimited of Alpharetta.
Additionally, we love playing an active role in the local community. We like to do this in a variety of ways by hosting educational presentations, having charity drives, donating to local causes, and offering local/Georgia made products. Our newest fun thing, we will be hosting local artists by providing a free space for them to have a Pop-Up shop outside our store on the weekends.
Here are some of the events we currently have scheduled. Please check back here or call the store to find out up-to--date scheduled events or changes.
Check back soon and often for up to date info on upcoming events!!
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ALL Ages welcome!
2025 Educational Events:
July
07/12/2025 @ 2pm – Susanne Thompson: Local artist and photographer.
Susanne Thompson is an Atlanta-based nature photographer and writer. Her passion for seeing and sharing the nature that is right there but that we often overlook. She sends a weekly email called "A Closer Look" that is simply one of her nature photographs and a short bit of poetic/contemplative writing. Her photographs have won national awards, and she received honorable mention in the National Wildlife Federation's "Gardening for Nature" photography contest, twice. Most recently, Susanne published the book A Closer Look | The Neighborhood. Susanne and her husband, Jay, can often be seen walking with their Brittany, Ella, whether in their northeast Atlanta neighborhood or hiking on trails. She loves to garden and each year expands the wildflower area in their yard to attract more birds and butterflies. To learn more about Susanne and see her photography, book, cards, or to subscribe to her free, weekly nature email, please visit her website: www.wren-photos.com.
August
08/16/2025 @ 2pm – World Honey Day, Master Beekeeper Debra DeWitt:
Master Beekeeper Debra DeWitt has kept bees since 2018 and maintains colonies at her home in Atlanta, throughout GA and in NC. She is an active member of the Tara and Metro Atlanta Beekeepers Associations, where she has held officer and board positions. Plus helping to mold new beekeepers, she teaches at a school a Decatur, in her local community gardens, and in the Georgia Beekeepers Association (GBA) prison program.
Come enjoy this educational talk on her conservation efforts and learn about how you too can help our local bee population! There will be show and tell items, including a live hive – see if you can spot the queen! Plus, there will be locally made honey to sample and buy at the end of her fascinating program!
September
09/13/2025 @ 12pm – Blue Heron Nature Preserve
Please join us for a presentation from the Blue Heron Nature Preserve, located in the Buckhead area, and learn more about their mission to create a personal experience with nature through conservation, education, and arts.
October
10/04/2025 @ 2pm – Vicky Smith, The “Bat” Lady: Batty for Bats
In case you missed her in April, or maybe you’re coming back, because you too are ‘batty for bats!’ All about Georgia bats and their nocturnal role. Learn all about the importance of these fantastic nocturnal winged crusaders! Bats play an essential role in pest control, pollinating plants, and dispersing seeds. There will be live bats for an up-close photo op!
November
11/08/2025 @ 12pm – Sarah Hawkins, Intro to Wild Mushrooms
Anyone can forage for mushrooms: You just need to learn how. Join us for a presentation by Sarah Hawkins about ethical foraging practices, the law, general guidelines and how to identify edible mushrooms. Edible mushrooms grow nearly year-round in Georgia. All of them must be cooked thoroughly because some, including morels, are poisonous if eaten raw.
Sarah Hawkins is an avid forager from the Appalachian Foothills with a love for edible and medicinal wilds. She is a licensed wild mushroom identification specialist and is certified in nine eastern states, including Georgia. Sarah is passionate about passing on her knowledge of wild mushrooms, sharing foraging skills and tips, as well as teaching on the many benefits of foraging.
December
12/06/2025 @ 12pm – Dunwoody Nature Center, Georgia Reptiles
An hour long talk with some scaly animal ambassadors and how to help or reptile friends through the long cold winter days and nights.
Share your JOY of birds with those closest to you!
Bird feeding is a wonderful way to connect with nature right in your own backyard!
We have a great new way for you to share your love of your backyard birds with friends and family!
Next time you come in, ask for one of our Refer-A-Friend or Family Member postcards. Fill in your name in the “referred by” line and give it to a friend or family member. When they come in with that postcard and we add them in our system as a new Daily Savings Club (DSC) member, we will make a note on your account, and you will get a FREE 5lb bag of our No-Mess NM (our most popular seed blend) the next time you come in!
Other ways to earn discounts & FREE bird food!
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