Join us for the 10th Annual Athens Vulture Festival!

The ACC Vulture Festival is a celebration of "nature's clean-up crew," the vulture! Vultures are key to a healthy ecosystem. Just like the Solid Waste Department, they help keep the environment safe and clean by picking up the "leftovers." Vultures are often under-appreciated or even cast as the villain or outcast in cartoons and stories. Every year, during this week, we shine a spotlight on this amazing creature, which includes a wide variety of species from all over the world. We also shine a spotlight on our landfill property, which serves to do more than just bury your trash - we strive for waste reduction in all that we do, including composting organics such as food scraps, leaf & limb, and biosolids, as well as recycling materials and reclaiming landfill gasses to convert into electricity. Join us this week for a series of educational and fun activities, programming, and community!

Schedule Of Events

8:00 AM - Bird Walk with Oconee Rivers Audubon Society

8:30 AM - Festival Begins - Family Activities, Informational Tables, Food, Live Animals

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM - Auburn University Raptor Center Program Presentation (#1)

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM - Guided Tour of ACC Composting Operations

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM - Guided Tour of ACC Landfill Operations

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM - Auburn University Raptor Center Program Presentation (#1)

11:00 AM - Announcement of Costume Contest Winner!

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM - Festival Wrap-Up, Final Announcements, and Activities!

Date:
October 14, 2023

Hours:
8:00am to 12:00pm

Location:
Athens-Clarke County Landfill, 5700 Lexington Rd
Winterville, GA 30683

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