40th Anniversary Field Trip: Commissary Ridge
2026-10-17 08:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | UT
Dates: Saturday, October 17, 2026
Departure: 8:00 am
Return: 9:00 pm
Price: $300 per person
Spaces Remaining: 1/8
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Overview
Want to experience the magic of migration, but intimidated about visiting a site on your own? We’ve got just the trip for you!
Join the HawkWatch International team for this post-fundraiser field trip to the Commissary Ridge HawkWatch in Kemmerer, Wyoming. In addition to expert hawkwatching instruction from our team, you’ll enjoy one of our favorite fall field trip meals for lunch as well as round-trip transportation from our headquarters in Salt Lake City.
What to Expect

After meeting your fellow participants at our headquarters in Salt Lake City, you’ll board a spacious private van for a ~2.5-hour drive to the Commissary Ridge HawkWatch, located just outside Kemmerer, Wyoming. From there, it’s a short hike up to the HawkWatch, making this site far more accessible than many ridge-top migration sites.
We’ll arrive just as the temperatures begin to rise and the day’s flight begins to pick up. You’ll have plenty of time to hawkwatch with our biologists and this year’s crew, learning more about how raptors use mountain ridges and updrafts to make their way south each fall. You also may have the opportunity to see a wild bird of prey up close if the banding blind is open that day.
After the count ends for the day, you’ll have time to get to know the staff and crew better as we enjoy a dinner cooked over the campfire (pending local fire restrictions). Then we’re back to Salt Lake City before bedtime!
What’s Included

Roundtrip transportation in a spacious 15-passenger van from our headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah
Boxed lunch + dinner at the site on Saturday
Expert hawkwatching instruction from the HawkWatch International team

What’s Not Included

Gratuities for guides
Meals other than lunch and dinner
Snacks
Other personal items

Terms & Conditions

This trip is subject to HWI’s Field Trip and Tour Policies. Payment in full is due at the time of registration
This tour is limited to 8 people to ensure an intimate, high-quality experience for everyone.
The minimum number of participants is 3. In the event the minimum is not reached, we will refund your ticket or issue a receipt for your tax-deductible donation, whichever you prefer.

40th Anniversary Field Trip: Goshute Mountains HawkWatch
2026-10-17 08:00 - 2026-10-18 16:00 (America/Denver) | UT
Dates: Saturday, October 17, 2026-Sunday, October 18, 2026
Departure: 8:00 am on Saturday
Return: ~4:00pm on Sunday
Price: $400 per person
Spaces Remaining: 6
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Overview
There’s a reason that everyone wants to go to the Goshutes. There’s also a reason that not everyone does. Join us on this guided journey where we’ll make it as easy as possible to reach one of the highest volume HawkWatch sites in the West, the Goshute Mountains HawkWatch. Plus, you’ll have the exclusive opportunity to camp out overnight at the top of the mountain.
What to Expect

After meeting your fellow participants at our headquarters in Salt Lake City, you’ll join a caravan of SUVs to make the ~2-hour drive to the Goshute Mountains HawkWatch, located just outside West Wendover, Nevada. From there, it’s a ~2.5 mile hike up ~1,800 vertical feet to the HawkWatch.
We’ll arrive to the count site around mid-day, as the migrating raptors take advantage of the warmth of the thermals. You’ll have plenty of time to hawkwatch with our biologists and this year’s crew, learning more about how raptors use mountain ridges and updrafts to make their way south each fall. You also may have the opportunity to see a wild bird of prey up close if the banding blind is open that day.
In addition to expert hawkwatching instruction from our team, you’ll enjoy several meals with our team—a boxed lunch at the trailhead before we hike to the top of the Goshute Mountains HawkWatch on Saturday, followed by a campfire dinner (provided fire restrictions allow it) with the crew that night. After breakfast on Sunday morning, we’ll pack sack lunches for the trip back and enjoy a little more hawkwatching before we have to head down the mountain and back to Salt Lake City. Plus, we’ll provide round-trip transportation from our headquarters in Salt Lake City.
What’s Included

Roundtrip transportation in SUVs from our headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah
Boxed lunch and campfire dinner on Saturday; breakfast and lunch on Sunday
Drinking water while at the Goshute Mountains HawkWatch
Expert hawkwatching instruction from the HawkWatch International team
And an opportunity to camp out at the top of the Goshute Mountains HawkWatch

What’s Not Included

Sleeping pad, bags, and other personal camping gear (a detailed packing list will be provided closer to the trip)
Gratuities for guides (all tax-deductible)
Meals other than those explicitly provided
Snacks
Other personal items

Terms & Conditions

This trip is subject to HWI’s Field Trip and Tour Policies. Payment in full is due at the time of registration
This tour is limited to 8 people to ensure an intimate, high-quality experience for everyone, and to follow Leave No Trace Principles in this Wilderness Area.
The minimum number of participants is 3. In the event the minimum is not reached, we will refund your ticket or issue a receipt for your tax-deductible donation, whichever you prefer.
Guests are welcome to utilize HWI-provided tents if they do not have their own or don’t wish to pack one up to the top; however, guests may be assigned shared space in a large visitor tent.
The restrooms available at the top of the Goshute Mountains HawkWatch are composting toilets.

Raptor Meet & Greet at the Natural History Museum of Utah
2026-10-31 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-11-28 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-12-26 12:00 - 14:00, 2027-01-30 12:00 - 14:00, 2027-02-27 12:00 - 14:00, 2027-03-27 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Denver) | Natural History Museum of Utah, 301 Wakara Way, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84108, United States
While you learn about Mesozoic dinosaurs like the Utah Raptor, stop by and meet their modern day relatives: birds of prey! What traits to dinosaurs and modern raptors share? Where do these birds live? What threats do they face? Learn all of this and more with paid admission to the NHMU. Find admission information on their website or in person.
This event is made possible by Salt Lake County ZAP and the generosity of supporters like you.

Reading with Raptors at Discovery Gateway
2026-11-14 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-12-12 11:00 - 12:00, 2027-01-09 11:00 - 12:00, 2027-02-13 11:00 - 12:00, 2027-03-13 11:00 - 12:00, 2027-04-10 11:00 - 12:00, 2027-05-08 11:00 - 12:00, 2027-06-12 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) and 2 more dates | Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum, 444 W 100 S, Salt Lake City, UT, 84101, United States
Join HawkWatch International at the Discovery Gateway Museum for Reading with Raptors! During this monthly program, children meet one of HWI’s Raptor Ambassadors while reading a storybook that matches the bird they’ve just met. They’ll learn about raptors and enjoy a great story. Included with admission to the museum; no registration is necessary!
This program is made possible by Salt Lake County ZAP and the generosity of supporters like you.
