Nature: Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History (York, South Carolina USA)

- Established 1982: Now In Our 37th Year! -

The BEST place to learn about ALL the plants & animals of the Piedmont

-- MISSION STATEMENT --
The integrated mission of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History is to
"conserve animals, plants, habitats, and other natural components of the Piedmont Region of the eastern United States through observation,
scientific study, and education for students of all ages."
CONTENTS General Info, Staff, Support, Site Map	RESEARCH Plants, Animals, Birds, Ecology, etc.	EDUCATION Programs, Field Trips, Consulting
MISCELLANY NatureNet, Catawba Indians, etc.	PUBLICATIONS Photo Gallery, Articles, Whatizit?	HUMMINGBIRDS Operation RubyThroat
CONTACT INFO Phone: (803) 684-5852 (9 a.m.-6 p.m. ET) Hilton Pond Center is open ONLY by appointment via EDUCATION
Click HERE For your very own on-line subscription to "This Week at Hilton Pond." It's guaranteed fat-free! Installment #671: Late March 2018: Woolly Weather, A Snake, And Even Hummingbirds! (18-31 March 2018) Installment #670: Chayote Keystoneers: Last Of This Winter's Costa Rican Ruby-throats? Important Installment: 2017 Bird Banding Summary: Above-Average For Many Species, Despite Some Habitat Loss INDEX to all 660-plus installments of "This Week at Hilton Pond." You can aslso use the on-site search engine at right. Click on image at right for current Web cam image of Hilton Pond, plus daily weather summary		On-Line Search Engine for Hilton Pond Center's Web Site If you have a Twitter account you can recommend "This Week at Hilton Pond" to your followers by clicking on the Tweet button. Tweet Follow us: @hiltonpond
The Piedmont Naturalist, Volume 1 (1986)--long out-of-print--has been republished by author Dr. Bill Hilton Jr. as an e-book downloadable to your iPad, iPhone, Nook, Kindle, or desktop computer. Click on the image at left for order information. All proceeds benefit education, research, and conservation work of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History.
Please report your sightings of Color-marked Ruby-throated Hummingbirds		ENJOYING NATURE: The last of our breeding Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are migrating south. Keep those feeders fresh!
	Hilton Pond Center reaches 37th year & milestone of 67,200 birds banded since 1982, including 5,973 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
Operation RubyThroat T-shirts still available.	Now scheduling Guided Field Trips for 2018 & beyond for students & adults at Hilton Pond Center
Hilton Pond Web site lauded for education excellence:	Dr. Bill Hilton Jr. named one of 50 Best Brains in Science by Discover magazine; receives honorary doctorate in science from Newberry College
You are Visitor to Hilton Pond's Home Page	CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW TO VISIT OUR NEW FACEBOOK PAGE
JOIN OPERATION RUBYTHROAT FOR A 2018 HUMMINGBIRD EXPEDITION TO THE NEOTROPICS. Multi-trip discounts are available as we move northward in Central America, following Ruby-throated Hummingbirds when they arrive on wintering grounds and eventually embark on spring migration.

TO DO GOOD WORK, WE NEED YOUR HELP! Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History depends entirely on outside funding to support its research, education & conservation programs such as this Web site and Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project PLEASE SUPPORT OUR WORK BY CLICKING ON A LOGO AT RIGHT	Use Network for Good to make an on-line credit card gift to Hilton Pond Center!
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Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History is a non-profit research & education organization in York, South Carolina USA; phone (803) 684-5852. Directed by Dr. Bill Hilton Jr., aka "The Piedmont Naturalist," it is the parent organization for Operation RubyThroat. Contents of this website--including articles and photos--may NOT be duplicated, modified, or used in any way except with the express written permission of Hilton Pond Center. All rights reserved worldwide. To obtain permission for use or for further assistance on accessing this website, contact the Webmaster.