Activities at Hilton Pond North: Blue Ridge Birds & Nature occur under the umbrella of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History, a federally recognized non-profit organization (EIN 56-2162170) that also operates Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project.

Our initiatives involve nature research, environmental education, and natural resource conservation, primarily in the Carolinas. After 43 years, in early 2024 we moved our base of operations from York SC to near Lansing in the Blue Ridge Mountains of upper Ashe County NC—hence the new name Hilton Pond North: Blue Ridge Birds & Nature.

All our activities are made possible solely through financial gifts from individuals and businesses that believe in our work and our mission. You can support our efforts by contributing through "Donate" buttons here on our Web pages (and on our Facebook postings), via credit card at Network for Good, or through PayPal and Venmo at funding@hiltonpond.org

You can also send a check to our mailing address:

Hilton Pond North

2918 Silas Creek Road

Lansing NC 28643

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The integrated mission of Hilton Pond North: Blue Ridge Birds & Nature is to "conserve animals, plants, habitats, and other natural components of the Blue Ridge Province of the eastern United States through observation, scientific study, and education for students of all ages."

Big Bay Rhododendron, Rhododendron maximum, grows  in several old-growth groves at Hilton Pond North

The following persons were "Top Tier" donors to Hilton Pond North and Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project during 2024:

     Gail & Tom Walder (major underwriters)

     Lynn & Terral Jordan (major underwriters)

     Marie Baumann

     Frances B. Pope

     Mary Kimberly & Gavin MacDonald

     Carol & Bob McAlister

     John McCoy

We are also grateful for the many donors who made contributions via Facebook, Network for Good, PayPal Giving Fund, and by check. We likewise acknowledge considerable in-kind assistance provided in 2024 by Scott Cronk, Doug Dietz, Amy Girten, Stan Hilton, Susan B. Hilton, and Kim Pierce Lascola.