About
Who We Are
Three Rivers Avian Center (TRAC) is a private 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to wild bird conservation and educating and involving people in ecosystem stewardship. Founded in 1990, TRAC’s 110-acre facility is located in the southern portion of the New River Gorge National River, between Sandstone and Hinton in Summers County, West Virginia, and is partly bordered by the New River Gorge National River.
The public is invited to visit during our Free Public Tour days. These are held on the first Saturday of each month, May-October, from 1-5 PM. All other tours are by appointment only.
Our mission is to conserve native wild birds and to educate and involve the public in ecosystem stewardship through educational outreach, wild bird rehabilitation, restoration, and research projects.
Board of Directors
Debbie Keener
Chair
Jon Mahan
Vice-Chair
Rodney Davis
Secretary
Lizzie Watts
Treasurer
Wendy Perrone
Executive Director
Ron Perrone
Education Director
Carol Jackson
Board Member
Dr. Cheryl Hickman
Board Member
Mike Forman
Board Member
Board of Advisors
Brian Hirt
Board Member
Jim Phillips
Board Member
Our Staff
Wendy Perrone
Executive Director
Ron Perrone
Education Director
William Streit, DVM
Staff Veterinarian
Sarah Stephenson, DVM
Associate Veterinarian
Caleb Keneipp
Mews Technician
Alisha Segars
Rehabilitation & Research Technician
Liz Orwig
Education Assistant
What We Do
As an avian conservation and rehabilitation center, we are committed to caring for injured wild birds. Three Rivers Avian Center is a member of the National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association, the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council, the National Association for Interpretation, the WV Nonprofit Association, and the Visit Southern West Virginia Convention & Visitor’s Bureau.
From 1990 through 2016, our rehabilitation program allowed us to treat 4,214 patients, representing over 100 native wild bird species. The services we offer in our avian rehabilitation program are:
- Veterinary & Rehabilitative Care
- Environmental Education
- Research & Conservation
- Species Restoration
Learn more details about our rehabilitation program.
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Awards and Affiliations
TRAC has won awards from Study Web, the WV Department of Natural Resources, the National Park Service—New River Gorge, Huntington/Tri-State Audubon Society, and the Charleston Gazette.
Executive Director Wendy Perrone and Education Director Ron Perrone have each received the Distinguished Mountaineer Award from Governor Joe Manchin recognizing years of dedication to wild bird care and to public environmental education programs that offer a rare proactive and positive environmental prospective.
In 2017, Regis, TRAC’s Educational Bald Eagle Ambassador, was honored to be the Mascot of the National Eagle Scout Association at the 2017 National Scout Jamboree.
