Snerd, at White Deer Park in Garner, is North Carolina’s only official Groundhog Day groundhog. The pressure’s on, Snerd! On Sunday, February 2, 2025, White Deer Park, 2400 Aversboro Road, Garner, North Carolina, is hosting a Groundhog Day celebration from 1 to 3:15 p.m. The highlight will be when Snerd makes her prediction at 3 [] The NC Museum of Natural Sciences said that despite Sir Walter Wally's retirement, there will still be displays and activities at the museum on Thursday from 10 a.m Groundhog Day is Feb. 2 CHIMNEY ROCK, WLOS (N.C.) — Chimney Rock has announced the town will continue its annual Groundhog Day celebration at the Tyron Equestrian Center despite setbacks from Hurricane Helene Groundhog Day. Groundhog Day is celebrated on February 2. Before retiring in 2023, North Carolina’s own Sir Walter Wally gave his predictions at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. Groundhog Day Celebrations occuring in 2025. North Carolina 28712: Tater: Groundhog: 02/02/25: 12:00pm - 2:00pm EST: Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort: North Carolina’s last remaining weather-predicting groundhog is Snerd, in Garner. White Deer Park is hosting a Groundhog Day celebration from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on February 2nd, 2024, during which Snerd will make her prediction. Garner Mayor Ken Marshburn says that “Snerd”, a groundhog from CLAWS Inc. Wildlife Sanctuary, predicts six more weeks of winter during a Groundhog Day event at White Deer Park in Garner Here are some fun facts about Groundhog Day history, North Carolina groundhogs and other animals that predict the weather. Groundhog Day springs from a Pennsylvania-German tradition in the 18th and 19th centuries, when people used the hibernation patterns of bears and badgers to predict the end of winter. North Carolina 28712: Potato and Yam: Groundhogs: 02/02/24: 10:00am - 11:00am EST: Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: 431 Main St, Highway 64/74A, Chimney Rock, North Carolina 28720: Snerd: Groundhog: 02/02/24: 10:00am - 12:15pm EST: White Deer Park: 2400 Aversboro Rd, Garner, North Carolina 27529 RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Sir Walter Wally will not make any weather predictions for Groundhog Day this year. The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences announced Monday that the illustrious North Carolina’s roster of Groundhog Day prognosticators has dwindled down to just Snerd — Garner’s official prognosticator since 2015 — and Pisgah Penny. According to Snerd’s translator from wildlife rehabilitation organization CLAWS, Snerd spends weeks conferring with Mother Nature, the Farmer’s Almanac, and the Weather Channel to TICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE GENERAL ADMISSION: $11.00 TICKET SALE DATES GENERAL ADMISSION Public Onsale: January 30, 2025 2:29 PM to February 2, 2025 4:00 PM What is Groundhog Day? People flock to Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on Feb. 2 every year to be a part of the celebrations revolving around Punxsutawney Phil's winter forecast. Sir Walter Wally was the official prognosticating groundhog from Raleigh, North Carolina, where he lived at the Museum of Natural Sciences before retiring in 2023. While active, Wally was a media darling and is regularly featured on The Weather Channel’s list of national Groundhog Day representatives. “We have a modern-day groundhog,” explains Kindra Mammone, the executive director of CLAWS, Inc., the Chapel Hill wildlife center that Snerd calls home. Snerd, a 10-year-old domesticated, banana-loving groundhog, is brought out to greet the crowd at Garner’s annual Groundhog Day Celebration. If you have seen a groundhog outside the current range in North Carolina, please report this observation to the NC Wildlife Helpline: 866-318-2401. Related Topics Mammals About Penny. Pisgah Penny is a white Tree Squirrel who makes an annual prediction for “White Squirrel Day” in Brevard, North Carolina. White Squirrel Day is similar in many respects to Groundhog Day, the primary difference being the substitution of a groudhog for a squirrel. North Carolina State Climate Office. Research III Building, Suite 130 1005 Capability Drive Centennial Campus Box 7236 NC State University. 919-515-3056 The Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh held a virtual Groundhog Day event on Wednesday. They’ve been celebrating the holiday for 21 years. Unfortunately, Sir Walter Wally couldn’t join them this year. Summer, the groundhog from the Akron Zoo, joined the Zoom call. Event organizers say they do keep track of how accurate they are. About Sylvia. Sylvia the armadillo is the resident Armadillo Day meteorologist for the City of Apex, North Carolina. For her prognostication, Mayor Jacques Gilbert dramatically raises Sylvia towards the sky while playing “The Circle of Life” as Sylvia peers into the future.
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