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Nova Scotia to Host Canadas First Birding Eco Tourism Conference
FOR THE BIRDS 2003 - Birding Eco Tourism Conference
February 27, 28 & March 1 - White Point Beach Resort, White Point Nova
Scotia
Contact: Lynne Perry, South Shore Tourism Assoc. 902-634-8844
FOR THE BIRDS, Canadas first-ever Birding Eco Tourism Conference, will be
held February 27, 28 and March 1 at White Point Beach Resort on the
Lighthouse Route of Nova Scotia. Although the conference, according to
organizer Lynne Perry, Executive Director of the South Shore Tourism
Association, is the first of its kind in Canada, it is no accident that is
happening in Nova Scotia.. "Birding is the fasted growing outdoor leisure
activity in North America," says Perry, who is also and birder, "and Nova
Scotia is home to some of the best spots for seabird and shorebird watching
on the continent - especially in winter and during migrations." Conference
delegates will also attend a full day session of the Brant Winter Birding
Festival, taking place in nearby Cape Sable Island and featuring Canadas
most recently named IBA (Important Birding Area).
The Conference is designed for birders, tourism operators and others
interested in and committed to sustainable community development. The South
Shore Tourism Association has put together an impressive array of speakers
for the conference, including: Linda Campbell (Community Involvement in
Birding Development), Nature Tourism Coordinator for Texas Parks and
Wildlife Dept and architect of one of the most successful public birding
trails in the world; Harry Delong (Sustainable Tourism Development),
Superintendent of Kejimkujik National Park & National Historic Site of
Canada and Kejimkujik Seaside Adjunct National Park; Tom Hince, (Birder
Impacts ... lessons from Canada's most popular birding destination - Point
Pelee), author, Discovery Channel guest, birder and tourism operator; Cathy
MacDonald (Birding as a Tourism Product) ,Tourism Development Officer, Nova
Scotia Tourism & Culture; Laurel Bernard (Birding Habitat), Stewardship
Coordinator, Nature Conservancy of Canada; Leif Helmer (The Importance of
Wilderness), Protected Areas Coordinator, Tobeatic Wilderness Area; Nova
Scotia Department of Environment & Labour; Ted D'Eon (Re-establishment of
the Roseate Tern) award winning naturalist & birder from West Pubnico, Nova
Scotia.
In addition to the intensive presentations, workshops and panels, FOR THE
BIRDS will also include delegate receptions, networking opportunities,
silent auction (fund raiser for Cape Sable Island Important Bird Area
Centre), as well as two of Nova Scotias famous hospitality treats, Lobster
Dinner and Planked Salmon Supper.
A Birding Eco Tourism Trade Show will take place at White Point coinciding
with the Conference, featuring goods and services designed to appeal to
Conference attendees. Full delegates to FOR THE BIRDS will receive free
trade show space as part of their registration. "Show us all what your area
has to offer," says Diane Smith, Conference Co-ordinator.
White Point Beach Resort, one of the industry partners in the Conference, is
providing all accommodations, meals and transportation for delegates.
Delegate reservations for the conference can be made at 800-565-5068 and
conference schedules, speakers information and news alerts can be found at:
www.ForTheBirdsNovaScotia.com. For more information about the conference,
call the SSTA at 902-634-8844 or see www.ssta.com.
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James R. Hirtle
Blockhouse, NS
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