FortWhyte Alive

The Manitoba Breeding Bird Atlas is an ambitious five-year project that will rely in part on the help of citizen scientists in documenting the distribution and abundance of all breeding birds throughout Manitoba. This is your chance to be a part of one of the most comprehensive environmental monitoring projects ever undertaken in our province. We are proud to announce that we will be launching this exciting new initiative at FortWhyte Alive.

We are organizing a series of special presentations and workshops to demonstrate how easy, and how much fun, bird atlassing can be. www.birdatlas.mb.ca

Friday, April 9, 6pm: Manitoba Breeding Bird Atlas Takes Flight Party

6pm – 9pm Reception

Join us for wine and cheese as we officially launch the project with the Minister of The Environment.

Bid on a wonderful series of items to help us raise funds for the project.

Meet the owls: Nemo, a Long-eared Owl, and Pepper a Northern Saw-whet Owl, living with the Duncan family.

Saturday April 10

All Day: Registration -- Register online as a volunteer, meet your regional coordinator and even choose your own square.

10am: Atlassing Presentation -- Learn about breeding bird atlases –their history and their purpose and how you can get involved.

11am: Robert R. Taylor --Enjoy the photography and stories of naturalist, photographer and author Bob Taylor as he showcases beautiful Manitoba.

2pm: Atlassing Workshops -- An outdoor workshop on how to atlas for birds – bring your binoculars and a clipboard!

3pm: GPS workshop -- An outdoor workshop on how to use hand-held GPS units – useful for recording the location of birds.

Sunday April 11 

All day: Registration -- Register online as a volunteer, meet your regional coordinator and even choose your own square.

10:30am: Atlassing presentation -- Learn about breeding bird atlases –their history and their purpose and how you can get involved.

2pm: Atlassing Workshops -- An outdoor workshop on how to atlas for birds – bring your binoculars and a clipboard!

3pm: GPS workshop -- An outdoor workshop on how to use hand-held GPS units – useful for recording the location of birds.

Outdoor Workshops: General atlassing, point counts demo, and using a GPS for birding.

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10am–12pm

With spring comes the return of migratory birds. Honour these creatures as you flow through bird poses bringing balance, strength, and lightness to your life. You may even take flight!

Register at 989-8355
Fee: $15, Members 25% off