First Nova Scotia Wildlife Festival 2001
Dates: September 15 & 16, 2001
Theme: Habitat Preservation
Location: Fisherman's Cove, Eastern Passage
The main objective of this event, the first Wildlife Festival ever to
be held in the Atlantic Provinces, is to create an awareness and appreciation
for the natural world around us and the people helping to protect it --
to celebrate our natural heritage in a way that brings it directly to
the communities of Nova Scotia through music, art, nature hikes, boat
tours, lectures and demonstrations.
The festival is designed to show our community all that is wonderful
about the natural world that we live near. As further development takes
place, we all need to remember the natural places and the animals that
are living around us which brings so much to our lives.
Events taking place during the two day event include:
a puppet show
which includes endangered species with local puppeteer Terry Angus;
wildlife artists,
including photographers, painters, sculptures, woodcarvers, and more
will be presenting and selling their work;
retail booths
from nature-oriented stores and from organizations that have
a message about the environment;
demonstrations
from authorities in their field about animals and their habitats;
children's wildlife
face painting;
demonstrations
for children on building bird, bat, and butterfly houses;
guided lecture/hiking
trips to area wetlands and islands;
kayaking and boat
rentals;
boat tours;
booths for colleges
that have environmental programs of study;
demonstrations
for outdoor activities available in Nova Scotia for hiking, bird
watching, whale watching, gardening, tree planting, landscape designing
for wildlife; and much more.
Whale watching,
seal watching and bird tours will also be available at site.
If you have any interest in wildlife and the preservation of habitat
in Nova Scotia, this is one event you won't want to miss.
For further information and/or to request Exhibitor Forms, please contact
Jeff Domm at (902) 465-4715, e-mail: jkdomm@aol.com
or
Richard Rudnicki at (902) 462-2222, richard@chebucto.ns.ca.
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