BC Nature Fall Conference and FGM

The Pender Harbour & District Wildlife Society is proud to be hosting the BC Nature Fall Conference and General Meeting from September 10th to September 13th, 2009 at the Iris Griffith Centre.

BC Nature is a federation of local natural history groups and represents 50 local nature clubs throughout BC. BC Nature works to protect biodiversity, species at risk, parks and other natural areas throughout the province. The Fall General Meeting and Conference highlights the work of BC Nature as well as its clubs and provides an opportunity for the clubs to share successes with others.

The event will include lectures featuring local environmental issues, field trips to Pender Harbour’s important natural areas, evening socials and an awards banquet.

Guest Speakers will include:

• Briony Penn - "Valuing Nature – Dollars and Sense: Emerging Markets in Nature Conservation"
• Dr Michael Jackson - "The Iris Griffith Centre: Realizing a vision through positive thinking "
• Dr John Field - "Caren Range and Spipiyus Provincial Park "
• Dr Michelle Evelyn - "Painted Turtles on the Sunshine Coast "
• Dr Dolph Schluter - "Quest for the Origin of Species"

Field Trips will include:

• Francis Point Provincial Park
• Sakinaw Lake Kayak: First Nations Interpretive Paddle
• Bear Bay Forest
• Sargeant's Bay Provincial Park
• Totem Sea Farm
• Slocat Harbour Tours
• Skookumchuck Provincial Park
• Caren Range
• Morning Birding at the Ruby Lake Nature Reserve
• Morning Birding at the Kleindale Beaver Marshes

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