Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival November 7-11, 2001 in Brevard County, Florida A celebration of birds and wildlife.

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Partners Florida Audubon Society Indian River Audubon Society Brevard Community College Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission Brevard Nature Alliance Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Dynamac Corporation Sea World Florida North Brevard Business Directory City Of Titusville U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, Pelican Island National Wilflife Refuge) National Park Service (Canaveral National Seashore) Titusville Area Chamber Of Commerce (Titusville Area Visitors Council) St. Johns River Water Management District NASA ­ Kennedy Space Center In-Kind Services Ace Of Hearts Ranch A-Day-Away Kayak Tours All Travel And Tours Motorcoach Services Astronaut Hall Of Fame Creative Consultants creativestore.com Fat Boy's Bar-B-Q Of Titusville Jungle Adventures Media Today Merritt Island Wildlife Association The Florida Companies Florida Nature Tours Space Coast Nature Tours Grasshopper Airboat Tours Brevard County Parks & Recreation

Special Thanks Dynamac Corporation was founded in 1970 and is owned by a woman with a professional and support staff of over 400. It is headquartered in Rockville, MD with more than 10 offices nationwide. Dynamac offers a broad range of science, engineering and information technology skills representing 70 disciplines. It's services support Federal, state and local governments and private industry nationwide. Dynamac, with its subcontractor Bionetics Corporation, provides technical support services to Kennedy Space Center under the Life Sciences Support Contract. At KSC, Dynamac scientists conduct research in areas that cover a range of technical disciplines including advanced bioregenerative life support systems, microgravity flight experiments in plant sciences and ecological studies in such areas as threatened and endangered species habitat requirements and population dynamics to global climate change and fire ecology. Merritt Island Wildlife Association Founded in 1994, the purpose of the Merritt Island Wildlife Association is to promote conservation, awareness, and appreciation of the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge and to provide assistance to Refuge programs. Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge objectives are to (1) provide habitat for migratory birds, (2) to provide habitat and protection for endangered and threatened species, (3) to provide habitat for natural wildlife diversity, and (4) to provide opportunities for environmental education, interpretation, and wildlife oriented recreation. Canaveral National Seashore was established in1975 to preserve and protect the outstanding natural, scenic, scientific, ecological, and historic values of certain lands, shoreline and waters of the State of Florida, and to provide for public outdoor recreation. The Brevard Nature Alliance is a voluntary association of individuals and organizations formed to raise the awareness of citizens and visitors to the value and importance of the natural resources of Brevard County, Florida. It is dedicated to serving the community through educational outreach, environmental program development and the sharing of information and expertise.

Birding and Wildlife Festival stresses nature-based tourism

Nature-based tourism is a renewable economic resource, and this fact is one of many that will be stressed at the fourth annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival Nov. 9-12 at the Titusville campus of Brevard Community College.

In addition to the many wildlife-watching events that help educate people on the natural beauty of the Space Coast, this year's event will feature several field trips. Among these are trips to the Lake Apopka Restoration Area, Ponce de Leon Inlet, historical Indian mounds and turtle mounds, and excursions in the Atlantic Ocean for seabird identification.

Three new seminars have been added to this year's program, including ones on the sooty tern, painted bunting and hummingbird.

A wildlife art festival, exhibitors and environmental displays will also be a part of this year's program.

Dr. Lew Ehrhart with the University of Central Florida will be the keynote Friday night speaker. Sea turtles will be the topic of his address.

Saturday night's keynote speaker will be Arthur Morris, one of the world's leading bird photographers. The topic of his address will be "Birds as Art."

"This non-consumptive pastime increases the economic impact that tourism has on our community, as well as on the quality of life of its residents," says Laurilee Thompson, chairman of the festival.

A Pentax spotting scope will be awarded to the four teams identifying the most bird species, with an assortment of prizes going to other teams.

Thompson expressed thanks to the many businesses that contributed to the festival and the agencies that supported it.

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