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Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival November 12 - 16, 2003 in Brevard County, Florida A celebration of birds and wildlife. |
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Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival November 12 - 16, 2003 in Brevard County, Florida A celebration of birds and wildlife. |
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2003 Space Coast Office
of Tourism Press ReleaseTAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE AT THE SEVENTH ANNUAL BIRDING AND WILDLIFE FESTIVAL ON FLORIDA'S SPACE COAST
Descriptions of the birding festival
6 basic Press Releases ranging from 128 - 1083 words
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The Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival offers a rare opportunity to interact with some of the world's leading ornithologists, wildlife biologists and naturalists through a comprehensive collection of field trips, seminars, workshops, boat trips, kayak adventures, vendors, exhibitors and social gatherings. Added emphasis is placed on the unique cutting edge technology, history and culture of the area. Keynote presentations by birding and butterfly luminaries Kenn Kaufman and Pete Dunne and photo shoots with internationally acclaimed wildlife photographers Arthur Morris, Joanne Williams and Milton Heiberg highlight more than 170 activities during five days and nights of non-stop fun and learning. November 12-16, 2003, Brevard Community College Campus, Titusville, FL. Visit www.nbbd.com/fly or call Neta, 321-268-5224 to order a program. Field trips fill up fast. Make your reservations NOW!
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The Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival offers a rare opportunity to interact with some of the world's leading ornithologists, wildlife biologists and naturalists through a comprehensive collection of field trips, seminars, workshops, boat trips, kayak adventures and social gatherings. More than 170 activities fill five days and nights with non-stop fun and learning. Added emphasis is placed on the unique cutting edge technology, history and culture of the area.Birding luminaries Kenn Kauffman and Pete Dunne lead an all-star cast of speakers and field trip leaders who will introduce you to an amazing world of birds, butterflies, bats, manatees, sea turtles, reptiles, fish and more. Exhibit booths include optics and camera dealers, kayak retailers, nature & wildlife crafters, artists, photographers, governmental agencies and environmental organizations. Kayak retailers will discount boats purchased at the festival, and demo boats on Saturday, November 15. Don't miss this free first time opportunity to try out new 2004 boats by Old Town, Perception, Wilderness Systems and Ocean Kayak.
World renowned wildlife photographers Arthur Morris (perhaps the world's premier bird photographer), Joanne Williams and Milton Heiberg will offer classes and field workshops. Eighteen different photography activities include everything from Beginning Wildlife Photography to Macrophotography. Slide and multi-media presentations by six different accomplished photographers feature a visual odyssey of diverse wildlife and stunning landscapes. It isn't often that the chance to interact with so many exceptional photographers at one single event presents itself.
November12-16, 2003, Brevard Community College Titusville campus. Visit www.nbbd.com/fly or call Neta, 321-268-5224 to order a program. Field trips fill up fast. Make your reservations NOW!
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The Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival offers a rare opportunity to interact with some of the world's leading ornithologists, wildlife biologists and naturalists through a comprehensive collection of field trips, seminars, workshops, boat trips, kayak adventures and social gatherings. This exciting event features more than 170 activities during five days and nights of non-stop fun and learning. Added emphasis is placed on the unique cutting edge technology, history and culture of this area.Birding luminaries Kenn Kauffman and Pete Dunne will lead an all-star cast of speakers and field trip leaders who will introduce you to an amazing world of birds, butterflies, bats, manatees, sea turtles, reptiles, fish and more. Numerous guided trips will visit special birding and wildlife areas, as well as cultural sites within a six-county area. You'll have an opportunity to go sailing on the Wanderer, a unique replica of a 1903 Grand Banks Schooner -- 60 feet long, carrying five sails on double masts that reach 45 feet in the air. Or you can journey offshore on an 85 foot fishing vessel to look for some of Florida's most sought-after birds: pelagics birds who spend their entire lives at sea. A large exhibit hall will feature booths hosted by optics and camera dealers, kayak retailers, nature & wildlife crafters, artists, photographers, governmental agencies and environmental organizations.
World renowned wildlife photographers Arthur Morris (perhaps the world's premier bird photographer), Joanne Williams and Milton Heiberg will offer classes and field workshops. An extensive list of 18 different photography activities and presentations includes everything from Beginning Wildlife Photography classes and lessons on how to improve your photographs to Macrophotography. Slide and multi-media presentations by six different accomplished photographers will feature a visual odyssey of diverse wildlife and stunning landscapes. It is not often that the chance to interact with so many exceptional photographers at one single event presents itself.
With the assistance of the Space Coast Paddler's Club, six area kayak outfitters will provide discounted trips to 15 separate locations, providing an exceptional opportunity for exploration of some of the very best areas in a state that's famous for its scenic waterways. Area kayak retailers will be on-hand with discounts for boats purchased at the festival, and on Saturday, November 15, several major kayak manufacturers will sponsor a Demo Day. Participants are invited to join them for a free, first time opportunity to view and try out the 2004 offering of kayaks by Old Town, Perception, Wilderness Systems and Ocean Kayak.
The Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival takes place at the Brevard Community College campus in Titusville, Florida, November12-16, 2003. Visit www.nbbd.com/fly or call Neta, 321-268-5224 to order a program. Field trips fill up fast. Make your reservations NOW!
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The Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival offers a rare opportunity to interact with some of the world's leading ornithologists, wildlife biologists and naturalists through a comprehensive collection of field trips, seminars, workshops, boat trips, kayak adventures and social gatherings. This exciting event features more than 170 activities filling five days and nights with non-stop fun and learning. Added emphasis is placed on the unique cutting edge technology, history and culture of the area.Birding luminaries Kenn Kauffman and Pete Dunne will lead an all-star cast of speakers and field trip leaders who will introduce you to an amazing world of birds, butterflies, bats, manatees, sea turtles, reptiles, fish and more. You'll have an opportunity to go sailing on the Wanderer, a unique replica of a 1903 Grand Banks Schooner -- 60 feet long, carrying five sails on double masts that reach 45 feet in the air. Or you can journey offshore on an 85 foot fishing vessel to look for some of Florida's most sought-after birds: pelagics birds who spend their entire lives at sea. Numerous guided trips will visit special birding and wildlife areas, as well as cultural sites, within a six-county area. A large exhibit hall will feature booths hosted by optics and camera dealers, kayak retailers, nature & wildlife crafters, artists, photographers, governmental agencies and environmental organizations.
World renowned wildlife photographers Arthur Morris (perhaps the world's premier bird photographer), Joanne Williams and Milton Heiberg will offer classes and field workshops. An extensive list of 18 different photography activities and presentations includes everything from Beginning Wildlife Photography classes and lessons on how to improve your photographs to Macrophotography. Slide and multi-media presentations by six different accomplished photographers will feature a visual odyssey of diverse wildlife and stunning landscapes. It is not often that the chance to interact with so many exceptional photographers at one single event presents itself.
New this year will be presentations by UNC professor, Andrew Shepard, who studies the beautiful deep water Ivory Tree Coral. Offshore Florida's Space Coast is the only place in the world this very rare species of coral grows. Andrew will bring along a Remotely Operated submersible Vehicle (ROV) to do live demonstrations of how the equipment is used to study reefs. Archaeologist, Tom Penders, will talk about the pre-history of Brevard County, including ancient mound-building civilizations and Titusville's Windover Archaeological Dig, which revealed remarkable clues about the lives of Native Americans who lived near a small pond 4,000 years before Christ was born and 2,000 years before the pyramids were built. Fred Anderka, Holohil International, designs satellite telemetry transmitters, which are used to track locations of some of the smallest insects to the world's largest animal, the Blue Whale. Fred's transmitters are currently being used in local projects involving tracking of Mottled Ducks, Bobcats, Indigo Snakes, Leatherback Sea Turtles and more.
With the assistance of the Space Coast Paddler's Club, six area kayak outfitters will provide discounted trips to 15 separate locations, providing an exceptional opportunity for exploration of some of the very best areas in a state that's famous for its scenic waterways. Area kayak retailers will be on-hand with discounts for boats purchased at the festival, and on Saturday, November 15, several major kayak manufacturers will sponsor a Demo Day. Participants are invited to join them for a free, first time opportunity to view and try out the 2004 offering of kayaks by Old Town, Perception, Wilderness Systems and Ocean Kayak.
Major Sponsors include the Canaveral Port Authority, Dixie Crossroads Seafood Restaurant, FLORIDA TODAY, Melbourne International Airport, Pepsi/Aquafina, Reliant Energy, and the Space Coast Office of Tourism. The Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival takes place at the Brevard Community College campus in Titusville, Florida, November12-16, 2003. Visit www.nbbd.com/fly or call Neta, 321-268-5224 to order a program. Field trips fill up fast. Make your reservations NOW
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The Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival offers a rare opportunity to interact with some of the world's leading ornithologists, wildlife biologists and naturalists through a comprehensive collection of field trips, seminars, workshops, boat trips, kayak adventures and social gatherings. This exciting event features more than 170 activities during five days and nights of non-stop fun and learning. Added emphasis is placed on the unique cutting edge technology, history and culture of this area.Birding luminaries Kenn Kauffman and Pete Dunne will lead an all-star cast of speakers and field trip leaders who will introduce you to an amazing world of birds, butterflies, bats, manatees, sea turtles, reptiles, fish and more. You'll have an opportunity to go sailing on the Wanderer, a unique replica of a 1903 Grand Banks Schooner -- 60 feet long, carrying five sails on double masts that reach 45 feet in the air. Or you can journey offshore on an 85 foot fishing vessel to look for some of Florida's most sought-after birds: pelagics birds who spend their entire lives at sea. Numerous guided trips will visit special birding and wildlife areas, as well as cultural sites, within a six-county area. A large exhibit hall will feature booths hosted by optics and camera dealers, kayak retailers, nature & wildlife crafters, artists, photographers, governmental agencies and environmental organizations.
World renowned wildlife photographers Arthur Morris, Joanne Williams and Milton Heiberg will offer classes and field workshops. An extensive list of 18 different photography activities and presentations includes everything from Beginning Wildlife Photography classes and lessons on how to improve your photographs to Macrophotography. Slide and multi-media presentations by six different accomplished photographers will feature a visual odyssey of diverse wildlife and stunning landscapes. Highlights include Karen Hollinsworth's "Let's Go Wild," a widely acclaimed, award-winning multi-media presentation on America's Wildlife Refuges and Arthur Morris' presentation, "A Bird Photographer's Story." Morris -- perhaps the world's premier bird photographer will give a slide illustrated lecture featuring more than 250 of his spectacular photographs. It is not often that the chance to interact with so many exceptional photographers at one single event presents itself.
New this year will be presentations by UNC professor, Andrew Shepard, who studies the beautiful deep water Ivory Tree Coral. Offshore Florida's Space Coast is the only place in the world this very rare species of coral grows. Andrew will bring along a Remotely Operated submersible Vehicle (ROV) to do live demonstrations of how the equipment is used to study reefs. Archaeologist, Tom Penders, will talk about the pre-history of Brevard County, including ancient mound-building civilizations and Titusville's Windover Archaeological Dig, which revealed remarkable clues about the lives of Native Americans who lived near a small pond 4,000 years before Christ was born and 2,000 years before the pyramids were built. Fred Anderka, Holohil International, designs satellite telemetry transmitters, which are used to track locations of some of the smallest insects to the world's largest animal, the Blue Whale. Fred's transmitters are currently being used in local projects involving tracking of Mottled Ducks, Bobcats, Indigo Snakes, Leatherback Sea Turtles and more.
Sculpted by the sea, the Space Coast features more than 100 miles of high energy beaches, two natural inlets and a man-made entry to the ocean, a national seashore, four national wildlife refuges, the nation's most biologically diverse estuary and Florida's longest freshwater river with associated lakes and marshes. With the assistance of the Space Coast Paddler's Club, six area kayak outfitters will provide discounted trips to 15 separate locations, providing an exceptional opportunity for exploration of some of the very best areas in a state that's famous for its scenic waterways. Area kayak retailers will be on-hand with discounts for boats purchased at the festival, and on Saturday, November 15, several major kayak manufacturers will sponsor a Demo Day. Participants are invited to join them for a free, first time opportunity to view and try out the 2004 offering of kayaks by Old Town, Perception, Wilderness Systems and Ocean Kayak.
Major Sponsors include the Canaveral Port Authority, Dixie Crossroads Seafood Restaurant, FLORIDA TODAY, Melbourne International Airport, Pepsi/Aquafina, Reliant Energy, and the Space Coast Office of Tourism. The Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival takes place at the Brevard Community College campus in Titusville, Florida, November12-16, 2003. Visit www.nbbd.com/fly or call Neta, 321-268-5224 to order a program. Field trips fill up fast. Make your reservations NOW!
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Titusville, Florida --- For centuries, the allure of strange wildlife and plants has beckoned archaeologists, scientists, naturalists and adventurers to journey to Florida's exotic lands, attracted by the thrill of discovery in this little explored subtropical wilderness. Many spent considerable time along Florida's central East Coast the diversity of habitat and wildlife is unmatched in North America. The 7th Annual Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival offers an opportunity to follow in their footsteps with a rare opportunity to interact with some of the world's leading ornithologists, wildlife biologists and naturalists through a comprehensive collection of field trips, seminars, workshops, boat trips, kayak adventures and social gatherings. Added emphasis is placed on the unique cutting edge technology, history and culture of the area.Birding luminaries Kenn Kauffman and Pete Dunne will lead an all-star cast of speakers and field trip leaders who will introduce you to an amazing world of birds, butterflies, bats, manatees, sea turtles, reptiles, fish and more. A Festival first-timer, Manomet Bird Observatory's well-respected shorebird researcher, Brian Harrington, will address worldwide shorebird conservation initiatives, as well as lend his expertise to conduct shorebird identification courses. These programs will help birdwatchers of all levels recognize members of this often-frustrating group of birds, especially in confusing fall and winter plumages.
Festival highlights include a technology/wildlife tour into restricted access areas of the Kennedy Space Center and a unique guided tour that visits a sea turtle rehabilitation center and the second tallest lighthouse in the U.S. One of the tours will visit a ranch that's home to members of the world's most endangered crane species (Whooping Crane). You'll have an opportunity to go sailing on the Wanderer, a unique replica of a 1903 Grand Banks Schooner -- 60 feet long, carrying five sails on double masts that reach 45 feet in the air. Or you can journey offshore on an 85 foot fishing vessel to look for some of Florida's most sought-after birds: pelagics birds who spend their entire lives at sea. Numerous guided trips will visit special birding and wildlife areas, as well as cultural sites within a six-county area. A large exhibit hall will feature booths hosted by optics and camera dealers, kayak retailers, nature & wildlife crafters, artists, photographers, governmental agencies and environmental organizations.
World renowned wildlife photographers Arthur Morris, Joanne Williams and Milton Heiberg will offer classes and field workshops. An extensive list of 18 different photography activities and presentations includes everything from Beginning Wildlife Photography classes and lessons on how to improve your photographs to Macrophotography. Slide and multi-media presentations by six different accomplished photographers will feature a visual odyssey of diverse wildlife and stunning landscapes. Highlights include Karen Hollinsworth's "Let's Go Wild," a widely acclaimed, award-winning multi-media presentation on America's Wildlife Refuges and Arthur Morris' presentation, "A Bird Photographer's Story." Morris -- perhaps the world's premier bird photographer will give a slide illustrated lecture featuring more than 250 of his spectacular photographs. It is not often that the chance to interact with so many exceptional photographers at one single event presents itself.
Geographically located between the temperate and sub-tropical climatic zones, with two different watersheds and numerous ecological systems, the Space Coast is home to an amazing collection of flora and fauna. A unique mosaic of ancient coastal dunes and wetland environs spans the landscape, however, water resources are among its most significant assets; the enthusiastic paddler has an abundance of rivers, creeks, lakes, estuaries and coastline to explore. Sculpted by the sea, the Space Coast features more than 100 miles of high energy beaches, two natural inlets and a man-made entry to the ocean, a national seashore, four national wildlife refuges, the nation's most biologically diverse estuary and Florida's longest freshwater river with associated lakes and marshes. With the assistance of the Space Coast Paddler's Club, six area kayak outfitters will provide discounted trips to 15 separate locations, providing an exceptional opportunity for exploration of some of the very best areas in a state that's famous for its scenic waterways. Area kayak retailers will be on-hand with discounts for boats purchased at the festival, and on Saturday, November 15, several major kayak manufacturers will sponsor a Demo Day. Participants are invited to join them for a free, first time opportunity to view and try out the 2004 offering of kayaks by Old Town, Perception, Wilderness Systems and Ocean Kayak.
New this year will be presentations by University of North Carolina professor, Andrew Shepard, who studies the beautiful deep-water Ivory Tree Coral (Oculina varicasa). Offshore Florida's Space Coast is the only place in the world this very rare species of coral grows. Andrew will bring along a Remotely Operated submersible Vehicle (ROV) to do live, hands-on demonstrations of how the equipment is operated. Archaeologist, Tom Penders, will talk about the pre-history of Brevard County, including ancient mound-building civilizations and Titusville's Windover Archaeological Dig, which revealed remarkable clues about the lives of Native Americans who lived near a small pond 4,000 years before Christ was born and 2,000 years before the pyramids were built. Fred Anderka, Holohil International, designs satellite telemetry transmitters, which are used to track locations of some of the smallest insects to the world's largest animal, the Blue Whale. Fred's transmitters are currently being used in local projects involving tracking of Mottled Ducks, Bobcats, Indigo Snakes, Leatherback Sea Turtles and more.
Sponsors include Amtrak, Avis, Bird Watcher's Digest, Boeing, Brevard Community College, Brunton Optics, Canaveral Port Authority, City of Titusville, Canon U.S.A., Inc., Delta Airlines, Dixie Crossroads Seafood Restaurant, Dynamac International, Inc., Eagle Optics, FLAUSA, FLORIDA TODAY, Florida Power & Light Company, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Melbourne International Airport, National Audubon Society, Ocean Club Cruises, Pentax Corporation, Pepsi/Aquafina, Reliant Energy, Space Coast Office of Tourism, U.S. Foods, Inc. and Waste Management, Inc.
Highlighting science and technology and their benefits to wildlife, the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival takes place in Titusville, Florida, home of the Kennedy Space Center, Canaveral National Seashore and Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which features more species of endangered plants and animals than any other National Wildlife Refuge in the continental U.S. From the days of woolly mammoths and saber-toothed cats, to the modern era of rockets and Shuttles, Florida's Space Coast is your "Gateway to Discovery". Headquartered at the Brevard Community College campus in Titusville, Florida, the Festival takes place November 12-16, 2003. For information, contact Neta Harris at the Brevard Nature Alliance, 321-268-5224, neta@natureandspace.com or visit www.nbbd.com/fly. Field trips fill up fast. Make your reservations NOW!
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