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Join the Riverkeeper at our booth! Merdith Brown will be available to answer your questions on the Ottawa River watershed.
DETAILS
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006
6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Auditorium
Canadian Museum of Nature
240 McLeod Street, Ottawa
Free admission
Distribution of resource sheet
Light refreshments
Door prizes
OC Transpo Bus Service: numbers 5, 6 and 14
Limited on site paid parking
ORGANIZERS
Sponsored by the Ottawa Field-Naturalists’ Club, the Canadian Museum of Nature and the Wildlife Festival.
This fourth edition of the Wildlife Festival’s Conservation Forum is All About Watersheds. It will feature presentations and displays providing information on current issues related to the importance of these natural landscapes. You will also have an opportunity to meet groups and individuals who are taking action for healthy watersheds, now and in the future. This forum is based on the theme for the 2006 National Wildlife Week: Watersheds, more than just water … explore yours!
AGENDA
6 p.m. Doors open, mingle, browse displays, refreshments
7 p.m. Welcome and introduction – Johanne Ranger, Wildlife Festival
7:05 p.m.Introduction to Watersheds – David Spence, Friends of the Carp River
David will help enrich our understanding of watersheds, their importance and the major threats they face. With local watersheds as a context, he will examine how we can help ensure their protection.
7:35 p.m.Habitats within a Watershed – Jacques Bouvier, Wetland Habitat Fund
Watershed being “more than just water
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