Birds on the Niagara 2021 has a couple of fundamental themes.
1. Celebrate the beautiful populations of winter birds on the Niagara including the globally significant populations of gulls, terns, and breeding waterfowl.
2. The Valentines Day theme reflects the fact that many of these birds, especially the waterfowl are in breeding plumage, and thus bring the Valentines Day romance to the festival!
3. Social Justice and how "Birds Connect Us" is the Keynote theme of J. Drew Lanham, who as a birder, teacher, and writer, takes the experiences of the African American community and provides an important perspective on the ecology of songbirds and the intersections of race, place and conservation, with wild birds as the conduit for understanding.
4. Planning and Designing a bird-safe Niagara River Corridor. The Niagara River Corridor is a Globally Significant Important Bird Area and a Ramsar Wetland of International Significance place us at an epicenter of biodiversity and the need to create conservation strategies to protect declining bird populations. Given our industrial and urban heritage, and the reality of climate change, we must find ways now to act to be the best stewards of this ecological paradise. Tim Beatley, author of Bird Friendly Cities, and the founder of the Biophilia Network, and FLAP Canada (Fatal Light Awareness Program) highlight our programs and will help us to initiate an international campaign in the Niagara Region to learn about and implement strategies to protect bird populations.
1. Celebrate the beautiful populations of winter birds on the Niagara including the globally significant populations of gulls, terns, and breeding waterfowl.
2. The Valentines Day theme reflects the fact that many of these birds, especially the waterfowl are in breeding plumage, and thus bring the Valentines Day romance to the festival!
3. Social Justice and how "Birds Connect Us" is the Keynote theme of J. Drew Lanham, who as a birder, teacher, and writer, takes the experiences of the African American community and provides an important perspective on the ecology of songbirds and the intersections of race, place and conservation, with wild birds as the conduit for understanding.
4. Planning and Designing a bird-safe Niagara River Corridor. The Niagara River Corridor is a Globally Significant Important Bird Area and a Ramsar Wetland of International Significance place us at an epicenter of biodiversity and the need to create conservation strategies to protect declining bird populations. Given our industrial and urban heritage, and the reality of climate change, we must find ways now to act to be the best stewards of this ecological paradise. Tim Beatley, author of Bird Friendly Cities, and the founder of the Biophilia Network, and FLAP Canada (Fatal Light Awareness Program) highlight our programs and will help us to initiate an international campaign in the Niagara Region to learn about and implement strategies to protect bird populations.
Links To Selected Program/Speaker Pages (click on the names)
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