As part of the parallel programs running in conjunction with the International Ornithological Congress 2018, happening later this month in Vancouver, BCFO members are invited and encouraged to participate in the Stewardship Roundtable.
Hosted by the Stewardship Centre for BC and Bird Studies Canada, the Roundtable on Friday, August 24, 2018 will be a forum and showcase of innovative practices championed in our province and beyond.
Please register by August 12th. Registration is only $20 and includes access to sessions described below, coffee, lunch, and a networking and poster session. Visit the website https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/register-for-srt/ for further information and to register.
The program includes the following offerings covering a range of interests.
Birds and Building Collisions: Learn about how and why birds collide with windows. What factors influence the risk of collisions, and what practical solutions exist. Join the discussion with architects, practitioners, municipal planners and more.
Cats and Birds Living in Harmony: Navigating the issues around cats’ impacts on birds demands a non-traditional approach; the human dimension is a key part of finding solutions. Participants will learn best stewardship practices, not only for the welfare of cats and birds, but also for managing the many challenges facing individuals and communities.
Climate Change Adaptation for Birds and Wildlife: This session outlines how climate impacts continental-scale bird migration and the ways communities and municipalities are responding.
Co-Benefits of Agricultural Lands as Bird Habitat: Productive agricultural land tends to overlap with important habitats for birds and other wildlife. This session explores some ways farm and ranch lands can continue to support healthy populations of aerial insectivores, grassland birds, waterfowl, and raptors.
Urban Habitat for Wildlife and Birds: Humans place pressure on urban landscapes, including private backyards and public parks. Join us for a discussion of the challenges and opportunities to improve habitat for wildlife and birds while restoring these areas.
Wildlife Management Areas/Important Bird Areas and Shorelines: In this session we explore how social and economic structures can be incorporated into conservation planning within WMAs, IBAs, and along shorelines. We will address this topic through two lenses: green infrastructure and
traditional food and cultural practices.
For just $10 more, participants can also attend the evening event, “Birds of a Feather,” featuring key note speaker Purnima Barman. Purnima promises to be an amazing and inspirational speaker. She recently won the Whitley Awards (dubbed the “Green Oscars”) for the conservation of the Greater Adjutant Stork and its habitat. https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/05/17/assam-conservationist-purnima-barman-has-won-the-green-oscars_a_22096493/ “Purnima has mobilised followers into the ‘Hargila Army’, an all-female team of conservationists dedicated to protecting the greater adjutant stork which, through this programme, are offered sustainable livelihood, training and education opportunities. The project is giving marginalised women a voice. Together they are changing local perceptions and numbers of stork nests have risen from 30 seven years ago to over 150 today.”
