These Forums take place annually as part of the Wildlife Festival, a
regional celebration of National Wildlife Week. Each forum highlights
current issues in wildlife conservation. Organisations and individuals
are invited to share their knowledge and experience in a series of
dynamic presentations. Other organisations participate by setting up
exhibits which encourage dialogue and the sharing of resources. The
overall goal of the forums is to encourage public engagement in wildlife
conservation.
Resource documents are produced for each event and posted on this website. These events are sponsored by the OFNC/Fletcher Wildlife Garden, the Canadian
Museum of Nature, Parks Canada and the Wildlife Festival.
RESOURCE DOCUMENTS (If you can't open pdf's, click here to download adobe acrobat for a free trial.)
Wednesday, April 30th / 2008 - POLLINATORS: FOR FOOD. FOR THE FUTURE.
The 2008 Forum will focus on Pollinators in Canada and will be on April 30, 2008 at the Museum of Nature. One in every three bites of food we take can be attributed to the work of pollinators, but many people know very little about these amazing creatures. On April 30, 2008, the National Capital Region Wildlife Festival, in partnership with the Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club, Fletcher Wildlife Garden , the Canadian Museum of Nature, the Canadian Wildlife Federation, Parks Canada, and the Ottawa Stewardship Council, will present an evening dedicated exclusively to the birds and the bees. Three speakers, Josh Van Wieren, Dr. Peter Kevan and Maria MacRae, will each speak about the importance of pollinators by highlighting their role in three areas: the natural environment, agriculture, and gardening. In addition to the speaker's forum, there will be an exhibitor's area that will include organizations working to protect pollinators as well as organizations that benefit from the work of pollinators.
A summary of the event schedule and biographies of the presenters (webpage)
2005-PROTECTING WILD PLACES- Examples of Public Engagement.(.pdf) This document provides a summary of presentations and resources that
were part of the Protecting Wild Places Forum in 2005. The forum
featured organisations and individuals who shared the challenges and
opportunities they've encountered through their engagement in protecting
wild places from land trusts to Biosphere Reserves or the Alfred Bog to
a wildlife garden. Biographies of presenters at Wildplaces Forum (webpage)
2004-A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF CONSERVATION:(.pdf) A bird's eye view of conservation from International to Local
Perspectives. This document provides a summary of the presentations that were made at
the Bird Conservation Forum in 2004. The Forum provided international,
national, provincial and local perspectives on current issues related to
bird conservation and monitoring.
2004-GIVE BACKYARD BIRDS SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT:(.pdf) Give backyard birds something to sing about by creating a safe garden for birds.
This brochure provides easy-to-implement pointers about what birds need
and how you can provide it in your garden through thoughtful plotting
and appropriate plant selection.
2003-INVASIVE SPECIES Summary and BIOS:(webpage) This forum featured presentations and displays on plants, insects and other groups of invasive species. Exhibitors were the Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Canadian Wildlife Federation, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Wildlife Festival, the Ottawa Stewardship Council, and the Canadian Museum of Nature. Four outstanding speakers discussed the effects of invasive species on our native eco-systems.
For more information Christine Hanrahan (613) 728-6953 OFNC / Fletcher Wildlife Garden
