Posting on behalf of Alex MacDonald
Nature Canada and National Capital Region Naturalist Clubs Host First
Tour of Lac Deschênes Important Bird Area
November 2, 2012 (Ottawa) – On Saturday, November 3, 2012, Nature Canada
and its partners, the Ottawa Field-Naturalists’ Club and the Outaouais
Birding Club are hosting the Lac Deschênes Naturehood Tour.
http://lacdeschenes.ca/discover-your-naturehood/
The tour acquaints visitors to six sites in the Lac Deschênes Important
Bird Area that are significant to birds and other wildlife on both the
Ottawa and Gatineau sides of the Ottawa River.
From 9am until 1pm, birding experts from Nature Canada and local-area
naturalist clubs will be present at each site to help visitors identify
birds and learn about the region’s superb natural heritage.
“We’re very excited to expose local residents to the natural riches of
some of the region’s best sites for birding,” said Alex MacDonald,
manager of protected areas for Nature Canada. “The Lac Deschênes
Naturehood tour is a great opportunity to learn about our wild
neighbours – the waterbirds, plants, amphibians, fishes and mammals that
call our region home.”
Lac Deschênes is a fluvial lake – or a lake within a river – that occurs
in a broad widening of the Ottawa River, just to the west of the cities
of Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Québec. Bordered on the east by the
Deschênes Rapids, and to the west by Innis Point (Ontario) and Baie
Alexandria (Québec), Lac Deschênes is recognized as a globally
significant Important Bird Area. One of the larger bodies of water in
this region, Lac Deschênes is an important stop-over point for
waterbirds during their spring and fall migrations.
The Lac Deschênes Naturehood Tour is self-guided – start and end points
are up to the individual. Visitors can choose from one of six sites
staffed by interpreters to start their tour. At each, a copy of the tour
map and site descriptions will be made available. You can download a
copy of the tour brochure here .
For more information about the tour, including tips on how to explore
each site, visit lacdeschenes.ca
Follow us at @NatureCanadaPAs and like us on Facebook to get the latest
updates on the event.
For more information, contact:
Alex MacDonald
Manager, protected areas
[email protected]
613-562-3447 ex. 300
Monica Tanaka
Coordinator, communications
[email protected]
613-562-3447 ex. 241
About Nature Canada
Nature Canada is a national charitable organization that works for a
vision of Canada as a place where threatened species are protected,
wildlife habitat is preserved, and people embrace a culture of
conservation in their everyday lives. We are co-partners, with Bird
Studies Canada, delivering BirdLife International’s Important Bird Areas
program in Canada. We aim to identify, monitor and protect a global
network of IBAs for the conservation of the world’s birds and other
biodiversity.
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Alexander MacDonald, MSc
Manager, Protected Areas /
Gestionnaire du programme des aires protégées
Nature Canada
75 Albert St., Suite 300
Ottawa, ON
Canada
K1P 5E7
Ph: 613-562-3447 ext. 300
Fax: 613-562-3371
[email protected]
www.naturecanada.org
Check out Nature Canada's blog at http://www.naturecanadablog.blogspot.com
Follow me on twitter at http://twitter.com/NatureCanadaPAs
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Mark Cranford
ONTBIRDS Coordinator
Mississauga, ON
[email protected]
905 279 9576
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ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial
birding organization.
Send bird reports to [email protected]
For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
