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Ontario Nature: 2006 Christmas Bird Count Interview Opportunity - Environmental Communication Options/Huff Strategy

Ontario Nature: 2006 Christmas Bird Count Interview Opportunity

Dec 14th, 2006 7:59 AM

Ontario Nature - 2006 Christmas Bird Count Interview Opportunity Caroline Schultz, Executive Director of Ontario Nature, is available for interviews on the 2006 Christmas Bird Count * Beginning Thursday, December 14th, 2006 and lasting until January 5th, 2007, the 107th annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will take place in 116 communities across northern and southern Ontario. Naturalists and birders from Ontario Nature's member clubs as far north as Fort Frances, Thunder Bay and Sudbury; as far south as Point Pelee and Holiday Beach in Essex County; and as far east as Ottawa and Vankleek Hill are participating. * Conceived as a way to promote conservation by monitoring the distribution and numbers of resident and migratory birds in North America, it has evolved into one of the most valuable methods of measuring the health of our environment. * Last year in Ontario, a new record was set when nearly 4,500 volunteers came out to participate in CBCs. * Last year, the community of Blenheim had the second highest bird species count nationally with 111. * Notwithstanding California, Ontario had more CBCs than any other jurisdictions in North America. * Each CBC is performed within an assigned circle 24 kilometers in diameter (458 square kilometers total). * Volunteers cover as much of the circle as possible within a 24 hour period on any day within the official count period. Birds may be observed and recorded from either a bird feeder site within the assigned count area or from expeditions within the designated circle. * Data for each count are compiled by a volunteer coordinator and submitted for analysis to Bird Studies Canada, the organization that coordinates the Christmas Bird Count in Canada. -30- For more information on the 2006 Christmas Bird Count, or to arrange interviews, please contact Jonathan Laderoute, e|c|o media relations, (416) 972-7401, laderoutej@huffstrategy.com. Ontario Nature protects and restores natural habitats through research, education and conservation, connecting thousands of individuals and communities with nature. 201 - 366 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5V 1R9 Phone: (416) 444-8419, Toll free: 1-800-440-2366, info@ontarionature.org www.ontarionature.org Charitable Registration # 10737 8592 RR0001
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