{"id":1166,"date":"2018-03-29T19:20:42","date_gmt":"2018-03-30T02:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shadyshoresbeachresort.com\/?p=1166"},"modified":"2018-03-29T19:20:42","modified_gmt":"2018-03-30T02:20:42","slug":"brant-festival-enduring-celebration-nature-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-resort-2\/brant-festival-enduring-celebration-nature-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"The Brant Festival &#8211; An enduring celebration."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The brant festival all began with a newspaper article in 1990. It has since grown into a yearly event with many activities and all centered around a celebration of the Brant geese and a connection to nature.<\/p>\n<p>You can read the full history <a href=\"http:\/\/brantfestival.bc.ca\/about\/history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>\u00a0and also the life and breeding cycle of them <a href=\"http:\/\/brantfestival.bc.ca\/conservation\/brant-life-cycle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are numerous bird watching, identifying and feeding events that the everyone can take part in<\/p>\n<h3><strong>March 30,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Birding Walk at Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Begins at 9 am with a low admission fee of 1.00 and meeting at the main parking lot and Arrowsmith naturalists will lead the way<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-resort-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ducks-673961_1920.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1168 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-resort-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ducks-673961_1920-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-resort-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ducks-673961_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-resort-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ducks-673961_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-resort-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ducks-673961_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-resort-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ducks-673961_1920.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>April 3, 10 &amp; 16,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Guided Station Tours<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Deep Bay Marine Field Station, more info <a href=\"https:\/\/research.viu.ca\/deep-bay-marine-field-station\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>\u00a0 This is a must to see, most people are impressed with all the offerings here. Admission is 12.00 but well worth it. Check out the Orca skeleton<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>April 5,\u00a0Little Qualicum River Estuary Tour<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>BCCF and Qualicum Beach Streamkeepers for a one to two hour tour of the Little Qualicum River estuary regional conservation area \u2013 key wildlife habitat for fish and birds.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>April 7 &amp; 8,\u00a0Pacific Brant &amp; Carving Show\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Check out the amazing wood carvings &#8211; Vancouver Island Woodcarvers Club . Poster for this event is <a href=\"http:\/\/brantfestival.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Brant-2018-Poster-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>April 14,\u00a0Eagle Release<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre in Errington 11am-3pm visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niwra.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NIWRC website\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-resort-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/adler-2776081_1920.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1167 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-resort-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/adler-2776081_1920-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-resort-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/adler-2776081_1920-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-resort-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/adler-2776081_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-resort-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/adler-2776081_1920-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-resort-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/adler-2776081_1920-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-resort-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/adler-2776081_1920.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>April 14,\u00a0Exploring the Surprisingly Agile Minds of Waterfowl<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>6:00 pm to 8:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturetrust.bc.ca\/\">Nature Trust of BC<\/a>\u00a0at the Quality Resort Bayside in Parksville.\u00a0$10 per person<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>April 15,\u00a0Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants Walk<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>1:00 pm to 4:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>April 19,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Foraging for Wild Edibles<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>2:00 pm to 4:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>April 21,\u00a0Bioblitz<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>9:00 am to 2:00 pm \u2013 Englishman River Regional Park\/Top Bridge Park trail head<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>9:00 am to 4:00 pm \u2013\u00a0Milner Gardens &amp; Woodland<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>April 22,\u00a0Brant Wildlife Interpretive Park Dedication<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>April 28,\u00a0Hamilton Marsh Tour\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>www.hamilton-marsh.com<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>More information can be found on all of the above listed events at the Brant Wildlife Festival Events Page <a href=\"http:\/\/brantfestival.bc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-resort-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/brant-goose.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1170 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-resort-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/brant-goose-300x258.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-resort-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/brant-goose-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-resort-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/brant-goose.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Relax, stay awhile. Check out the specials and our beautiful area of Vancouver Island<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The brant festival all began with a newspaper article in 1990. 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