{"id":1166,"date":"2018-03-29T19:20:42","date_gmt":"2018-03-30T02:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shadyshoresbeachresort.com\/?p=1166"},"modified":"2020-10-18T22:00:01","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T05:00:01","slug":"brant-festival-enduring-celebration-nature-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze\/brant-festival-enduring-celebration-nature-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"The Brant Festival – An enduring celebration."},"content":{"rendered":"

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

You can read the full history here<\/a>\u00a0and also the life and breeding cycle of them here<\/a><\/p>\n

There are numerous bird watching, identifying and feeding events that the everyone can take part in<\/p>\n

March 30,<\/strong>\u00a0Birding Walk at Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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

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April 3, 10 & 16,<\/strong>\u00a0Guided Station Tours<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Deep Bay Marine Field Station, more info 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

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April 5,\u00a0Little Qualicum River Estuary Tour<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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

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April 7 & 8,\u00a0Pacific Brant & Carving Show\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Check out the amazing wood carvings – Vancouver Island Woodcarvers Club . Poster for this event is here<\/a><\/p>\n

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April 14,\u00a0Eagle Release<\/strong><\/h3>\n

North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre in Errington 11am-3pm visit the NIWRC website\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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April 14,\u00a0Exploring the Surprisingly Agile Minds of Waterfowl<\/strong><\/h3>\n

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Nature Trust of BC<\/a>\u00a0at the Quality Resort Bayside in Parksville.\u00a0$10 per person<\/p>\n

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April 15,\u00a0Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants Walk<\/strong><\/h3>\n

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

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April 19,<\/strong>\u00a0Foraging for Wild Edibles<\/strong><\/h3>\n

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

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April 21,\u00a0Bioblitz<\/strong><\/h3>\n

9:00 am to 2:00 pm \u2013 Englishman River Regional Park\/Top Bridge Park trail head<\/strong><\/p>\n

9:00 am to 4:00 pm \u2013\u00a0Milner Gardens & Woodland<\/strong><\/p>\n

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April 22,\u00a0Brant Wildlife Interpretive Park Dedication<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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April 28,\u00a0Hamilton Marsh Tour\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

www.hamilton-marsh.com<\/p>\n

More information can be found on all of the above listed events at the Brant Wildlife Festival Events Page here<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Relax, stay awhile. Check out the specials and our beautiful area of Vancouver Island<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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