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--=====================_294135015==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable BioBlitz comes to Blue Mountain =96 Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area on June= 5/6 Learn more about one of Nova Scotia=92s newest=20 wilderness areas by attending BioBlitz 2009=20 events on June 5 and 6. Sponsored by Saint=20 Mary=92s University and its community partners,=20 BioBlitz is designed to increase awareness of=20 biodiversity and the valuable service that animal=20 and plant species provide to improve the quality of our lives. BioBlitz will provide a biodiversity snapshot of=20 Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area as=20 more than 80 scientists converge on this unique=20 protected area to survey the plant and animal=20 species. The public is invited to take part in several BioBlitz activities. On Friday June 5 at 7 p.m. learn more about=20 BioBlitz at a presentation at the Cornerstone=20 Wesleyan Church located at 1215 Hammonds Plains=20 Road. Dr. Hugh Broders, a biology professor at=20 Saint Mary=92s will reveal the secrets of Nova=20 Scotian bats, and Oliver Maass of the Nova Scotia=20 Department of Environment and Chris Miller of the=20 Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society will=20 provide insight into the ecological riches of the=20 Blue Mountain =96 Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area. On Saturday June 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the=20 public is invited to participate in activities=20 sponsored by local community groups, talk to=20 scientists about their discoveries, and take part=20 in guided hikes and geocaching hunts in the wilderness area. All activities will be centered at the Lebanese=20 Cultural Centre and Maskwa Aquatic Club, located=20 off Kearney Lake Road, 10 km from downtown Halifax. For more information about how to get involved,=20 visit=20 <http://www.smu.ca/bioblitz/>www.smu.ca/bioblitz/=20 or email Michelle Fitzsimmons or Lisa Clements at=20 <mailto:Michelle.Fitzsimmons@smu.ca>Michelle.Fitzsimmons@smu.ca=20 or <mailto:Lisa.Clements@smu.ca>Lisa.Clements@smu.ca. --=====================_294135015==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <body> <b>BioBlitz comes to Blue Mountain =96 Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area on June 5/6<br> <br> </b>Learn more about one of Nova Scotia=92s newest wilderness areas by attending BioBlitz 2009 events on June 5 and 6. Sponsored by Saint Mary=92s University and its community partners, BioBlitz is designed to increase awareness of biodiversity and the valuable service that animal and plant species provide to improve the quality of our lives. <br><br> BioBlitz will provide a biodiversity snapshot of Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area as more than 80 scientists converge on this unique protected area to survey the plant and animal species. The public is invited to take part in several BioBlitz activities.<br><br> On Friday June 5 at 7 p.m. learn more about BioBlitz at a presentation at the Cornerstone Wesleyan Church located at 1215 Hammonds Plains Road. Dr. Hugh Broders, a biology professor at Saint Mary=92s will reveal the secrets of Nova Scotian bats, and Oliver Maass of the Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Chris Miller of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society will provide insight into the ecological riches of the Blue Mountain =96 Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area. <br><br> On Saturday June 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the public is invited to participate in activities sponsored by local community groups, talk to scientists about their discoveries, and take part in guided hikes and geocaching hunts in the wilderness area. <br><br> All activities will be centered at the Lebanese Cultural Centre and Maskwa Aquatic Club, located off Kearney Lake Road, 10 km from downtown Halifax. <br><br> For more information about how to get involved, visit www.smu.ca/bioblitz/ or email Michelle Fitzsimmons or Lisa Clements at <a href=3D"mailto:Michelle.Fitzsimmons@smu.ca"> Michelle.Fitzsimmons@smu.ca</a> or Lisa.Clements@smu.ca.<br> </body> </html> --=====================_294135015==.ALT--
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