We want to hear from you!
What can we do better next year? What did you enjoy the most? Which bird will you remember? Any bird festival photos to share?
Please email your feedback to:
Ulrike Sliworsky Coordinator
Creston Valley Bird Fest
info@crestonvalleybirds.ca
Creston Valley Bird Fest Committee
Box 1001
Creston, BC V0B 1G0
Volunteer Committee Members:
The Creston Valley Bird Festival is a non-profit organization run by a dedicated volunteer board of directors and a contract staff person who plan and deliver festival events every year in our community.
Tanna Patterson, Founder and Chair
Tanna has always had a keen interest in natural history and the outdoors, so what better place to live than the Creston Valley? Her two sons and their families share her good luck as they too, can work, and play in the Kootenays. She is a founding member of Wildsight/ Creston Valley and very proud of the work done by this group of people powered by passion for nature. Her dream is to see the Creston Valley Bird Festival continue to bring awareness, astonishment, and love of the natural world to everyone who takes part.
Kate Hall, Vice-Chair
Kate came to birding later in life after raising a family and working in the valley for many years. She loves being a part of the festival and attending it as she has learned so much about our birds and the valley through them.
Myrna McLay, Director
Since moving here in 2013, Myrna has fallen in love with everything Creston has to offer- the diversity of bird life, plants & numerous outdoor activities. Being a committee member has allowed her to learn more and contribute to a festival that highlights so much of what is in this area.
Carla Ahern, Creston Valley Wildlife Management Authority Liaison
Carla’s love for the outdoors and environmental education brought her to Creston in 2005 to work for the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area (CVWMA) as a researcher and naturalist. In 2010 she took over running the Centre and its programs and now works for the Kootenay-Columbia Discovery Centre Society, an organization dedicate to continuing the traditional of offering environmental educational programs at the CVWMA. Sharing her knowledge and love of this wetland and its inhabitants has her pinching herself to make sure that this is actually a paid job! The CV Bird Festival is an amazing event that she proud to be a part of, since its inception in 2013. It brings bird lovers together, from novice to experts, and nurtures an appreciation and awe for birds and wild spaces. What a great thing!
Ulrike Sliworsky, Creston Valley Bird Festival Coordinator
Ulrike’s interest in birding began in 1985 when she took an Ornithology course at the University of Manitoba. Since then, she had the opportunity to re-introduce endangered species such as Peregrine Falcons and Burrowing Owls for the Manitoba Wildlife Branch, banded waterfowl for the Canadian Wildlife Service, and has banded songbirds for the Mackenzie Naturalists. She has enjoyed participating in the Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count for over 30 years in various communities. Being outdoors, appreciating nature, meeting other people with the same passion for our valley avians, and sharing her birding experience are some of the reasons why she is a part of the CV Bird Fest!
Des Anderson – Treasurer
Bev Boyle, Director
Karen Whitford, Director
Follow her on Facebook: Naturally: Karen Whitford Photography
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Photo credit: Karen Whitford
