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 committee run by dedicated volunteers and a contract staff person who plan and deliver festival events every year in our community.
Tanna Patterson, Founder and Director
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.
Alana Higginson, Executive Director of the Kootenay-Columbia Discovery Centre
Continuing a career in environmental education and stewardship, Alana has recently stepped in to the role of Executive Director of the Kootenay-Columbia Discovery Centre where she gets to share her passion for wetlands, wildlife, and all things nature with visitors, students, and program participants. She’s looking forward to being a part of the festival and getting out on the canoes in the marshes with everyone!
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
Karen Whitford – Chairperson Follow her on Facebook: Naturally: Karen Whitford Photography
Shane Fullarton – Lower Kootenay Band Liaison
Lindsay Donald – Creston Valley Wildsight Liaison
Cathy Taylor
Bhakti Quinn
Denise Harris
Megan Ross
Eileen Gidman – Friend of the Festival
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Photo credit: Karen Whitford
