Wings Over the Rockies will be concluding its second decade in operation this year as the annual bird festival returns to the Columbia Valley May 9-15 for its 20^th flight.

The theme for this year’s festival is ‘Reflections on Water.’

Through presentations, field trips, paddles, and workshops, the festival will explore the essential role of fresh water resources in our Columbia Valley, examine the current conditions in our lakes, rivers, creeks and glaciers, and discuss the challenges our water resources will face in the future from climate change, population growth, recreational use, invasive species and other pressures.

David Schindler, an internationally celebrated scientist who has led efforts to protect fresh water resources in Canada and around the world, will be the keynote speaker at the festival gala.

Dr. Schindler received his doctorate from Oxford University where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. Later, he directed the Experimental Lakes Project of the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans near Kenora, Ontario and his ground-breaking research on boreal aquatic ecosystems has been widely used in formulating ecological management policy around the world.

Most recently, Dr. Schindler served as the Killam Memorial Professor of Ecology at the University of Alberta, Edmonton from where he retired to the Brisco wetlands earlier this year. For more information on David Schindler please check the Special Guest.

Within this umbrella, the festival will continue to offer amazing birding opportunities and a wide variety of presentations and field trips examining many aspects of the natural environment in our Columbia Valley.

Festival registration began on April 11.

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