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“We’ve“We’ve unearthedunearthed anan epicepic fossilfossil findfind inin KootenayKootenay NationalNational Park”Park” Guest Scientist and Keynote Speaker Jean-Bernard Caron Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology at the Royal Ontario Museum and Associate Professor, Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto

A Week Full of Exciting Events Celebrating Birds www.WingsOverTheRockies.org and · Registration Opens April 6th · 2015 www.WingsOverTheRockies.org • Local: 250-342-2473 · Toll Free: 1-855-342-2473 Pynelogs Cultural Centre · · BC The Site Keynote message by Bernard Caron

Highlighting the 2015 Wings Over the Rockies early morphological disparity, and the geographic ranges Festival will be keynote speaker, Jean-Bernard and longevity of many taxa. The arthropod- dominated assemblage is particularly remarkable for its Caron, Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology high density and diversity of soft-bodied fossils, as well at the Royal Ontario Museum, who headed the as for its large proportion of new species (22% of the research team that made the Marble Canyon total diversity). Among the treasure trove of fossils were more than 50 remarkably well-preserved specimens of fossil discoveries in 2012. The accompanying Metaspriggina, an enigmatic previously described article, submitted by him, conveys the excitement from two fragments from the Walcott Quarry and that remained poorly understood until now. The first detailed and enthusiasm for scientific discovery that he we had started to excavate during the 2012 field season. study of this species was published last June, and we will share with us during his presentation at the During that process, we recovered many additional are now suggesting that this animal is one of the most Welcome to the 19th annual Wings the remains of creatures which Bhutan, India and Tibet. They have About 90 events will take place specimens of Metaspriggina. Remarkably, many of the Wings Gala Banquet at Fairmont Hot Springs primitive fishes known. Many specimens show amazing Over the Rockies Festival. Our theme roamed the oceans millions of recently prepared an exhibit and throughout the valley, from Kimberley specimens were preserved in groups, suggesting a preservation of a pair of large and a pair of nostrils, for 2015 is Fossils and Feathers. Our years ago. Who knows – some published an ibook “Heart of the to Golden, but as always the focal point Resort on May 9th. gregarious habit and perhaps representing what appears W-shaped muscle segments, as well as a , special objective is to educate the could even be your distant great- Himalaya” featuring the alluring of the Wings Festival is Invermere’s to be the oldest known schooling behaviour in the fossil a structure that forms part of the vertebrae in fishes, public on recent scientific research great-great-great...... great cousin. spirit of the people of the Himalaya. historic Pynelogs Cultural Centre, The Burgess Shale site, known today as the Walcott record of fish. In addition, we discovered new sites with lizards, frogs, birds and us. Remarkably, this fish has and discoveries in our corner of Professional paleontologists like This will be the focus of their evening situated adjacent to Kinsmen Beach Quarry, is located in Yoho National Park. It is world-famous superbly preserved complete Metaspriggina specimens. on beautiful Lake Windermere. Here seven pairs of bar-like structures below the head and on south-eastern BC. me certainly share the same thrill presentation at Wings. Expect some for the exquisite preservation of marine soft-bodied These new specimens may provide new anatomical details you will find registration assistance, either side of the body, of which the first pair is thought Leading the way will be Jean-Bernard as amateurs do when a beautiful, stunning photography, video and first that lived during the Cambrian period about and may even represent different species, owing to slight most evening presentations, an art to ultimately evolve into the ! Our detailed Caron, Curator of Invertebrate rare or particularly complete hand insight from this remote but 505 million years ago. In the summer of 2012, a Royal differences in the ages and environmental conditions at show, and a display of silent and study, published in Nature, received wide media attention Paleontology at the Royal Ontario specimen is discovered. Now rapidly changing roof of the world. Ontario Museum (ROM)-led field party was prospecting the different sites. We are currently unpacking, sorting live auction items. This brochure in and abroad including in the New York Times, Museum, who headed the research imagine finding a motherlode of around the scenic Marble Canyon locality in northern and preparing the thousands of specimens collected in Other presenters include Dave Quinn, provides details on all field trips, but the story is not yet over! field team that made the Marble extraordinary specimens dating , about 40 km southeast of the 2014 before we can start a detailed study of the material. Brian Gibb, Mark Mauthner, Sanford presentations and other events. Canyon fossil discoveries in 2012. from the time when the first Walcott Quarry, when we stumbled upon extraordinary Registration starts on Monday, April It will take some time, but stay tuned for future exciting In addition to delivering the keynote complex animals evolved and Osler, Chris Jenkins and an evening fossils dating back to the dawn of animal life. In less than This past summer, in collaboration with Parks Canada, 6th at 9:00 AM sharp. Many events stories to come, many of which we hope will soon be address at the Wings Gala Banquet, diversified on Earth. Well, this is of song and entertainment with the two weeks we had gathered more than 3000 specimens I led my largest field expedition since I joined the ROM sell out quickly, so register early to presented together with fossils in our future Dawn of Life he will do an additional luncheon what we think we have unearthed Wardens from Banff. of Cambrian marine soft-bodied animals! The new site is in 2006. This international expedition was sponsored in avoid being disappointed. Gallery at the Royal Ontario Museum! presentation, school presentations in Kootenay National Park close to We hope you will enjoy the full week about the same age as the Walcott Quarry and it gives us part by the ROM, National Geographic, the University of and participate in field trips and Marble Canyon”. field trips, presentations, workshops, new insights into the initial diversification of animals, their Uppsala and Pomona College in California. Our team of paddles. Pat and Baiba Morrow have spent hikes and paddles culminating with up to 10 crew members spent 10 weeks in the area Quoting from his blog “Imagine over 1000 days trekking and climbing the Wings Gala Banquet at the of Marble Canyon, recovering thousands of fossil JimChair Bonny unearthing for the first time in the Himalaya from Pakistan to Fairmont Hot Springs Resort. specimens and finding many more new species. The bulk of our work consisted of extending a quarry that

A Safer Highway for Kootenay National Park – By Ross MacDonald Question: Why did the moose cross the road in Kootenay health. Commonly seen animals, like deer, are attracted to investment for phase two of the Kootenay Wildlife Crossing National Park? roadsides that provide forage and easy travel. Wary species, Project to support construction of at least four wildlife Answer: To get to the other side - if it can. such as wolves, grizzlies and wolverines are reluctant to crossings and approximately 6.5 km of further fencing along approach and cross roads. With time, populations can this busy highway in 2015. Funds earmarked for this project It is not easy being an animal in the mountains. To find food, Panoramic view from base of Mount Burgess showing the Burgess become isolated from each other and from vital habitat. are part of a multi-year, agency-wide investment to achieve connect with a mate, or rear their young, animals need to Shale on Fossil Ridge (center, in the background) between Wapata How can we improve highway safety and reconnect habitats? tangible conservation outcomes while connecting Canadians move between patches of habitat in a landscape that is Mountain (middle left) and Mount Field (middle right) Fortunately there is a solution. to nature as part of Canada’s National Conservation Plan. pinched by rivers, rock, ice and predators. As they move - ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM: Jean-Bernard Caron Parks Canada’s monitoring of how animals use the new between winter and summer ranges their routes often cross From 1983 until 2013 Parks Canada built 38 underpasses a busy highway. and six overpasses in Banff National Park. Fences keep crossing structures will inform further mitigations and help animals off the Trans-Canada Highway while crossing make future highway travel safer for all animals – including Kootenay National Park is a highway park. Kootenay was structures stitch together habitats. The crossing structures humans. Westside Legacy Trail – Greenways Trail Alliance created in 1920 as part of an agreement between the work! They are being used by all large species. Wildlife- federal and provincial governments to build a road across This spring, a new exhibit about crossing structures will be The Greenways Trail Alliance has a new project some of the major streams to their original state after a long The project goal is to complete the trail with community engagement, vehicle collisions have been reduced by about 80% for all underway which is a 25 km trail from Invermere to Fairmont Hot history of poor logging practices. They planted trees along the encouraging residents, businesses and local governments to the central Rockies. installed inside the pedestrian underpass at the Radium Hot species and by 96% for deer, elk and moose. Springs pools. Follow the walking animal silhouettes under Springs. Similar in concept to the Banff-Canmore and Cranbrook- stream margins and brought in clean gravel to cover the previously participate in unique ways they find meaningful. There will be a But highways and animals don’t mix well. In the decade Kootenay is applying the lessons learned in Banff to make the highway to learn how moose, wolves, bear and other Kimberley trails, the Westside Legacy trail will be a multi-use, silted beds. They also added 75 culverts and deactivated many strong interpretive signage component to provide environmental between 2002 and 2012, 500 large animals were killed in non-motorized, paved trail parallel to Westside Road, constructed old logging skid trails to reduce erosion into small creeks. The and cultural awareness along the trail corridor. Although the Highway 93 South safer. In 2013, three wildlife underpasses species are crossing the Kootenay valley in safety. mostly on private donated land. majority of the trail will be located on their property and will be a immediate project is the first 25 kilometers linking Invermere and wildlife-vehicle collisions in Kootenay National Park. These and 4.7 km of fencing were built in a high collision zone accidents also endanger people. Join Ross on his Wildlife Crossing Tour on The largest donation of land came from local landowners, Barb significant distance from Westside Road allowing for a tremendous Fairmont, the vision is to expand the trail north to Radium for a total near the Dolly Varden Day Use Area. In August 2014, the and Bob Shaunessy who own 12,000 acres on Westside Road. natural trail experience for walkers, hikers, runners, cyclists and length of 51 paved kilometers anchored by our two world-class Highways change animal behaviours and alter ecosystem Government of Canada announced an additional $9.6 million Thursday May 7th at 1 pm. The Shaunessy’s are local “watershed heroes” and have restored wheelchairs. mineral hot springs, Radium and Fairmont. 2 Wings Festival • Pynelogs Cultural Centre • 1720 - 4th Ave • Invermere • BC • Phone: Local: 250-342-2473 · Toll Free: 1-855-342-2473 • www.WingsOverTheRockies.org Wings Festival • Pynelogs Cultural Centre • 1720 - 4th Ave • Invermere • BC • Phone: Local: 250-342-2473 · Toll Free: 1-855-342-2473 • www.WingsOverTheRockies.org 3 2015 Wings Week Events · Presentations & Field Trips 2015 Wings Week Events · Presentations & Field Trips MONDAY MAY 4th MONDAY MAY 4th

created, and see some of the birdlife that like to call the Hoodoo conservation Columbia Wetlands Waterbird Survey – Brian Mon May 4th from 8:00 am to noon Things to bring – hybrid or mountain bike and gear, historic barn (home to many many barn dances) and several historic and period MAX # 100 MAX # 20 binoculars, snack and water ranch houses dating from the glory years of cattle ranching in the Columbia property “home”! Level: easy - intermediate LOCATION: Pynelogs Cultural Centre Wesley Mon May 4th from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm COST: $15.00 LOCATION: Invermere Area Valley. Treats and coffee served. Level: easy The Columbia Wetlands Waterbird Survey is initiating in 2015. It will use MAX # 30 COST: $20.00 Mon May 4th from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm Wildland/Urban Interface & Ecosystem LOCATION: Invermere citizen-science, enabling for large-scale monitoring of waterbirds during Things to bring: Snack & water MAX # 13 Find a Flam Owl! Night Calling Survey with Restoration – Brad Munroe COST: $20 migratory seasons. The major goals are to collect baseline data necessary for LOCATION: K2 Ranch Village Irene Manley Wildlands Eco-Forestry finished a phase of the District of Invermere’s UBCM Things To bring: Appropriate clothing for weather, water, achieving Important Bird Area (IBA) status for the Columbia Wetlands. Join Bedrock Geology of Panorama /Toby Creek - COST: $12.00 Presented by: Fish and Wildlife Compensation funded Strategic Wildfire Prevention Initiative implementation program last binoculars, and light walking/ hiking shoes. avid birder Brian Wesley and help him collect distribution and abundance data Walter Benstead Things to bring: dress for the weather Program & Ministry of Forests, Lands and year. The seven-month project aimed to reduce forest fire fuel and involved, on waterbird species, data that will be used to help designate the Columbia Join us for an introduction to the geology of the Purcells. These rocks west of Natural Resource Operations among other steps, clearing out and burning underbrush and wood-chipping Exploring the Edgewater Flume – Norm Funnell Guided Evening Trip - Radium to Wetlands as an Important Bird Area. Level: easy the tell the ancient and intriguing story of the first Edgewater Spend an evening in search of Flammulated Owls with wildlife biologist and Mon May 4th from 7:30 am to 11:30 am in approximately 100 hectares west of Peter’s Hill on the Toby Hill Road. Join The Edgewater flume, operational since 1913, is one of a very few (perhaps the event in the formation of the Columbia Valley. Our trip will visit several sites Our knowledgeable and highly skilled guides will lead you through this bird specialist Irene Manley with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural MAX # 12 along the Toby Creek Road to Panorama where you will get to learn about the Brad Munroe on a field trip to view the completion of this project and the only) functioning irrigation flumes in BC. You will be introduced to the flume and Resource Operations. Put on your hiking boots (it’s a strenuous uphill hike!), LOCATION: Windermere Lake shoreline locations pristine section of the Columbia River. Paddling into the evening, enjoy the varied geological structures and rock types that illustrate this earliest period successful outcome of ecosystem restorations. Level: intermediate its history on this exploratory hike. We may even be lucky to spot a pair of nesting don the headlamp and explore Mt. Swansea at dusk in search of this elusive COST: $20.00 Mon May 4th from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm twilight and the sounds of the birds and wildlife before they settle down for Level: intermediate dippers at the Kindersley Creek dam. . Level: intermediate and Blue-listed (vulnerable) tiny owl by using call-back surveys. Things to bring: please dress for the weather, walking shoes of our area. MAX # 15 the night. Level: easy Mon May 4th from 9:00 am - noon Mon May 4th from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Level: Intermediate - advanced or boots, some scopes/tripods will be provided, but bring LOCATION: Invermere area, Toby benches west of Invermere Mon May 4th from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm MAX # 16 MAX # 10 Mon May 4th from 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm one if you have one, water, snack, bug spray, sun glasses, hat COST: $15.00 MAX # 24 LOCATION: Panorama area LOCATION: Edgewater MAX # 20 Things To Bring: Short drives & short walks - appropriate LOCATION: Radium COST: $15.00 COST: $15.00 LOCATION: Invermere footwear and clothing, camera, water, snack, bug spray. COST: $63.00 Includes PDF, boats, paddles, guide and Birding for Dummies - Cathy Parkes Things to bring: dress for the weather, bring water and a COST: $25 return transportation to Radium Can’t tell an Owl from an Albatross? Do you feel intimidated by experienced snack Wildlife Trees and the Birdlife They Support with Things To Bring: Appropriate clothing for evening Historic K2 Ranch Village Walk Things to bring: Snack, water & dress for the weather birders? We will get familiarized with the tools of the trade and help learn to Irene Manley & Rob Neil weather, binoculars, hiking boots, and headlamp. Take a leisurely 30 minute guided stroll around the historic and restored identify the birds you see. Level: easy Biking and Birding – Ruth Goodwin Presented by: Fish and Wildlife Compensation “Flowers & Feathers” (Evening Presentation) Mon May 4th from 8:00 am to 11:00 am We’ll bike approximately 25 km, mostly on the paved Rails to Trails connecting ranch buildings, including a 100 year old, still operating blacksmith shop; a Program & Ministry of Forests, Land and Natural Max # 15 large historic barn (home to many many barn dances) and several historic Orchids of the Columbia Valley, and the Kimberley and Cranbrook. The rail bed originally hauled ore from the Sullivan Resource Operations & The Nature Trust of B.C. occasional visitor – Bryan Kelly-McArthur LOCATION: Invermere and surrounding area and period ranch houses dating from the glory years of cattle ranching in the Heart of the Himalaya COST: $15.00 Mine in Kimberley, once the largest Lead/Zinc mine in the world, on its first Find out how the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) and the Bryan Kelly-McArthur, a naturalist with special interest in native orchids found Columbia Valley. Treats and coffee served. Level: easy Things to bring: Bring binoculars and field guides, but they leg to the smelter in Trail. It was paved in 2010 and immediately became Ministry of Forests, Land and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) have worked Mon May 4th from 10:30 am to 11:30 am in the valley will introduce you to 26 of those species and varieties thru the are not required for this event. a popular recreation trail for local residents. The grade is gentle with some Art Exhibit MAX # 13 together to create valuable wildlife trees – in a fraction of the time Mother beauty of macro photography. steeper sections. Approximately 4 km will be on a hard packed dirt trail along LOCATION: K2 Ranch Village Nature might have taken! The tour will be led by FLNRO wildlife biologist and Costa Rica: A Rich Coast Journey with Cam Gillies Pynelogs Cultural Centre Wacky Waterbirds! – Cam Gillies & Michael Mark Creek and another one kilometer on a meadow trail near St Mary’s River. COST: $12.00 bird specialist Irene Manley, with support from The Nature Trust of BC (TNTBC), Join Cam on an exploration of birds and other natural highlights of Costa DenOtter Hybrid or mountain bike is necessary. Things to bring: dress for the weather and will take place in the spectacular setting of the Hoodoo-Hofert Conservation Rica. Using images and video from the recent Eagle Tours/Wings Over the Gallery Hours: Daily from 11 to 5 pm & Ducks, mergansers, geese, grebes, and more! We’ll survey the best watery Level: Intermediate Property owned by TNTBC. This massive 4,000+ hectare property boasts Mon May 4th from 9:30 to 1:00 pm Rockies tour to Costa Rica, he’ll explore the amazing diversity of the tropics Friday evenings haunts of the valley to find the usual suspects, including many high quality MAX # 12 Historic K2 Ranch Village Walk ecologically significant grasslands, small lakes and wetlands, and is home to and some of the unique families and adaptations of birds. Woodcreepers, birds, but with a keen eye to see if we can find something wacky. Whatever COST: $15.00 Take a leisurely 30 minute guided stroll around the historic and restored ranch many migratory bird species including the pileated woodpecker, mountain antbirds, honeycreepers, tapaculos and all those hummingbirds! Cafe Hours: Tue to Sat from 11 to 4 pm we find, it will be fun! Level: intermediate LOCATION: Kimberley buildings, including a 100 year old, still operating blacksmith shop; a large bluebird and white-breasted nuthatch. Learn how the natural cavities are Mon May 4th at 7 pm

COLUMBIA WETLANDS Are You Wild Over Waterbirds? WATERBIRD SURVEY Do you love birds, the outdoors and the Columbia Wetlands? If Kootenay population of Lewis’s Woodpeckers in coordination with SURVEYS BEGIN SPRING 2015 so, volunteering for the Columbia Wetlands Waterbird Survey Canadian Wildlife Service. This will enable for the identification of FULL TRAINING PROVIDED (CWWS), a new local citizen science initiative may be just the thing priority areas within the Lewis’s Woodpecker Candidate Critical for you! Habitat to secure long-term protection of for Lewis’s Woodpecker For nearly 30 years, Wildsight-Golden has been working to in the Columbia Valley, including establishing an Important Bird maintain biodiversity and healthy human communities. Wildsight- Area. DO YOU LOVE WILDLIFE & THE COLUMBIA WETLANDS? Golden has a fantastic track record for spearheading and leading You do not need to be a birder to participate in the CWWS, as WANT TO OBSERVE AND COUNT BIRDS AND numerous community-based environmental programs, such as training will be provided. Spring survey dates are April 24th, 29th CONTRIBUTE TO REAL SCIENCE? water quality monitoring, Streamkeeper training, invasive plant and May 4th. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact THE COLUMBIA WETLANDS removals, riparian restoration and outdoor field trips for kids. They Rachel Darvill at [email protected]. You can also visit http:// WATERBIRD SURVEY IS FOR YOU! are now embarking on the Columbia Wetlands Waterbird Survey, www.wildsight.ca/columbiawetlandswaterbirdsurvey. a new and exciting citizen-science initiative that aims to be an Join Brian Wesley as he leads the Columbia Wetlands Waterbird TO REGISTER: opportunity for Columbia Valley residents for years to come. Survey event on Monday May 4th at 7:30 am. 250.348.2371 352-(&76833257('%< [email protected] “The Waterbird Survey aims to collect much needed baseline data on waterbird species during the migratory seasons”, states program WILDSIGHT WORKS manager Rachel Darvill (of Goldeneye Ecological Services). Our major goal is to collect data that will hopefully enable to Columbia TO PROTECT BIODIVERSITY Wetlands to attain Important Bird Area (IBA) status.” AND ENCOURAGE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES The Canadian IBA Program works to identify, monitor and conserve the most vital places in Canada for birds so that conservation JOIN THE actions can be directed in the most effective ways possible. A recent application to nominate the Columbia Wetlands as an FLOCK IBA was unsuccessful due to lack of data on bird populations. wildsight.ca/invermere “Although widely recognized as providing important bird habitat, surprisingly few bird surveys have been conducted in the Columbia Wetlands and much of the available data is extremely dated,” states Darvill. “Monitoring waterbird populations would enable us to collect baseline data that is crucial for IBA status. Monitoring will also enable local citizens to become engaged with conservation-based citizen-science and thus more connected to Columbia Wetland landscapes.” www.wildsight.ca/golden As part of the program, Darvill will also be monitoring the East

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4 Wings Festival • Pynelogs Cultural Centre • 1720 - 4th Ave • Invermere • BC • Phone: Local: 250-342-2473 · Toll Free: 1-855-342-2473 • www.WingsOverTheRockies.org Wings Festival • Pynelogs Cultural Centre • 1720 - 4th Ave • Invermere • BC • Phone: Local: 250-342-2473 · Toll Free: 1-855-342-2473 • www.WingsOverTheRockies.org 5 2015 Wings Week Events · Presentations & Field Trips 2015 Wings Week Events · Presentations & Field Trips TUESDAY MAY 5th TUESDAY MAY 5th

Birding by Golf Cart Invermere to Radium BBQ Lunch on the River time resident. Level: easy a damaged riparian area and built a boardwalk through volunteer efforts in Things to bring: Smart phone or hand held GPS (for those online resources and projection screen, Brian will show how to sign up for Paddle Tues May 5th from 10:00 am to noon their Lake Enid Restoration Project. We’ll also visit the Lake Enid Enclosure and interested who don’t have this equipment we will buddy eBird, use the tool to input and manage your observations, see what others in Join the BC Rockies Adventures guides for the most relaxing birding tour MAX # 16 On this 3 – 5 hour flat-water paddle from Invermere to compare the effects of 18 years of exclusion from any use with the outer plant up with our devices to help you experience this amazing your local area have been observing and how to find good birding locations. offered! Ride on golf carts through Riverside Golf Course and discover the LOCATION: Edgewater hobby), water, dress for the weather, mosquito spray. (17 km) you can spend a leisurely morning or afternoon on the Columbia River Other on-line birding resources will also be demonstrated. Hand-outs plentiful bird life and wildlife that inhabit the golf course grounds. Spot COST: $15.00 species. Level: intermediate exploring the local waterways. The Columbia River Wetlands lure more than Tue May 5th from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm provided. Level: easy nesting pairs of Lewis’s Woodpecker, baby eagles and a variety of waterfowl. Orchids of the Columbia Valley – Bryan Kelly- 250 species of birds. Eagles, ospreys and herons are common site throughout A Morning with the Birds & Bees in MAX # 12 Tue May 5th from 6:15 pm to 7:00 pm Level: easy LOCATION: Lake Enid McArthur the season as are various species of wildlife. A delicious open fire BBQ lunch – BEELAND Market MAX # 12 Tue May 5th from 7:00 am to 9:00 am COST: $15.00 Enjoy a 3-hour nature walk with possible orchid and lily sightings on the trail LOCATION: Upstairs room at Pynelogs Cultural Centre will be served riverside. Vegetarian option will be available.. Level: easy As operators of the largest apiary in the East & West , the MAX # 20 Things To bring: Wear sturdy hiking shoes, rain gear and system at Bella Vista Estates above Lake Columbia. The season will be early COST: $5.00 Tues May 5th from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm presentation will overview the role of the honey bee in our bio-diverse LOCATION: Fairmont Hot Springs bring a lunch. for orchids and lilies, and plants in general, but there will be some early ones MAX # 38 Columbia Valley location. Included will be an overview of the life of the Our Evolving Relationship with Canoes with COST: $30 – includes a hot drink and muffin LOCATION: Invermere bee through a live observation hive; environmental stresses effecting bees; wanting to show their beauty ahead of the slower relatives. Things to bring: Dress for the weather Dippers & Ducks – Randy Hopkins Sanford Osler @ the Invermere Public Library COST: $63.00 Includes PDF, boats, paddles, guide, BBQ the role of pollination in our food chain and the role of pollen production Level: easy lunch, and return transportation Take a drive up the road to Panorama and help search for the fascinating and paddler Sanford Osler will give an illustrated talk on the evolution in the C.V. wetlands; the sex-life of the queen bee and drones; wildflower Tue May 5th from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Things to bring: Camera, water & dress for the weather elusive diving birds that inhabit this rollicking mountain creek. Bring lots of MAX # 5 of the canoe and kayak and their important contributions to the development Birds & Forestry: Create & Maintain Habitat honey production; and the growth and expansion of honey-base food patience and your best eyesight to spot the Harlequin Ducks and American LOCATION: of , based on favourite stories from his recent book Canoe through Time - Kari Stuart-Smith, PhD, RPBio, production at BEELAND Market. After the tour, relax and enjoy great coffee Wetlands Interpretive Walk with Columbia Dippers who make their home in this amazing watery environment. COST: $15.00 Crossings: Understanding the Craft that Helped Shape British Columbia. Forest Scientist · Event sponsored by Canfor and home made delights at the Spilli Bean Cafe, located across the street Things to Bring: weather suitable clothing, water, snacks, Wetlands Adventure Guides Level: easy All proceeds go to the Invermere Public Library identification books and camera We will visit recently logged areas to answer any questions you might have Join geologist, Sid Leggett to adventure out on our interpretive loop trail from BEELAND Market. Tue May 5th from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm Tue May 5th from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm about forestry and to discuss strategies Canfor takes to maintain biodiversity, with its breathtaking views of the . Follow the meandering Tue May 5th from 10:30 am to noon MAX # 15 MAX # 20 MAX # 30 LOCATION: Invermere area Wetlands Interpretive Walk with Columbia particularly birdlife. The trip will be led by Canfor biologist Kari Stuart-Smith, boardwalk through marshes, past Heron Rookeries, beside lodges and COST: $15.00 LOCATION: Spillimacheen COST: $15.00 Wetlands Adventure Guides LOCATION: Invermere who did her PhD on songbirds in the area. Level: intermediate across a swinging bridge to discover the magic and to learn of the geology COST: $15.00 of the Columbia River Wetlands. Stunning lunch stops are available in the Join geologist, Sid Leggett to adventure out on our interpretive loop trail Tue May 5th from 8:00 am to noon Old Coach Trail Interpretive Walk with Ross Minerals & Life with Mark Mauthner (Evening MAX # 20 wetlands or above at the ‘Worlds Largest Paddle area’. Level: easy Farm-tastic @ Edible Acres: Winderberry with its breathtaking views of the Canadian Rockies. Follow the meandering Nursery (Lunch Event) MacDonald boardwalk through marshes, past Heron Rookeries, beside beaver lodges and Presentation) LOCATION: Radium Tue May 5th from 10:00 am to 11:30 am The Old Coach Greenway trail is located within the provincial Wildlife MAX # 15 Join the Winderberry team for a morning walk through our greenhouses across a swinging bridge to discover the magic and to learn of the geology Scientists make every attempt to classify everything into as rigid a category COST: $20.00 Management Area, a component of one of the longest contiguous wetland Things to bring: water, snack, binoculars, hiking boots or LOCATION: Parsons, BC and fields of organic vegetable production. We will explore the interactive of the Columbia River Wetlands. Stunning lunch stops are available in the as possible...but the universe does not play the definition game. Minerals are COST: $15.00 systems in North America. The trail offers outstanding views of the Columbia sturdy shoes, dress for the weather habitats of wildlife, birds and organic farming and discuss the benefits of wetlands or above at the ‘Worlds Largest Paddle area’. Level: easy part of every cycle in the universe: lithospheric, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and Things to Bring: Camera, Binoculars, Good Hiking boots, organic gardening practices within our natural habitat. We will also supply National Wildlife Area. Natural hoodoos are also visible as the trail passes Tue May 5th from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm biosphere, for starters. Minerals are part of life, and life part of minerals, in Sketchpad, Outerwear suitable for changing weather through Christmas tree farms and the grasslands that are habitat to Rocky MAX # 15 Dippers & Ducks – Randy Hopkins conditions. Bring your lunch to enjoy after the walk you with ideas of plant material, which will enhance your home landscape ways we are only beginning to understand. for bird and butterfly populations. Also, we will highlight our new venture Mountain Bighorn Sheep, numerous birds and rare plants. For several years LOCATION: Parsons, BC Tue May 5th at 7:00 pm Take a drive up the road to Panorama and help search for the fascinating and COST: $15.00 in growing, preparing, cooking and selling our produce right here at the Ministry of Environment with the Regional District of East Kootenay has MAX # 100 elusive diving birds that inhabit this rollicking mountain creek. Bring lots of The Path to the Perfect Cup: Kicking Horse Coffee worked with the Columbia River Greenways Alliance to establish this 9km Things to Bring: Camera, Binoculars, Good Hiking boots, LOCATION: Pynelogs Cultural Centre Facility Tour Winderberry, with a catered lunch after our farm tour. Sketchpad, Outerwear suitable for changing weather patience and your best eyesight to spot the Harlequin Ducks and American non-motorized trail to connect the communities of Dry Gulch and Radium Hot COST: $15.00 Did you ever wonder how coffee gets magically transformed, from that tree Tue May 5th from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm conditions. Bring your lunch to enjoy after the walk Dippers who make their home in this amazing watery environment. MAX: 20 Springs. In the next phases of work CRGA plans to extend this trail another on the other side of the world, to that delectable and delicious cup you can’t Journaling With Your Camera - Pat Morrow Level: easy LOCATION: Windermere 10 km, to connect Invermere to Radium. Learn more about CRGA projects at Lower Bugaboo Falls Hike - The Columbia Valley seem to start your day without? Come join our coffee “experts” for a rare COST: $25.00 (brought to you by Wildsight) Tue May 5th from 8:00 am to 11:30 am www.greenways.ca Level: intermediate glimpse inside our facility as we walk you through that transformation. See for Greenways Trail Alliance Whether shooting stills or video, your camera is a device that faithfully records MAX # 15 Tue May 5th from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm yourself what makes Kicking Horse Coffee, Canada’s number one Organic Fair Kootenay Trout Hatchery – Lake Enid Stocking Experience a one-hour round trip walk with a member of the Columbia the world around you. We’ll concentrate on creating a visual diary of your walk LOCATION: Invermere area MAX # 20 The Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC invites you to join in the stocking LOCATION: Invermere area Valley Greenways Trail Alliance, through pine forests that will take you to the in the wetlands, and the best images will become candidates for promoting at COST: $15.00 Trade Coffee Company! Tue May 5th from 10:00 am to 11:30 am of Enid Lake, with the release of 750 catchable size Rainbow Trout. One of COST: $15.00 spectacular Lower Bugaboo Falls. Originating from glacier melt water high up next year’s Wings Festival. Level: Intermediate MAX # 15 our knowledgeable interpreters will be on-site to answer all of your fishing Things to bring: Good walking shoes/hiking shoes, in the Bugaboo range, the Bugaboo creek travels down to join the Columbia Tue May 5th from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm - slide lecture Early Bird Gets the Worm…Groundswell LOCATION: Invermere and lake stocking questions. binoculars, hat, and camera River near Brisco. Level: easy at Pynelogs covering the basics of photography and Community Greenhouse COST: $15.00 Tue May 5th from 11:30 am to noon Tue May 5th from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm videography, with examples of how we can put together a Things to know: The tour takes place within a working Museum Geocaching Event – Colleen Palumbo, story even on a short outing Start your day with a visit to Groundswell’s Community Greenhouse and MAX # 20 MAX # 15 production facility; all tour participants must be pre- LOCATION: Lake Enid Louise Rande & Eugene Rande LOCATION: Brisco AND Permaculture Garden. Join us for coffee/tea and conversation about how we registered, are subject to prior approval and may be COST: $5.00 Ever wondered what Geocaching is all about? Interested in being led to COST: $15.00 Wed May 6th (next day) from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm - drive to integrate an energy efficient greenhouse and the biomimicry of permaculture required to sign a non-disclosure form. Cameras, (including Things to bring: dress for the weather, bring water and a Wilmer Wetlands for a moderate hike, returning around cell phones or personal devices with camera capabilities), interesting places you may not have considered? Join us to learn how to find to grow food and learning opportunities for all ages. snack noon to load the images onto your laptops and share your open-toed/open-heeled shoes or high heels will not be Our Evolving Relationship with Canoes - caches and spend the afternoon working your way down the valley. stories via a group critique. Tue May 5th from 9:00 am to 10:30 am permitted in production areas. Sanford Osler (Bag-Lunch Presentation) Level: intermediate eBird On-Line Birding Demonstration - Brian MAX # 12 MAX # 20 Vancouver paddler Sanford Osler will give an illustrated talk on the Tue May 5th from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm LOCATION: Invermere/Wilmer Wesley LOCATION: Invermere Riverboat Tales – Colleen Palumbo evolution of the canoe and kayak and their important contributions to MAX # 20 COST: $40.00 If you wanted to know more about using an online tool to assist you in your COST: $5.00 Join us on the edge of the Columbia River for a presentation on the mighty the development of British Columbia, based on favourite stories from his LOCATION: Golden area Things to bring: video or still camera, tripod, flash, basic COST: $15.00 birding, but unsure how to get started, this is the session for you! Using the hiking needs including water, snacks, good hiking footwear. riverboats that once were used to transport goods and people between Canal recent book Canoe Crossings: Understanding the Craft that Helped Shape Orchids of the Columbia Valley – Bryan Kelly- Flats and Golden. Wheelchair accessible British Columbia.. McArthur Tue May 5th from 10:00 am to 11:30 am Tue May 5th from noon to 1:30 pm Enjoy a 3-hour nature walk with possible orchid and lily sightings on the trail MAX # 20 MAX # 100 LOCATION: Golden LOCATION: Parsons, BC Lake Enid Restoration Project system at Bella Vista Estates above Lake Columbia. The season will be early COST: $10.00 COST: $12.00 The Lake Enid Recreation area west of Wilmer has long suffered Where quads and dirt bikes had churned through the area for orchids and lilies, and plants in general, but there will be some early ones Things to bring: water, bagged lunch if you like. Cookies Things to Bring: Bag Lunch from Spillibean Cafe wanting to show their beauty ahead of the slower relatives. Level: easy and coffee will be provided. from the area’s popularity with riders of quads and dirt bikes. next to the lake, the area’s esthetic quality was destroyed Tue May 5th from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Lake Enid: In Recovery – Gail Berg & Baiba Vehicle tracks have produced mud bogs, destroyed vegetation and the ecosystem damaged. This riparian zone is normally MAX # 5 At the Edge…Gerry Wilkie Morrow (hosted by Wildsight Invermere) and damaged animal habitat. The situation highlights two where aquatic plants stabilize the shore, waterfowl nest, heron With its spectacular Rocky Mountain backdrop, Lake Enid has long been LOCATION: Columbia Lake In this undemanding trip, join Gerry for a stroll through the Village of of the Valley’s most contentious social and environmental fish and other organisms depend on undisturbed space to COST: $15.00 Edgewater to good viewpoints at the edge of the Columbia Wetlands. Good a favourite recreation site for locals and visitors alike. But are we loving issues: the clash between motorized and non-motorized use survive. In 2013, with financial assistance from the Grassland Things to Bring: weather suitable clothing, water, snacks, opportunities to see local flora and fauna and to learn about local history of it to death? Join local plant ecologist, Gail Berg, on an interpretive walk identification books and camera the region. Enjoy this leisurely walk with a knowledgeable birder and long- and see how our local environmental group, Wildsight, has transformed of the backcountry and the danger of ecological degradation. and Rangeland Enhancement Program, volunteers reseeded Under the leadership of Wildsight, local community groups large areas around the lake. More recently, members of The are attempting to remedy the situation and restore riparian Windermere Valley Dirt Riders, Crazy Soles Running Club, Toby habitat. Creek Adventures, as well as other community groups, have One complaint of quad and dirt bike riders is that, currently, no co-operated with Wildsight to replant native shrubs and plants, location is advertised as suitable for their recreation, despite to fence off damaged areas to allow recovery and to construct all the abandoned logging roads up the side drainages of the a 150 meter boardwalk above the riparian vegetation. Valley. In 2014, volunteers began to address that concern by Join Gail Berg on Tuesday, May 5 in the Lake Enid: In Recovery creating an alternate quad trail at Lake Enid, a new route away workshop to learn more about the restoration project. from the sensitive riparian zone. 6 Wings Festival • Pynelogs Cultural Centre • 1720 - 4th Ave • Invermere • BC • Phone: Local: 250-342-2473 · Toll Free: 1-855-342-2473 • www.WingsOverTheRockies.org Wings Festival • Pynelogs Cultural Centre • 1720 - 4th Ave • Invermere • BC • Phone: Local: 250-342-2473 · Toll Free: 1-855-342-2473 • www.WingsOverTheRockies.org 7 Meeting Place & Directions Wings 2015 Festival At A Glance for events will be forwarded The early bird gets the worm! Registration is required for all events. in email Confirmation Time Monday · May 4 Tuesday · May 5 Wednesday · May 6 Thursday · May 7 Friday · May 8 Saturday · May 9 Sunday · May 10 Map of the 7:00 • Birding by Golf Cart • Birding by Golf Cart with Jean-Bernard Caron Columbia Valley 7:30 • Columbia Wetlands Waterbird • The Spectacular • Moberley Meander • “The Fossil & the Feather” with Survey Fairmont Hoodoos • K2 Ranch Birding Excursion Jean-Bernard Caron & Cam Gillies 95 To golden Registration 8:00 • Birding for Dummies • Birds & Forestry: Create • Osprey & Eagle Nests • Cruising 4 Curlews • Birding for Dummies • Kootenay Park: Car Birding • Wacky Waterbirds and Maintain Habitat • “All Day” Exploration Blitz: South • Exploring Columbia Lake Lot 48 • Birth of a River • All Day Exploration Blitz: spillimacheen Required for all • Dippers & Ducks • Journaling With Your Camera North 8:30 • Hoodoo Trail Hike • Searching for the Fossils of Tomorrow: Wetlands Paddle with Events Jean-Bernard Caron 9:00 • Bedrock Geology of Panorama/ • Early Bird Gets the Worm • The Birds of Wasa Lake & Bummers • Ecological Tour on the Zehnder Toby Creek Flats Ranch Brisco • Catch-as-Catch-Can Registration 9:30 • Biking and Birding • Orchids of the Columbia Valley • Invermere to Radium BBQ Lunch • Birds & Photography • Columbia Lake Paddle & Picnic • History of Migration • Invermere to Radium BBQ Lunch on the River Paddle • Guided River Tour of the Upper on the River Paddle • Swansea Copper Mine Columbia Wetlands Starts on • Bruce Creek-Paradise Ridge 10:00 • Wetlands Interpretive Walk with • Bighorn Sheep Educational Virtual • The Path to the Perfect Cup: • Plate Tectonics & the Columbia • Junior Naturalist Family Exploration Columbia Wetlands Adventure Tour Kicking Horse Coffee Facility Tour River Wetlands (Family Event) th • The Path to the Perfect Cup: • Bighorn Sheep Educational Virtual • A Walking Tour of the Sinclair Creek April 6 Kicking Horse Coffee Facility Tour Tour Restoration Area edgewater • Riverboat Tales • At the Edge… To Calgary 10:30 • Wildland/Urban Interface & • A Morning with the Birds & Bees in • Importance of Salmon to the • Wildland/Urban Interface & 93 HOW TO REGISTER Ecosystem Restoration Spillimacheen Ktunaxa People Ecosystem Restoration Radium • Historic K2 Ranch Village Walk Hot springs 24-Hour Online 11:00 • History of the Hot Springs Tour • Grohman’s Dream www.wingsovertherockies.org 11:30 • Farm-tastic @ Edible Acres • The Discovery of the Marble Wilmer • Trout Hatchery Fish Release Canyon Burgess Shale with Jean- Panorama Telephone Bernard Caron (Lunch Presentation) 12:00 • Our Evolving Relationship with • The Headwaters of the Columbia • Discovery of New Fossil Sites • Wetlands Paddle athalmer 1-855-342-2473 (toll free ) Canoes (Bag Lunch Presentation) (Lunch Presentation) Invermere 250-342-2473 (local ) 12:30 • Historic K2 Ranch Village Walk • Lake Enid: In Recovery Copper Point (Please see hours below) 1:00 • Dippers & Ducks • Bedrock Geology of Panorama/ • Floodplain Wetlands in the • Butterfly & Bird Walk • Old Coach Trail Interpretive Walk Toby Creek Columbia Valley • Columbia Lake Trail Hike Windermere • Museum Geocaching Event • Kootenay National Park Wildlife Crossing Tour Walk-in • Orchids of the Columbia Valley Pynelogs Cultural Centre 1:30 • Importance of Salmon to the • Birds & Photography • Historic Thunder Hill Mine Next to Kinsmen Beach, Ktunaxa People • Akisqnuk First Nation Cultural • Catch-as-Catch-Can Invermere, BC Welcome to the Wetlands 2:00 • Exploring the Edgewater Flume • Wetlands Interpretive Walk with • Columbia River Paddle with BC • Trilobite Treasure Hunt • Burgess Shale Discovery Field Trip Fairmont (Please see hours below) • Wildlife Trees & the Birdlife they Columbia Wetlands Adventure Rockies Adventure Guides (Family Event) with Jean-Bernard Caron Hot springs Resort Support • Five Needle Pine Tree Hike 2:30 • Lower Bugaboo Falls Hike • Ecological Tour on the Zehnder • Forensic Investigation: Wildlife Hours Ranch Identification, Diseases and more 3:00 • Trilobite Treasure Hunt For Walk-In & Telephone (Family Event) 5:00 • Guided Evening Columbia River • 19th Annual Gala and Keynote Registration Trip Presentation 5:30 6:00 • eBird On-Line Birding Demo • eBird On-Line Birding Demo Monday April 6 (6:15) (6:15) 9am to 1pm 7:00 • Flowers and Feathers • Our Evolving Relationship with • The Wardens • As the World Terns • Heart of the Himalaya (Evening 93 (Evening Presentation) Canoes (Library Event) (Evening Event) (Evening Presentation) Presentation) 95 To Cranbrook Orchids of the Columbia Valley • Minerals & Life (Evening April 8 to May 1 & Presentation) mon., Wed., Fri., 11am to 1pm Costa Rica: A Rich Coast Journey • Journaling With Your Camera Approximate driving time in • Find a Flam Owl! May 4 to May 9 7:30 minutes from Invermere to: Daily from 11am to 1pm Edgewater ...... 20 Canal Flats ...... 30 Golden ...... 75 Wasa ...... 60 General Enquiries FIELD TRIP RECOMMENDATIONS [email protected] Windermere .... 10 Kimberley ...... 90 Our mountain weather can be unpredictable. Even on a hot sunny day the weather conditions can change Fairmont ...... 20 Refund Policy: All Wings Over the Rockies events and activities are Driving directions and meeting non-refundable after April 27, 2015. In the event that quickly. Please be ‘wings weather wise’ when attending field trips. We also recommend wearing sturdy walking Wings organizers must cancel an activity or event information will be forwarded a full refund will apply.Like water off a duck’s back, shoes. Bring water, snacks or lunch. A camera and binoculars can enhance your experience! with booking confirmation. scheduled events will go rain or shine. 8 Wings Festival • Pynelogs Cultural Centre • 1720 - 4th Ave • Invermere • BC • Phone: Local: 250-342-2473 · Toll Free: 1-855-342-2473 • www.WingsOverTheRockies.org Wings Festival • Pynelogs Cultural Centre • 1720 - 4th Ave • Invermere • BC • Phone: Local: 250-342-2473 · Toll Free: 1-855-342-2473 • www.WingsOverTheRockies.org 9 2015 Wings Week Events · Presentations & Field Trips 2015 Wings Week Events · Presentations & Field Trips WEDNESDAY MAY 6th THURSDAY MAY 7th

The Spectacular Fairmont Hoodoos - Daryl Calder MAX # 10 Importance of Salmon to the Ktunaxa: Past, Birding by Golf Cart with Jean-Bernard Caron Cam Gillies will share their insights about the plants, birds and other wildlife The Path to the Perfect Cup: Kicking Horse Coffee Experience the dry bench lands west of the source of the Columbia LOCATION: Swansea area Present and Future Join Jean-Bernard Caron and the BC Rockies Adventures guides for the most that inhabit this Nature Conservancy Canada conservation area. Participants Facility Tour Headwaters. A wide, improved trail leads visitors up to the rim of the Hoodoos COST: $20 Co-Presented by Herman Alpine, Elder, Ktunaxa relaxing birding tour offered! Ride on golf carts through Riverside Golf Course will also witness the results of recent grassland restoration efforts. Did you ever wonder how coffee gets magically transformed, from that tree on the Things to bring: clothing appropriate to the weather, a hard Level: easy providing great views of Dutch Creek and Columbia Lake. Many birds, Nation, Nicole Kapell, BA, Archaeologist with and discover the plentiful bird life and wildlife that inhabit the golf course other side of the world, to that delectable and delicious cup you can’t seem to start hat (preferably with a light, but carrying a flashlight will grounds. Jean-Bernard Caron our Keynote speaker and leading Paleontologist Thu May 7th from 8:00 am to 11:00 am including Swifts can be observed. Arrive at 7:30 for early birding around the suffice), a geology/masonry hammer (not a claw hammer), the Ktunaxa Nation Council & Dr. Will Warnock, MAX # 20 your day without? Come join our coffee “experts” for a rare glimpse inside our facility trailhead, there is a nice variety of interesting birds. 8:00 start of hike led by a cold chisel tor two, an old screwdriver, and something to Biologist with the Canadian Columbia Inter-Tribal from the recent Burgess Shale fossil find in Marble Canyon, will tour with you LOCATION: Fairmont area as we walk you through that transformation. See for yourself what makes Kicking Rocky Mountain Naturalists. Level: intermediate put your treasures into (with something to wrap them in: Fisheries Commission (CCRIFC) by golf cart for this entertaining and exciting adventure. Spot nesting pairs of COST: $15 Horse Coffee, Canada’s number one Organic Fair Trade Coffee Company! Wed May 6th from 7:30 am to 11:00 am e.g. old socks, toilet paper, newspaper), lunch and drink. The Ktunaxa Nation Council/CCRIFC will lead an interactive discussion Lewis’s Woodpecker, baby eagles and a variety of waterfowl. Level: easy Things to bring: Binoculars, snack, water, hat, sunscreen, Thu May 7th from 10:00 am to 11:30 am MAX # 20 expressing their views of stewardship and highlighting the importance Thu May 7th from 7:00 am to 9:00 am good walking/hiking footwear, rain coat (just in case) MAX # 15 LOCATION: Fairmont MAX # 20 Bighorn Sheep Educational Virtual Tour - Radium of salmon. The discussion will begin by explaining the history of the area LOCATION: Invermere COST: $15.00 LOCATION: Fairmont Hot Springs Birds & Photography - Don Delaney & Doug COST: $15.00 Come and meet our Bighorn Sheep…this educational virtual tour will help through archaeological interpretation and traditional storytelling, moving COST: $35 – includes a hot drink and muffin Things to Bring: Water, snack, layered clothing, binocs, Yukes Things to know: The tour takes place within a working camera. you understand their habits and what makes them so unique. Knowledgeable into current issues regarding salmon restoration efforts and finishing with Things to bring: Dress for the weather production facility; all tour participants must be pre- staff will provide a hands-on experience with props and tools. Tour also future possibilities for the health of the Upper Columbia River Watershed. Walk and talk about marsh and lakeside birds and bird photography with registered, are subject to prior approval and may be Osprey & Eagle Nests - Cathy Parkes includes video and take home printed material. Spend a couple of hours with Wed May 6th from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Moberley Meander – Ellen Zimmerman Don Delaney, avid birder and photographer and Invermere resident and hiker required to sign a non-disclosure form. Cameras, (including MAX # 20 Doug Yukes. Observe early marsh and lake birds as you walk. Don will provide cell phones or personal devices with camera capabilities), The Columbia River valley is home to many Osprey and Eagle nesting sites. We the Radium Bighorns! Join Ellen Zimmerman, long time valley birder to explore a hidden treasure of Wed May 6th from 10:00 am to noon LOCATION: Invermere information on species of the birds observed on Lake Enid or along the shore open-toed/open-heeled shoes or high heels will not be will be viewing, without disturbing, several locations in the Columbia Valley. COST: $15.00 the BC Parks system. Burges and James Gadsden Provincial Park encompasses MAX # 15 and also give some tips on photographing different types of birds. permitted in production areas. We’ll start at Pynelogs and then carpool to a variety of viewing locations. most of the Moberly Marshes and is located 10 km north of the town of LOCATION: Radium Level: easy Level: easy Columbia River Paddle with Fairmont Hot Golden between the Trans Canada Highway and the Columbia River. Short Wed May 6th from 8:00 am to 11:00 am COST: $15.00 Thu May 7th from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Bighorn Sheep Educational Virtual Tour - Radium stop at Refection Lake. Level: easy MAX # 15 Spring’s BC Rockies Adventure Guides MAX # 15 Come and meet our Bighorn Sheep…this educational virtual tour will help you Thu May 7th from 7:30 am to 11:00 am LOCATION: Invermere and Wilmer area Discover the gem of the Columbia Valley with Fairmont Hot Springs Resort’s LOCATION: Invermere area understand their habits and what makes them so unique. Knowledgeable staff will Importance of Salmon to the Ktunaxa: Past, MAX # 15 COST: $15.00 BC Rockies Adventures Guides. Enjoy the fantastic landscape which includes COST: $15.00 Present and Future LOCATION: Golden Things to bring: Binoculars, camera, water, hat and provide a hands-on experience with props and tools. Tour also includes video and Things to bring: Binoculars, scopes and cameras panoramic views of snow-capped mountains, Hoodoos, eagles, ospreys, Co-Presented by Herman Alpine, Elder, Ktunaxa COST: $15.00 sunscreen and rubber boots. take home printed material. Spend a couple of hours with the Radium Bighorns! Nation, Nicole Kapell, BA, Archaeologist with mule deer, and fish; all while learning about the importance of wetlands Things to bring: binoculars and water Thu May 7th from 10:00 am to noon “All day” Exploration Blitz: South - Randy Hopkins the Ktunaxa Nation Council & Dr. Will Warnock, for humans and wildlife. This is a great opportunity for anyone, beginner MAX # 15 Well, most of the day at least. Join Randy on a fast paced trip following the Guided River Tour of the Upper Columbia LOCATION: Radium Biologist with the Canadian Columbia Inter-Tribal to expert, to enjoy nature at its best. This interpretive tour involves basic K2 Ranch Birding Excursion - Brian Wesley Wetlands to Lake Windermere Columbia River valley from Invermere south to the Columbia Lake area. We’ll instruction to kayaking. We put in on the South end of Fairmont Hot Springs COST: $15.00 Fisheries Commission (CCRIFC) Join Brian Wesley on a birding foray on the north end of the K2 ranch property. Our knowledgeable and highly skilled guides will lead you through this be covering as much habitat as time permits, from wetlands to forests, from and paddle to the North end of the community. Level: easy The Ktunaxa Nation Council/CCRIFC will lead an interactive discussion The 7 km hike will follow old logging roads through cutblocks, forests, spectacular and scenic body of water, as you discover intricate facts about this Wildland/Urban Interface & Ecosystem fields to river shores. Bring a lunch and enjoy the birds! Wed May 6th from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm meadows and along several ponds. There would be a mix of both forest Level: challenging expressing their views of stewardship and highlighting the importance MAX # 12, Ages 12+ great North American river and its ecologically important wetlands, along Restoration – Brad Munroe Wed May 6th from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm of salmon. The discussion will begin by explaining the history of the area LOCATION: Fairmont Hot Springs and aquatic birds to spot. Those bringing lunch will spend additional time with its abundant birds, fish, reptiles and mammals. Historical, geographical Wildlands Eco-Forestry finished a phase of the District of Invermere’s UBCM MAX # 15 through archaeological interpretation and traditional storytelling, moving into COST: $35 exploring the end point area including an additional pond. and geological information will be shared and discussed along the length of funded Strategic Wildfire Prevention Initiative implementation program last Level: intermediate LOCATION: Columbia Valley area current issues regarding salmon restoration efforts and finishing with future Things to bring: Dress for the weather this brilliant waterway. year. The seven-month project aimed to reduce forest fire fuel and involved, COST: $30.00 Thu May 7 from 7:30 am to 11:30 am or 1:30 pm, if bringing possibilities for the health of the Upper Columbia River Watershed. A perfect accompaniment to this trip is the Akisqnuk First Nation Cultural among other steps, clearing out and burning underbrush and wood chipping Ecological Tour on the Zehnder Ranch – John & a lunch. Wed May 6th from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm MAX # 12 Welcome event. Separate registration required. Level: easy in approximately 100 hectares west of Peter’s Hill on the Toby Hill Road. Join Journaling With Your Camera - Pat Morrow MAX # 20 David Zehnder LOCATION: North end of K2 Ranch Thu May 7th from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm Brad Munroe on a field trip to view the completion of this project and the (brought to you by Wildsight) LOCATION: Invermere Join us for a walk through the hay fields looking for Long Billed Curlews and MAX # 24 COST: $20.00 successful outcome of ecosystem restorations. Level: intermediate Whether shooting stills or video, your camera is a device that faithfully records COST: $15.00 LOCATION: Fairmont other birds, followed by a herding demonstration with John and his Border Things to bring: water, snack, dress for the weather, bug Thu May 7th from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm the world around you. We’ll concentrate on creating a visual diary of your walk Collies. Then we will take a walk along Bunyan Lake looking for Painted spray, sun screen, good hiking/walking boots, binoculars, COST: $63.00 Includes PDF, boats, paddles, guide and return transportation MAX # 15 in the wetlands, and the best images will become candidates for promoting at History of the Hot Springs Tour Turtles, wetland birds, and glass for Mountain Goats along Mount Taynton. lunch for those who wish to spend longer on the hike. LOCATION: Invermere area, Toby benches west of Invermere Things to bring: lunch, water next year’s Wings Festival. Level: intermediate Join the BC Rockies Adventures Guide to explore the history behind the hot The tour will finish with John and David talking about two conservation COST: $15.00 Tue May 5th from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm - slide lecture water. Learn about the early settlers of Fairmont Hot Springs and the Resort’s projects which are helping to protect both wetlands and Mountain Goat Cruising 4 Curlews – Randy Hopkins Things To Bring: Short drives & short walks - appropriate at Pynelogs covering the basics of photography and Bruce Creek-Paradise Ridge with Mark Mauthner footwear and clothing, camera, water, snack, bug spray. history. Level: easy habitat on the Ranch. Level: Intermediate Come along on this visual quest for the sometimes elusive, sometimes videography, with examples of how we can put together a Wed May 6th from 11:00 am to 12:30 am Wed May 6th from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm right-out-there, Long-billed Curlew. We’ll be searching the fields east of Visit a few mineral localities---they are everywhere, if one is looking---one story even on a short outing MAX # 20 MAX # 18 a metal mine, another an industrial mineral prospect, and a third, simple Discovery of New Fossil Sites – Chris Jenkins AND Windermere for this shore bird. See why some call it the “sicklebird”. LOCATION: Fairmont Hot Springs LOCATION: Invermere “occurrence”. Opportunity to collect quartz crystals, and a few ore samples. (Lunch Presentation) Wed May 6th (next day) from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm - drive Level: easy COST: $15 COST: $20.00 Level: challenging Over the past decade there have been massive new fossil areas found near to Wilmer Wetlands for a moderate hike, returning around Thu May 7th from 8:00 am to 11:00 am Things to bring: Dress for the weather Thu May 7th from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm noon to load the images onto your laptops and share your MAX # 15 Cranbrook, BC. These areas feature 500 million year old trilobites, with dozens MAX # 10 stories via a group critique. Original Music and Stories from the Backcountry LOCATION: Invermere of new species found so far, all preserved in amazing detail. Chris will present a LOCATION: Wilmer area MAX # 12 The Headwaters of the Columbia - Daryl Calder of the Canadian Rockies – The Wardens (Evening COST: $15.00 COST: $20 pictorial review of the different sites and trilobites that follow the course of the LOCATION: Invermere/Wilmer Explore the unique area, which connects the source of the Columbia River with Event) What to bring: clothing appropriate to the weather, good clues and research that led to the discoveries. COST: $40.00 the . Rocky Mountain Naturalists will guide visitors along a Superb musicianship, haunting vocals and chilling tales from three men who Exploring Columbia Lake Lot 48: A Ramble with boots, a geology/masonry hammer (not a claw hammer), a Thu May 7th from noon to 1:45 pm Things to bring: video or still camera, tripod, flash, basic level, improved, interpretive trail at Canal Flats. Contemplate the struggles of spent their careers in the most rugged of all places. The Wardens - Scott Hillary Page, Richard Klafki and Cameron Gillies cold chisel or two, an old screwdriver, and something to put MAX # 40 hiking needs including water, snacks, good hiking footwear. David Thompson and William Adolph Baillie Grohman and enjoy the peace and Ward, Bradley Bischoff and Ray Schmidt share rich stories - from protecting Enjoy a relaxed and informative walk through picturesque Columbia Lake - Lot your treasures into (with something to wrap them in: e.g. LOCATION: Copper Point Resort Grizzly bears to rescuing stranded hikers to lonely nights on the trail. These 48, located on the shores of Columbia Lake. Hillary Page, Richard Klafki and old socks, toilet paper, newspaper), lunch and drink. COST: $25.00 (includes presentation and lunch) Invermere to Radium BBQ Lunch on the River quiet. Curious brushland, lovely clear springs and great birding. Level: Intermediate “men for the mountains” share a special blend of music and storytelling from Paddle Wed May 6th from noon to 1:30 pm Canada’s richest wilderness. On this 3 – 5 hour flat-water paddle from Invermere to Radium Hot Springs MAX # 20 Wed May 6th at 7 pm (17 km) you can spend a leisurely morning or afternoon on the Columbia River LOCATION: Canal Flats MAX # 100 exploring the local waterways. The Columbia River Wetlands lure more than COST: $15.00 COST: $15.00 Eagle-Eye Tours 250 species of birds. Eagles, ospreys and herons are common site throughout Things to Bring: Water, snack, layered clothing, binocs, LOCATION: Pynelogs Cultural Centre – Licensed Premises camera. the season as are various species of wildlife. A delicious open fire BBQ lunch will be served riverside. Vegetarian option will be available. Canada’s leading bird & nature tour company Level: easy Bedrock Geology of Panorama /Toby Creek - Check out our Wed May 6th from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm Walter Benstead Columbia Valley based MAX # 38 Join us for an introduction to the geology of the Purcells. These rocks west of website for: We offer 40+ tours LOCATION: Invermere the Rocky Mountain Trench tell the ancient and intriguing story of the first WORLDWIDE! COST: $63.00 Includes PDF, boats, paddles, guide, BBQ event in the formation of the Columbia Valley. Our trip will visit several sites • Interesting articles lunch, and return transportation Things to bring: Camera, water & dress for the weather along the Toby Creek Road to Panorama where you will get to learn about the • Tourism information Call for a free catalogue varied geological structures and rock types that illustrate this earliest period of Swansea Copper Mine with Mark Mauthner our area. Level: Intermediate • Details on our Presenters & 250-342-8640 Check out and even collect your own copper minerals at the Swansea Copper Wed May 6th from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm MAX # 16 Event Leaders or 1-800-373-5678 Mine, which was operated for only a few years in the late 1890s. The ore LOCATION: Panorama area was sent all the way around the Cape Horn to smelters at Swansea in Wales. COST: $15.00 • Up to Date Exciting NEWS [email protected] Option to hike to top of Mt. Swansea after. Level: challenging Things to bring: dress for the weather, bring water and a www.WingsOverTheRockies.org www.eagle-eye.com Wed May 6th from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm snack 10 Wings Festival • Pynelogs Cultural Centre • 1720 - 4th Ave • Invermere • BC • Phone: Local: 250-342-2473 · Toll Free: 1-855-342-2473 • www.WingsOverTheRockies.org Wings Festival • Pynelogs Cultural Centre • 1720 - 4th Ave • Invermere • BC • Phone: Local: 250-342-2473 · Toll Free: 1-855-342-2473 • www.WingsOverTheRockies.org 11 2015 Wings Week Events · Presentations & Field Trips 2015 Wings Week Events · Presentations & Field Trips THURSDAY MAY 7th FRIDAY MAY 8th

Floodplain Wetlands in the Columbia Valley: Thu May 7th from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm internationally. In addition to these numerous topics, Stan will discuss how Birding for Dummies - Cathy Parkes on the lake’s shore. Level: intermediate Five Needle Pine Tree Hike – Randy Moody Vegetation, Frogs and the dynamic forces that MAX # 15 forensic techniques are used in wildlife law enforcement. Level: easy Can’t tell an Owl from an Albatross? Do you feel intimidated by experienced Fri May 8th from 9:30 am to 1:00pm This guided hike will take the group through whitebark or limber pine forests. LOCATION: Invermere area influence both - Dr. Suzanne Bayley & Penny Thu May 7th from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm birders? We will get familiarized with the tools of the trade and help learn to MAX # 12, ages 12+ If the snow has receded we will hike into local whitebark pine forests to COST: $15.00 MAX # 20 LOCATION: Fairmont Hot Springs Ohanjanian Things to bring: Binoculars, camera, water, hat and identify the birds you see. Level: Easy COST: $50.00 - Includes snacks, lunch, kayak, PFD & guides observe this endangered tree that grows high in the mountains. Participants LOCATION: Invermere Fri May 8th from 8:00 am to 11:00 am Suzanne and Penny will take you to three different types of floodplain sunscreen and rubber boots. Things to bring: Dress for the weather may expect to see signs of Clark’s nutcracker seed caching, bear feeding, and wetlands and describe the ecology and forces that affect the vegetation COST: $15.00 MAX # 15 the impacts of white pine blister rust, which has resulted in this tree being LOCATION: Invermere and surrounding area and frogs that inhabit the region. We will sample the water, examine the Akisqnuk First Nation Cultural Welcome to the COST: $15.00 Plate Tectonics & the Columbia River Wetlands listed as endangered under the species at risk act. If the snow pack is too vegetation and biota and possibly dig in the sediment. Wetlands eBird On-Line Birding Demonstration - Brian Things to bring: Bring binoculars and field guides, but they - Ron Grams & Karen Reid deep, we will hike through a stand of limber pine near Columbia Lake. This Level: intermediate Wesley are not required for this event. particular stand is one of the densest observed in the BC range of limber pine Thu May 7th from 1 pm to 4 pm Enjoy a traditional welcome to the shores of the Akisqnuk First Nation with A scenic hike through a historic wetlands property near Spillimacheen. We’ll MAX # 15 drumming, dancing, legends and a traditional fry bread snack. The wetlands If you wanted to know more about using an online tool to assist you in your discuss the geo-tectonic origin of the Columbia River Valley, some pioneering and provide excellent vistas of Columbia Lake. For those of you who have LOCATION: Brisco area of this area offer numerous sightings of birds and provide photo opportunities, birding, but unsure how to get to get started, this is the session for you! Using Birth of a River – Colin Cartwright trivia and observe local bird life. Level: intermediate participated in earlier hikes, this limber stand is newly discovered and far COST: $20.00 feel free to stay longer if you wish. Level: Easy the online resources and projection screen, Brian will show how to sign up for Walk to the south end of Columbia Lake with host, author and local historian, Fri May 8th from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm more extensive than those visited in previous years. Level: challenging Things to bring: water, snack, hat, bug spray, rubber boots, Thu May 7th from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm eBird, use the tool to input and manage your observations, see what others in Colin Cartwright, to see the springs that are the beginning of the headwaters MAX # 10 Fri May 8th from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm dress for weather LOCATION: Spillimacheen MAX # 13 MAX: 50 your local area have been observing and how to find good birding locations. of the mighty Columbia River. Learn some local history of the wetlands and of LOCATION: Windermere the surrounding area. Level: easy COST: $20 LOCATION: Canal Flats Other on-line birding resources will also be demonstrated. Hand-outs Things to bring: Light hiking gear, camera & binoculars. COST: $15.00 Kootenay National Park Wildlife Crossing Tour COST: $20.00 (includes snack) Fri May 8th from 8:00 am to 10:00 am with Ross MacDonald Things to bring: Water and dress for the weather provided. Level: easy MAX # 15 Involves some occasional/light bush whacking. Wildlife needs to move for mates and seasonal habitats. Their routes often Thu May 7th from 6:15 pm to 7:00 pm LOCATION: Canal Flats Burgess Shale Discovery Field Trip with Jean- MAX # 12 COST: $15.00 Grohman’s Dream – Colin Cartwright cross a busy highway endangering wildlife and people. Fortunately there are Trilobite Treasure Hunt with Chris Jenkins Bernard Caron LOCATION: Upstairs room at Pynelogs Cultural Centre Things to bring: water, snack & dress for the weather Walk a stretch of the Historic Canal constructed by Baillie Grohman. See the solutions that improve highway safety and reconnect habitats. This carpool Have you always wanted to be a paleontologist and hunt for fossils? Do you Join Dr. Caron on a scenic tour to Marble Canyon in northern Kootenay Nation- COST: $5.00 remains of the lock and learn some of the history of the construction as well tour will showcase new wildlife crossing structures built in 2013 in Kootenay like Boxthe sound 2633 of rock splitting and shouting for joy at the discovery of a al Park about 95 minute drive north from Invermere. The trip will include an Hoodoo Trail Hike - Sherry Dewey as some local history and information on the area. Level: easy National Park. The tour will stop at a new exhibit at Radium Hot Springs pools trilobite? Join Chris Jenkins on a field trip to unearth age-old trilobites, using easy short walk (or snowshoe walk!) along the Parks Canada trail at Marble Invermere, BC Join local enthusiast Sherry Dewey for a short uphill walk to the top of the Fri May 8th from 11 am to 1 pm and then travel to the first phase of the park’s wildlife crossing project to view just your hands and a small hammer. Chris will show you how to split fossil As the World Terns: From Patagonia to Canada’s Canyon. Dr. Caron will explain some of the basic geological features that can spectacular Fairmont Hoodoo formation, where we may see Vaux or white MAX # 20 fencing, underpasses, jump outs and an aquatic restoration project. Learn rocksV0A in order 1K0 to find real trilobites. There will be different types of local fossil High Arctic, Adventures at the Ends of the World be seen in this area and how they relate to the recent fossil discoveries. Please throated swifts, dusky grouse, kestrel, or young golden eagles. Great views LOCATION: Canal Flats about future plans for additional wildlife passages. Level: easy rock supplied. And you’ll be able to keep the trilobites you find. - Dave Quinn (Evening Presentation) COST: $12.00 note, the fossil site is about 2 hours walk from Marble Canyon and is difficult south over Columbia Lake and up Dutch Creek. Level: intermediate Thu May 7th from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm FAMILY EVENT The Arctic Tern makes some of the longest migrations on earth, from southern LOCATION: Canal Flats to access - there is no trail - and is not open to visitors. Level: intermediate Thu May 7th from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Fri May 8th from 8:30 am to 11:30 am Fri May 8th from 2:00 pm to 6:30 pm MAX # 20 South America, to Northern North America, twice every year. Local wilderness Things to bring: water, snack & dress for the weather LOCATION: Kootenay National Park MAX # 20 MAX # 15 MAX #20 COST: $15.00 LOCATION: Invermere guide Dave Quinn will takes Wings participants on an evening of kayaking and COST: $15.00 LOCATION: Marble Canyon LOCATION: Fairmont area The Discovery of the Marble Canyon Burgess Things to bring: weather appropriate clothing COST: $5.00 trekking in the Arctic Tern’s winter and summer homes: Argentine and Chilean COST: $20.00 Things to bring: water, snack & dress for the weather Shale: A Behind the Scene Story - Jean-Bernard What to bring: gloves and working clothes. Be prepared to Patagonia, and Canada’s High Arctic. Explore Banks Island’s Aulavik National Things to bring: Walking shoes, snowshoes, walking sticks Caron (Lunch Presentation) and dress for the weather Birds & Photography - Don Delaney & Doug get dirty! Park, Ellesmere Island’s rugged Eastern Fjord Coast, and the first summer The Birds of Wasa Lake & Bummers Flats – Dean The new Marble Canyon Burgess Shale site in Kootenay National Park yields Yukes traverse of fossil-rich Axel Heiberg Island. Enjoy the winds, whales, elephant Nicholson one of the most primitive fossil fishes in the world and offers new insights Trilobite Treasure Hunt with Chris Jenkins Walk and talk about marsh and lakeside birds and bird photography with Don Forensic Investigation: Wildlife Identification, seals, fossils, and fresh lamb of Patagonia’s UNESCO World Heritage Site, The Wasa Lake and Bummers Flats area is one of the best birding sites near into the initial diversification of animals. In this lunch presentation, Jean- Have you always wanted to be a paleontologist and hunt for fossils? Do you Delaney, avid birder and photographer and Invermere resident and hiker Doug Diseases and more… Stan Markham Peninsula Valdes, as well as Los Glaciares National Park. Cranbrook. We will look for a variety of migrating waterfowl, shorebirds and Bernard will provide an insider’s view of the research conducted in the field like the sound of rock splitting and shouting for joy at the discovery of a Yukes. Observe early marsh and lake birds as you walk. Don will provide Join a retired Conservation Officer for an enjoyable and informative walk along Thu May 7th at 7:00 pm gulls, as well as returning warblers, swallows and hummingbirds. On past during the summer of 2014 and what is being done now. trilobite? Join Chris Jenkins on a field trip to unearth age-old trilobites, using information on species of the birds observed on Lake Enid or along the shore Lake Windermere and into the adjoining forest. During this hike you will see MAX # 100 walks we have seen over 50 species of birds. Highlights of past years include Fri May 8th from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm just your hands and a small hammer. Chris will show you how to split fossil and also give some tips on photographing different types of birds. and learn how to identify many different signs and species of wildlife. We will COST: $15.00 MAX # 120 over 1500 Long-billed Dowitchers, Sandhill Cranes, Black-necked Stilts, rocks in order to find real trilobites. There will be different types of local fossil Level: easy also discuss hybrids, diseases and parasites that affect wildlife both locally and LOCATION: Pynelogs Cultural Centre LOCATION: Fairmont Hot Springs White-faced Ibis and five of our six local swallows sitting together on a power COST: $30.00 (includes Lunch & Presentation) rock supplied. And you’ll be able to keep the trilobites you find. line. This is a walk where anything can show up and something unusual FAMILY EVENT Fri May 8th from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm always does. Level: easy Historic Thunder Hill Mine – Colin Cartwright Heart of the Himalaya Fri May 8 from 9:00 am to noon MAX # 20 MAX # 12 Join local author and historian, Colin Cartwright on a hike to the Thunder LOCATION: Invermere LOCATION: Wasa Hill Mine which was claimed in 1884 and was worked until 1893. See where COST: $5.00 Heart of the Himalaya is a multimedia presentation, a photo exhibit inexorably to the ancient cultures that thrive there. Whether they They’ll also offer travel tips to those planning their own journey to Things to bring: gloves and working clothes. Be prepared and an eBook created by Pat and Baiba Morrow that reveal the be Ladakhi monks dining on tsampa in a cliff-side monastery high the Himalaya. COST: $15.00 water was obtained for the steam drills. Walk through the mine shaft, inspect beauty, the wonder and the resilient heart of the people who inhabit to get dirty! above the Indus River or Lepcha cardamom farmers clinging to the This project was born from an acclaimed 2014 photographic exhibit Things to bring: water, snack & dress for the weather the remains of some of the mining equipment, and see the narrow gage the entire length of the 2400 km long Himalayan mountain range. southern flank of Mt. Kanchenjunga in Sikkim, these hardy people of their work at Banff’s Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. rail bed. The mine is located in an area noted for its importance for seasonal During the Wings over the Rockies Festival, the Morrows will present have adapted seamlessly to their vertical environment and share a Since the early 1980s, Pat and Baiba have financed their global Catch-as-Catch-Can - Randy Hopkins Heart of the Himalaya - Pat Morrow (Evening the one-hour AV show at Invermere’s DTSS theatre on Friday May 8th sacred bond with the land, its gods and demons. migration of elk and mule deer. Great views of the valley. wanderings with sales of photos and stories to major book and Level: challenging Presentation) at 7 p.m. The 30 print photo exhibit will launch at Pynelogs gallery on In the presentation Pat and Baiba will share stories about their most North, East, South, West – so many places to look, so little time! Come along magazine publishers, and shooting video for broadcasters such as Fri May 8th from 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm April 28 at 11 am, and will hang until May 10. Their interactive eBook memorable encounters with enlightened beings such as the Dalai on this opportunistic search for birds around the valley. Special requests Heart of the Himalaya is a multimedia presentation, a photo exhibit and an the BBC, Discovery, and National Geographic channels. Heart of the for the iPad can be found in the iTunes digital bookstore. Lama, sharing a climbing rope with Sherpas and drinking chang MAX # 15 eBook created by Pat and Baiba Morrow that reveal the beauty, the wonder Himalaya is one of their most ambitious projects to date and reflects are encouraged. Get ready for a relaxed, fun and spontaneous experience! LOCATION: Canal Flats Over the past three decades, Pat and Baiba have spent more than in their homes, sipping yak butter tea with nomadic herders in the Level: intermediate their desire for keeping mountain culture healthy and intact. COST: $12.00 and the resilient heart of the people who inhabit the entire length of the 1000 days trekking in the Himalaya (including Pat’s six mountaineering rarified air of Tibet, and reuniting with kindred souls ranging from Fri May 8th from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm expeditions, three of them on 8000m peaks) which has drawn them Bhutan through to Hunza Valley who have become lifelong friends. Things to bring: binoculars, camera, water, snack and good 2400 km long Himalayan mountain range. In the presentation Pat and Baiba MAX # 15 will share stories about their most memorable encounters with enlightened LOCATION: Columbia Valley area footwear beings such as the Dalai Lama, sharing a climbing rope with Sherpas and COST: $15.00 Catch-as-Catch-Can - Randy Hopkins drinking chang in their homes, sipping yak butter tea with nomadic herders Perfectly placed in the Columbia Lake Paddle & Picnic – Dave Quinn & North, East, South, West – so many places to look, so little time! Come along in the rarified air of Tibet, and reuniting with kindred souls ranging from BC Rockies Adventure Guides on this opportunistic search for birds around the valley. Special requests Bhutan through to Hunza Valley who have become lifelong friends over the Join naturalist, Michelle Porteous and Dave Quinn, naturalist, photographer are encouraged. Get ready for a relaxed, fun and spontaneous experience! past 33 years. They’ll also offer travel tips to those planning their own journey South Okanagan. Level: intermediate to the Himalaya. and writer for a kayak trip along Columbia Lake to Armstrong Bay. Discover Fri May 8th from 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm Perfectly placed on rich South Okanagan farmland, Fri May 8th at 7:00 pm a secret beaver habitat where waterfowl love to relax and feed. Then take MAX # 15 MAX: 140 Tinhorn Creek overlooks the old gold mining creek a short walk through the surrounding grassland and forest to observe blue LOCATION: Columbia Valley area LOCATION: David Thompson Secondary School that is the winery’s namesake. We are environmental birds, meadowlarks, ground squirrels and elk. We’ll end with a relaxing picnic COST: $15.00 COST: $20.00 stewards of 150 acres of vineyards: “Diamondback” on the Black Sage Bench, and “Tinhorn Creek” on the Golden Mile Bench. Both provide us with the fruit to craft the superb, terroir driven wine that we’re known for. Our top tier Oldfield Series represents the finest of Visit tourismradium.com for each vintage. incredible Wings Over the Rockies

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“The Fossil and the Feather” with Jean-Bernard footprint in the area. The venue is wheelchair accessible and, if you’re able, the chance of seeing Green Commas, Mourning Cloaks, Stella Orange Tips and Searching for the Fossils of Tomorrow: Wetlands Ecological Tour on the Zehnder Ranch – John & Wetlands Paddle - Randy Hopkins Caron and Cam Gillies the surrounding easy to moderate nature trails can be enjoyed on your own Western Spring Azures. Birds should also be in abundance in case the weather Paddle with Jean-Bernard Caron David Zehnder Finish off a ‘wings’ Festival week by experiencing the wetlands by canoe/ afterwards. Level: Easy Wheelchair accessible Imagine spending a morning with a fossil and a feather?? Join Jean-Bernard washes out the butterflies. Level: Easy Finish off a ‘wings’ Festival week by experiencing the wetlands by canoe/ Join us for a walk through the hay fields looking for Long Billed Curlews and Caron and Cam Gillies to check out who the arriving migrants are in the valley Sat May 9th from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm Sat May 9th from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm kayak, with Jean-Bernard Caron, our Keynote of the Festival. This paddle kayak, guided by Randy Hopkins, local birder and man of many talents. Join in MAX # 25 other birds, followed by a herding demonstration with John and his Border and visit a nearby spot to see who’s back for the summer and who never left. MAX # 15 is sure to entertain and fascinate you with Jean-Bernard’s passion and LOCATION: South of Fairmont Hot Springs Collies. Then we will take a walk along Bunyan Lake looking for Painted on a quiet paddle down the Columbia River. From little birds to big birds, there You will also learn more about how fossils are formed and where they can be LOCATION: Wilmer area knowledge of the 3000 specimens of Cambrian marine soft-bodied animals COST: $15.00 is always something entertaining to see and hear. Basic paddling experience found. This will be an entertaining walk among forest and wetlands near the COST: $15.00 while paddling through the Columbia River Wetlands. View the underwater Turtles, wetland birds, and glass for Mountain Goats along Mount Taynton. The Columbia River. Level: Intermediate Junior Naturalist Family Exploration with world from above, and see how our wetlands may ultimately become the tour will finish with John and David talking about two conservation projects, necessary. Level: Intermediate Sat May 9th from 7:30 am to noon Columbia Lake Trail Hike which are helping to protect both wetlands and Mountain Goat habitat on the MAX # 20 Duncan Whittick & Karen Reid fossils of tomorrow!! Basic paddling experience necessary. Sun May 10th from noon to 3:00 pm LOCATION: Fairmont Hop on the promenade at the Dragonfly Boardwalk and join us for a Junior Join the BC Rockies Adventures Guides for a hike with spectacular views of Level: Intermediate Ranch. Level: Intermediate Sun May 10th from 8:30 am to 10:30 am MAX # 20 COST: $30 Naturalist exploration! Kids big and small will have the opportunity to discover Columbia Lake and the wetlands from Pop Bottle Ridge then continue down Sun May 10th from 9:00 am to noon MAX # 20 Things to bring: snack & water LOCATION: Wetlands in Invermere Area the incredible diversity of life in the wetlands. Make sure to bring your rubber to Columbia Lake Provincial Park. Steep descents make this a moderate hike. LOCATION: Invermere MAX # 18 boots and sense of adventure! FAMILY EVENT Level: Intermediate COST: $35.00 Includes PDF, boats, paddles, guide LOCATION: Invermere COST: $30 (includes canoe/kayak & PFD) Sat May 9th from 10:00 am to Noon Kootenay Park Car Birding - Brian Wesley Sat May 9th from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm Things to bring: Camera, water & dress for the weather COST: $20.00 Things to bring: Camera, water & dress for the weather In Kootenay Park, there are several pull out areas along highway 93 offering MAX # 14 MAX # 20 some different locales and bird types. All stops except for one have established LOCATION: Invermere LOCATION: Fairmont Hot Springs COST: $3.00 parking lots. At most locations a short walk is required. Level: easy COST: $18.00 Display at Join Chris Jenkins on the Sat May 9th from 8:00 am to noon Things to bring: Dress for the weather Half Billion-year-old sea creature MAX # 16 A Walking Tour of the Sinclair Creek Restoration The spectacular ORYGMASPIS SPINULA Pynelogs Cultural Centre “Trilobite Treasure Hunt” LOCATION: Kootenay National Park Area, Kootenay National Park 19th Annual Gala Event & Keynote May 7, 8 & 9 To discover your own fossil · A family event for all ages COST: $20.00 Come along with a park ecologist to see and learn how the Sinclair Creek The world’s first known pure crystal trilobite. Things to bring: water, snack, dress for the weather, bug area of Kootenay National Park has been restored from dense forest to more A Gala Event complete with a fabulous dinner, spray, walking shoes/boots, binoculars historic open forest and bunchgrass meadow conditions. This wonderful area Live & Silent Auction and Keynote Event t h of Kootenay National Park is presently being treated with forest thinning celebrating Fossils & Feathers 1 9 A n n u a l G a l a “All day” Exploration Blitz: North – Randy and prescribed fire to enhance ecological integrity, improve wildlife habitat Life Before Dinosaurs: the Burgess Shale and the Origin of Hopkins especially for Bighorn Sheep, and increase biodiversity. Park ecologists Animals - Jean-Bernard Caron Well, most of the day at least. Join Randy on a fast paced trip following the Banquet & Keynote who are leading this project will guide a walk through the restoration area, Discovered in 1909, the Burgess Shale represents one of the world’s richest Columbia River valley from Invermere north to the Brisco wetlands and explaining the techniques used for restoration, and interpreting the wildlife, paleontological deposits. This 505 million-year-old fossil site is key to our Spillimacheen area. We’ll be covering as much habitat as time permits, from A Gala Event complete with a plants, and natural history of the area. Level: intermediate understanding of early animal evolution. At the final Wings Festival Gala, wetlands to forests, from fields to mountain lakes. Bring along a lunch and Sat May 9th from 10:00 am to 11:30 am Jean-Bernard will report on the discovery of new Burgess Shale localities in fabulous dinner, Live & Silent your enthusiasm for birds! Level: challenging MAX # 25 Sat May 9th from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm LOCATION: Kootenay National Park the Canadian Rockies and recent research highlights. Auction and Keynote Event MAX # 15 COST: $15.00 Sat May 9th at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort LOCATION: Columbia Valley area What to bring: Things to bring: snack, water, sun hat, 5:30 Refreshments celebrating Fossils & Feathers COST: $30.00 sunglasses, camera, binoculars, long pants, and hiking 6:45 Dinner History of Migration – Bob Walker shoes or boots. Life Before Dinosaurs: the Burgess 8:00 Live Auction & finale of the Silent Auction This illustrated talk focuses mainly on the early human history and exploration Shale and the Origin of Animals - of the Columbia Valley and surrounding . We’ll sit beside a Butterfly & Bird Walk - Dean Nicholson 8:30 Keynote Event by Jean-Bernard Caron cozy fire inside the Bella Vista Community Center while overlooking a natural Join local naturalist Dean Nicholson for a chance to see some of the season’s MAX # 140 Jean-Bernard Caron greenspace. We’ll explore how the ‘Mystery of Migration’ became the ‘History early butterflies and moths. Dean will lead an easy drive and walk up the Cost $75 (tax receipt will be issued for a portion of Migration’ in the area. We’ll finish with some reference to the recent human Munn Lake/Enid Lake Road west of Wilmer. Weather permitting there will be of the ticket price) Discovered in 1909, the Burgess Shale represents one of the world’s richest paleontological deposits. This 505 million-year-old fossil site is key to our understanding of early animal evolution. At the final Wednesday May 6th Wings Over the Wings Festival Gala, Jean-Bernard will report on Rockies Festival the discovery of new Burgess Shale localities in the at 7 pm at Canadian Rockies and recent research highlights. The Nature Conservancy of Canada is proud to We Welcome Donations! Saturday, May 9th at Fairmont Hot be part of the Wings Over the Rockies Festival Pynelogs Cultural Centre Springs Resort Join us on May 7th at Columbia Lake—Lot 48 5:30 pm - Refreshments $ We Welcome Sponsors! 15.00 6:45 pm - Dinner for an exploratory ramble on this ecologically and Licensed Premises Charitable Tax Receipts available 8:00 pm - Live Auction & finale of Silent culturally significant conservation area. Auction “The Wardens were absolutely fantastic. The running Wings Festival 8:30 pm - Keynote Event by Jean-Bernard slideshow of beautiful National Parks added to Pynelogs Cultural Centre the history and stories presented by their music. Caron Results you can walk on 1720 - 4th Ave • Invermere • BC Professional, funny and extremely talented.” Phone: 1-888-342-9464 MAX # 140 • COST: $75 (tax receipt will be issued for a portion of the ticket price) www.natureconservancy.ca Erin Sokoloski · The Delta Lodge at Kananaskis www.WingsOverTheRockies.org

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