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Oakville Beaver, 5 Jun 1994, p. 19

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The contest has raised more than $3,000 for the Mountsberg area. Pledge forms are available at the Mountsberg interpretive centre. Bonanza participants receive the Foundation‘s unique Wood Duck Over the years, sightings of 264 bird species have been recorded in the park by staff members of Halton Region Conservation Authority. During last year‘s migration, staff members and volunteer bird banders sighted 92 species during the third annual Big Birdwatching Bonanza. Participants received pledges from people living as far away as Sarnia. The three chairpersons will be among birders from across southern Ontario who flock to the Mountsberg Wildlife Centre each spring â€" a 1,100 acre conservation area where almost every bird species that can be seen anywhere in Ontario shows up during spring or fall migration. Some of the high profile particiâ€" pants this year include Joan Little, chair of the Niagara Escarpment Commission; Brian Penman, chair of the Halton Region Conservation Authority; and Jack Arno, chair of the Halton Region Conservation Foundation. The bonanza is a fundraising project organized by the volunteer members of the Foundation. Members of the public will be able to match their birdwatching skills against some high profile experts this spring, during the 4th annual Big Birdwatching Bonanza at the Mountsberg Wildlife Centre during the month of May. Spot a bird and help Wildlife Centre The birdwatching campaign is just one of the innovative fundraisâ€" ing projects organized by the volunâ€" teers of the Halton Region Conservation Foundation, which has raised more than $1â€"million for Mountsberg and nearby Crawford Lake over the past ten years. lapel pin â€" which is only available to campaign supporters. GET THE STYLE YOU WANT AT THE PRICE YOU WANT AND THERE‘S « 40 Centennial Plkawy. North (Across from Eastgate Square) 573â€"6030 Oakville â€" 490 Speers Rd. (1/4 mile west of Dorval Rd.) 849â€"5222 More than one million visitors have learned about the conservation of wildlife at Mountsberg since the area opened to the public in 1973. The Mountsberg conservation area is located on the Campbellville Road, just south of Highway 401, about halfway between the Guelph Line interchange at Campbellville and Highway 6. ‘@y A kn L‘“*A* ) iR c c 4 O Tok zc oys COME RAIN OR SHINE â€" exhibit in specially enclosed, climateâ€"controlled tent! 7Â¥ W W SQ.FT. HANDSâ€"ON EXHIBIT! $EE largeâ€"scale models of the Space Shuttle, Hubble Telescope, Lunar Lander, Sputnik, Lunar Excursion Module and Apollo Command Module! CLIMB aboard an Fâ€"4 Phantom Jet Cockpit trainer! DEMONSTRATIONS by Space Camp Ambassadors! You may be asked to take part! See how hot the Shuttle tiles get! LEARN how astronauts prepare for space flight on real zeroâ€"gravily simulators! REAL space artifacts! DESIGN and launch a multiâ€"stage rocket using the multiâ€"stage computer! MEET Shuttle astronaut Col. Mike Mullane â€" veteran 0 35 hours ;Jnd over 2 million miles in space! Appearing Wed. June 8, 2 pm to 6 pm Thurs. June 9 all day! e en mm ie mss s ess1 22 0 .0 FREE WITH PARK ADMISSION! Presented by:

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