Second Uttarakhand Spring Bird Festival to mark 3rd anniversary-Scale up-More inclusive Activity

Goal & ObjectivesTo promote Uttarakhand as a global Birdwatching destination by scaling up bird guiding and birdwatching activity.

– To increase awareness about birds and mobilize public support for bird conservation.

– To provide an opportunity for networking to bird guides, birdwatchers, rural tourism practitioners & researchers.

– To promote birdwatching and rural tourism in Pawalgarh Conservation Reserve and other birdwatching destinations in Uttarakhand.

Participants (apprx. 3000)• Bird Guides, Rural Tourism operators, Bird Tour Operators• Birdwatchers, Bird Photographers, Tourists• Schools / Institutions• Communities• Forest Dept., PAs, Resource Managers, Tourism

Organizations• Producers, handicrafts etc.

Increased participation from outside State

Day Public Pawalgarh

CR

Center for Ecotourism & Sustainable

Livelihoods Chunakhan

Chhoti Haldwani

(Kaladhungi)

BW Trails 2+2+4 Nature Walk 3+2

Wed. 4th Feb. Rest. Workshop 1: Destination Devpt.

Inaug. Exhibition & Rural Tourism Mart

Thurs. 5th Feb. Public Birding 1 & 2 Exhibition & Rural Tourism Mart

Workshop 2: Bird Identification.

Birding 1 & 2

Heritage 1 & 2

Fri. 6th Feb. Public Birding 3 Exhibition & Rural Tourism Mart

Photography Workshop 1-(SS)

Workshop 3: Bird Tech & calls

Cultural Evening

Birding 3

Heritage Walk 3

Sat. 7th Feb. Public Birding 4 & 5 Exhibition & Rural Tourism Mart

Photography Workshop 2-(AS)

Workshop 4: Birds & Arts

Birding 4 & 5

Heritage 4 & 5

Sun. 8th Feb. Public

Half

Day

Birding 6 Workshop 5: Bird Ecology & Conservation

Exhibition

Closing Ceremony

Birding 6

Heritage Walk 6

CeremoniesInaugural Ceremony

Wednesday 4th Feb. 2015 14:30 -15:30 pm

Chief Guest: Honourable CM Uttarakhand

Guest of Honour: Honb”le Minister for Forest, Govt. of Uttarakhand

Distinguished Guests: DG Forests GOI, Prof Asad Rehmani BNHS, Tom Alter, Minister for Tourism Punjab ?

(Inauguration of the exhibition, key note addresses, release of UNH Hindi Edition)

Cultural Programme

Friday 6th Feb. 2015 17:00 -18:30 pm

Chief Guest: Chief Secretary Uttarakhand

Closing Ceremony

Sunday 8th Feb. 2015 14:30 – 15:30 pm

Chief Guest: Honb”le Minister for Tourism, Govt. of Uttarakhand

(Presentation of Destination Plan, mementoes to bird guides/ team leaders)

4. Workshops & PhotographySession I

9:30 am to 11:30 am

Session II

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Wed 4th Feb. Destination Development I

(Sanjay Sondhi & Rajiv Bhartari)

Destination Development II

(Sanjay Sondhi & Rajiv Bhartari)

Thurs 5th Feb. Bird Identification

(Ashish Kothari , D.Mohan)

Photography Workshop I

(Sumit Sen)

Fri 6th Feb. Bird Techniques & Calls )

(BNHS & P. Singh)

Photography Workshop II

Anup Shah & Others

Sat 7th Feb. Birds & Arts I

(Rajiv Chanchani)

Birds & Arts II

(Bikram Grewal)

Sun 8th Feb. Bird Habitat & Ecology

(Ghazala Shahbuddin & Raman)

Bird Conservation

(Ghazala Shahbuddin & Raman)

1. Guided Birdwatching 2nd 3rd 4th & 5th day

Ten Birdwatching Trails - Kyari 3- Pawalgarh 4- Sitabani 2- Chhoti Haldwani 2Birdwatching for 1440 participants in six sessions - 26 Guides- 5 Team Leaders, 5 Site ManagersChhoti Haldwani for students

2. Jim Corbett Heritage Walks

Two walks every day by Anjali Ravi & Tom Alter

• Chhoti Haldwani Village

• Corbett “Farmyard”

3. Exhibition on all 5 days• In partnership with NABARD• Travel Mart of 20 destinations – tour operators and

rural tourism• Birds & Conservation, Pawalgarh CR, Bird research and

Monitoring techniques (BNHS) & findings• Vendors (Books, souvenirs)• Food Stalls• Tourism Dept. KMVN, UTDB, Punjab, HP ?

Destination Development Workshop

• Template

• Presentations from various destinations

• Discussions & Suggestions

• Initial Plans

• Larger Project

5. Cultural Performances

Dr Sonal Mansingh Friday 7th Feb. 5-6 pm

• Chief Guest - Chief Secretary Uttarakhand

Other performances by Local Artists