Family Day Out Balmedie Aberdeen
Local Biodiversity Action Plan to Promote Marine Life Awareness
with Family Fun Day
To coincide with Sea Watch Foundation's ‘National Whale and Dolphin Watch Week’, which kicks off this weekend throughout the UK (12-20 August 2006), there will be a celebration of the sea and sealife in the north east at the North East Local Biodiversity Action Plan’s (LBAP) Marine Life Awareness day, “Discover the Sea”, to be held in Balmedie Country Park on Saturday 19 August 2006, from 11am to 5pm.
The fun-packed day aims to promote the marine environment in the North East of Scotland, and raise awareness of the variety of animals which depend on it. Based at the Macaulay Institute in Aberdeen, LBAP is organising the event in association with the East Grampian Coastal Partnership, Aberdeenshire Council and Aberdeen City Council,
Jennifer Lamb, LBAP Biodiversity officer, says: “The Marine Life Awareness day will be a fun event aimed at engaging the general public in issues surrounding the marine life in the north east and promoting the importance of the protection of the range of habitats in the region.
“There will be talks and information stands on marine-related topics from a number of organisations including the RSPB, Sea Search and the Aberdeenshire Rangers. A host of activities will also keep kids entertained, such as a life-size inflatable blue whale, courtesy of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, quizzes, face painting, crafts, nature walks, beach activities and even a whale rescue demonstration by the British Divers Marine Life Rescue team.”
Many of the key messages being promoted at the fun day will be taken from the findings of the LBAP’s recent marine habitat action plan, which involved a collaboration of local and national organisations, and aims to help protect and enhance marine habitats in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray. The LBAP has also completed three other marine-related plans recently, on coastal sand dunes and shingle areas, estuarine and intertidal areas and coastal cliff and heath areas.
Chris
with Family Fun Day
To coincide with Sea Watch Foundation's ‘National Whale and Dolphin Watch Week’, which kicks off this weekend throughout the UK (12-20 August 2006), there will be a celebration of the sea and sealife in the north east at the North East Local Biodiversity Action Plan’s (LBAP) Marine Life Awareness day, “Discover the Sea”, to be held in Balmedie Country Park on Saturday 19 August 2006, from 11am to 5pm.
The fun-packed day aims to promote the marine environment in the North East of Scotland, and raise awareness of the variety of animals which depend on it. Based at the Macaulay Institute in Aberdeen, LBAP is organising the event in association with the East Grampian Coastal Partnership, Aberdeenshire Council and Aberdeen City Council,
Jennifer Lamb, LBAP Biodiversity officer, says: “The Marine Life Awareness day will be a fun event aimed at engaging the general public in issues surrounding the marine life in the north east and promoting the importance of the protection of the range of habitats in the region.
“There will be talks and information stands on marine-related topics from a number of organisations including the RSPB, Sea Search and the Aberdeenshire Rangers. A host of activities will also keep kids entertained, such as a life-size inflatable blue whale, courtesy of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, quizzes, face painting, crafts, nature walks, beach activities and even a whale rescue demonstration by the British Divers Marine Life Rescue team.”
Many of the key messages being promoted at the fun day will be taken from the findings of the LBAP’s recent marine habitat action plan, which involved a collaboration of local and national organisations, and aims to help protect and enhance marine habitats in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray. The LBAP has also completed three other marine-related plans recently, on coastal sand dunes and shingle areas, estuarine and intertidal areas and coastal cliff and heath areas.
Chris
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