Pacific Black Brant
The festival celebrates nature, particularly Brant geese as they rest and feed on the shores
of Parksville and Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. In 2012, the festival features a variety of activities from March 29 to April 10 with a special nature camp for kids from March 12 – 16.
For 16 years the Brant Wildlife Festival was spearheaded by the Mid Island Wildlife
Watch Society. In recent years, the society was challenged to secure the financial and
human resources necessary to organize and operate the festival. In June 2006, the
members dissolved the society and transferred the assets to The Nature Trust of British
Columbia.
The Nature Trust of British Columbia is the title sponsor of the 2012 Brant Wildlife
Festival. The festival would not be possible without the generous support of the BC
Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, City of Parksville, and the Lohn Foundation as well as local event sponsors.
The Nature Trust of BC is a non-profit land conservation organization. Since 1971, The Nature Trust has been dedicated to conserving and managing ecologically significant land across the province. For more information, visit www.naturetrust.bc.ca
