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Kenya Bird Map half day workshop – Saturday 4 July 2015

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Kenya Bird Map half day workshop
By Washington Wachira – Project Manager

Saturday 4 July 2015, 8.00am
Louis Leakey Auditorium, Nairobi National Museum

The Kenya Bird Map (http://kenyabirdmap.adu.org.za) is an internet-based bird distribution database that employs citizen science to map the location of birds and describe their distribution in real time.

Bird distributions have changed over the intervening period, primarily because of habitat destruction and noticeable changes in long-term weather patterns, although it’s not known to what extent.

By pooling the efforts of many citizen scientists, the Kenya Bird Map will record the distributions of Kenya’s birds and in so doing, provide a powerful tool for conservation.

With data available for free, the atlas can be conveniently used by researchers, tourists, policy-makers, etc

Expected Impacts

• An early warning system for environmental change by tracking changes in bird distribution and relating them to environmental degradation, climate change, etc.

• Tracking of the timing and patterns of bird migration

• Monitoring population sizes and trends of threatened and endemic bird species

• Provide evidence of bird species’ abundances in Kenya

KBM may also encourage development of atlases for other taxa, such as reptiles, mammals, butterflies, etc.

ENTRY IS FREE

There are limited spaces, so please register by Thursday 2 July 2015

RSVP: 0724 255 299 or info@kenyamuseumsociety.org

Brown’s Cheese Factory Tour – Saturday 26 September 2015

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Brown’s Cheese Factory Tour, Tigoni
Saturday 26 September 2015, 12.15 pm
Brown’s cheese was founded on a passion for delicious, fresh, additive-free cheese.
The farm was established in 1979. It lies among the beautiful tea plantations of Tigoni and is run on purely biodynamic and organic principles.
Included
1. A tour of the factory and overview of how cheese is made
2. Cheese tasting session for the group. Discover flavor differences and cheese families with 8 cheeses including some seasonal cheeses kept just for group tastings.
3. A three course lunch made with 100% homegrown ingredients, set in green and tranquil surroundings
4. A tour of the biodynamic vegetable garden, after lunch

Cost:
KMS members
Adults – Ksh 3,400
Teens – Ksh 2,000
Kids 5-12yrs – Ksh1,000

Non members
Adults – Ksh 3,600
Teens – Ksh 2,500
Kids 5-12yrs – Ksh1,500

Payment: Mpesa Paybill No: 400800, Followed by Account No: 6571570019

Children below 5 years will be Free

Excluded: Transport

Note: There are only 15 spaces for this trip, so please sign up & make the payments as soon as possible.

Contacts: 0724 255 299 or info@kenyamuseumsociety.org

 

Safari – The Tugen and Cherangani Hills, 25 – 28 June 2015

 

 

Mara trip photos by Lisa Phillips

The Tugen and Cherangani Hills

25 – 28 June (3 nights)

The hills and Kerio valley offer superb scenery. The Tugen range is heavily forested; the Cheranganis are heavily farmed except for the peaks, but both are spectacular. As the end of the rainy season approaches both ranges should be lush and green. The descent into Kerio valley offers breathtaking views. The whole area also has prolific birdlife.

We shall stay at the simple but very nice Sego Club. It has a small pool and a rooftop veranda with 360 degree views of the Tugen hills and the Elgeyo escarpment. We have our sundowners on the rooftop under a tree!

Programme

Thur – A stop in Nakuru to see Menangai crater, the second largest caldera on earth. Drive into the Tugen Hills, visit Kipsaraman museum. Picnic lunch. Dinner at Sego.

Fri – After breakfast pass through the Kimwarer mining area, explore the dramatic gorge at Chebloch. Picnic lunch at Chebloch. Continue to Rimoi  park. It has elephant and nearby is Lake Kamnarok. I have been assured the road into the park has improved. Dinner at Sego.

Sat – Drive into the beautiful Cherangani hills. Time  permitting members can walk up to the dreamy Torok waterfall (4km uphill). Yet another picnic lunch! Dinner at Sego.

Sun – Depart for Nairobi after breakfast. Short stop in Nakuru.

Cost : 10,600 ksh pp sharing. Single rooms available: supplement 1,000ksh pppd

Mpesa Paybill: 400800, Followed by Account No. 657 157 0019

Included – Half board at Sego.

Not included – Entry to Kipsaraman museum and Rimoi park (very minor sums) and
Transport.

Carry picnic lunches.

Book and pay now.

Contacts: 0724 255 299 or info@kenyamuseumsociety.org

 

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