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It’s the little festival that could. After its first few years as a one-day event, the Nature Festival at Viera Wetlands has leapt a span of three days, Friday, April 12 through Saturday, April 14. Brevard County officials are awakening to the fact that there’s big business in birds, and the Space Coast has them in spades, according to organizers. “We hope to make this a destination festival,” said Terry Mott, event coordinator for the festival weekend. Mott is a member and leader of the new nonprofit group Friends of the Viera Above: photo by Darrell Woehler Viera Voice. Below: Student photography Wetlands, whose mission back into the is to encourage community ground — birds and other appreciation of the Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands, wildlife have thrived to the extent that at certain named for a noted local conservationist, and promote migrational times of the year, there are more education about natural species in more numbers resources. than anywhere else on “With a three-day event, Earth. attendees can now plan “We have a real jewel to stay on the Space Coast By Parker Helms By Kai Aravena By Lily Yarbrough in the crown here,” said for the weekend, bringing dr ho ad front cover_Layout 1 10/22/12 9:54 AM Page 1 Raleigh Berry, director revenues to our hotels and restaurants, and showcasing of the Brevard County The entire weekend “The more you know about our other natural attractions, Department of Natural capitalizes on the boom in photography, the more you Resources. He is overseeing as well as those manmade.” amateur and professional will enjoy it, and the more the traditional portion of Though the wetlands are digital photography of you will want to come and the festival, with exhibitors, somewhat manufactured wildlife, according to Mott. take photographs,” Mott said. vendors, music, food and — they started as an Photography classes are For more information, tours of the wetlands from 10 experimental series of planned throughout the email Mott at vierastar02@ a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April retention ponds to let weekend. yahoo.com. VV 13. Admission is free. cleansed wastewater seep
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