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SUMMARY:Birding With A Purpose
LOCATION:Amber Valley Auditorium
DESCRIPTION:Ready to turn your weekend birding into a superpower for conservation?\n​Ev
 ent: Birding with a Purpose! \n​Join BirdLife KZN Midlands this Wednesday f
 or an inspiring session that proves your hobby is a vital piece of the scie
 ntific puzzle! 🧩🧪\n​Ever wondered how your bird sightings can help protect 
 the species we love?\nBirdLife KZN Midlands are thrilled to welcome Crystel
 le Wilson, who will dive into the world of Atlasing.\n​What’s it all about?
  \nSABAP2 is a massive "Citizen Science" project where volunteers map bird 
 distributions across Southern Africa. By recording what you see in specific
  geographic "pentads," you help build a data map that scientists, universit
 ies, and conservationists use to track bird health and habitat changes. \n​
 The Goal? To turn the map GREEN by ensuring every area has enough checklist
 s!\nIt’s fun, it’s rewarding, and it gives every birding trip a meaningful 
 mission. \n​WHEN: Wednesday, 15th April 2026 \n​WHERE: Amber Valley Auditor
 ium (3 Karkloof Road, Howick) \n​ENTRY: By donation (Every bit helps our fe
 athered friends!)\n​How to Join:\n​Non-members of BirdLife South Africa are
  more than welcome!\nIf you’d like to attend or need more info, please send
  a WhatsApp message to our friendly coordinators:\n​Sean Glynn: 082-468-580
 5 \n​Pat Jennings: 083-293-6885\n​Let’s get together, learn something new, 
 and start birding with a purpose!\n\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Ready to turn your weekend birding into a superpower for conservation?</
 p><p>​Event: Birding with a Purpose!&nbsp;<br />​Join BirdLife KZN Midlands
  this Wednesday for an inspiring session that proves your hobby is a vital 
 piece of the scientific puzzle! 🧩🧪</p><p>​Ever wondered how your bird sight
 ings can help protect the species we love?</p><p>BirdLife KZN Midlands are 
 thrilled to welcome Crystelle Wilson, who will dive into the world of Atlas
 ing.</p><p>​What’s it all about?&nbsp;<br />SABAP2 is a massive "Citizen Sc
 ience" project where volunteers map bird distributions across Southern Afri
 ca. By recording what you see in specific geographic "pentads," you help bu
 ild a data map that scientists, universities, and conservationists use to t
 rack bird health and habitat changes.&nbsp;</p><p>​The Goal? To turn the ma
 p GREEN by ensuring every area has enough checklists!</p><p>It’s fun, it’s 
 rewarding, and it gives every birding trip a meaningful mission.&nbsp;</p><
 p>​WHEN: Wednesday, 15th April 2026 <br />​WHERE: Amber Valley Auditorium (
 3 Karkloof Road, Howick) <br />​ENTRY: By donation (Every bit helps our fea
 thered friends!)</p><p>​How to Join:<br />​Non-members of BirdLife South Af
 rica are more than welcome!</p><p>If you’d like to attend or need more info
 , please send a WhatsApp message to our friendly coordinators:<br />​Sean G
 lynn: 082-468-5805 <br />​Pat Jennings: 083-293-6885</p><p>​Let’s get toget
 her, learn something new, and start birding with a purpose!</p><p><img src=
 "https://www.howickvillage.co.za/images/2026/bird_life_kzn.jpg" alt="bird l
 ife kzn" width="768" height="1376" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; float: 
 left;" /></p>
CONTACT:082 462 5805 or 083 293  6885
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