February 10, 2017 Volume 5 Issue 2 The Community Development Department sponsored and exhibited at the 2017 Birding and Wildlife Festival held at Eastern Florida State College Titusville Campus January 25-30, 2017. It was the Festivals 20 th year. http://www.spacecoastbirdingandwildlifefestival.org/ 2016 SPACE COAST BIRDING & WILDLIFE FESTIVAL Presented by Dixie Crossroads Seafood Restaurant SUMMARY AND STATISTICAL INFORMATION 36 Sponsors THANK YOU!!! 30 Key Partners THANK YOU!!! 298 Activities available to attendees included: Exhibits, Art Show & Competition, Silent Auction, Afternoon Socials, Raptor Project, Birding and Wildlife Field Trips and Classroom Presentations, Keynotes, Photo Classroom and Field Workshops, Optics Classroom and Field Workshops. Festival attendees also participated in cla ssroom and field activities at the Enchanted Forest, Merritt Island & Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuges, multi -subject field workshops at Canaveral National Seashore, Brevard County Parks & Recreation sites, several of the Environmentally Endangered Lands Sanctuary s and select properties opened for this Festival on lands protected by the St. Johns River Water Management District and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. 3,760 Registrations were generated by 1,316 attendees to participate in specific activities of the 2016 SCBWF. 37 persons paid at the door to access certain classroom presentations and one Keynote presentation. 26 persons participated in Oyster Mat Making Workshop on Saturday 119 Field Trip Leaders/Speakers provided their time, talent and effort to bring quality information and field trip excitement to each participant who went by bus or car pool. 24 Photographers provided 92 opportunities to 463 registered, eager participants. Learning experiences ra nged from classroom presentations on how to use and feel comfortable with your camera, to improve photography skills, to advanced techniques and THEN, field workshops with hands-on functions to help capture the essence and thrill of creating a lasting image with historical and emotional value. 108 Adult Artists entered paintings, photographs, pottery, carvings and freestyle items for the Art Competition and 65 students entered the Poster Competition. The Art Show was sponsored by GEOMAR Environmental Consultants. Presented by the Titusville Art League, over $1,800 in prizes and gift certificates were awarded. 72 Businesses/Organizations filled 79 Exhibit booths (Additional booth workers who helped = 161) 77 Volunteers + Brevard Nature Alliance Board members & staff helped to make each Festival Attendee feel welcome! 678 others visited the Exhibit Center, Art Show & Competition and Silent Auction many came specifically to participate in the thrilling Raptor Project presentations sponsored by Florida Power & Light Corporation. Estimated Walk-Ins per day: Wednesday = 226 Thursday = 112 Friday = 126 Saturday = 214 An estimated 3,146 attendees participated in some level of Festival activities during Jan 20 25, 2016 ********************************************************************************************* Page 1 of 7 35,739 visits were made to the Festival web site from November 3, 2015 through January 15, 2016. Page views 70, 689: Average view of page 3.17 Average time on site: 4.38 minutes. 60.3% new visitors = 39.7% returning visitors
Browsers used (Top 5): Safari, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox & Safari (in app) Mobile Visits: 6,170 Mobile Page views: 9,332 Top 2 Mobiles used: Apple ipad: 2821 Apple iphone: 3224 Other Mobile devises used: GalaxyS5, Samsung, and LG Top 4 Networks used: Time Warner, AT&T, Brighthouse and Verizon ************************************************************************************** Over 1,452 emails were received at the BNA office and handled between April 2015 & February 29, 2016. Over 1,862 phone calls and/or voice messages were received /answered between April 2015 & Feb 29, 2016. **************************************************************************************** ACCOMMODATIONS all stated in bed nights for Jan 19 Jan 25, 2016*** Festival attendees = Overall total: 3,045** Hotel bed Nights: 1,556 Festival Exhibitors: 217 Host Hotel Contracted bed Nights: 140 Total includes: Camp= 347 Condo = 306 Home = 220 Relative = 103 RV = 156 ****************************************************************************************** REGISTERED ATTENDEES & EXHIBITORS CAME FROM THESE STATES: Arkansas Alabama Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington, DC West Virginia Wisconsin (45 states) REGISTERED ATTENDEES & EXHIBITORS CAME FROM THESE FLORIDA COUNTIES: Alachua Bay Brevard Broward Charlotte Citrus Clay Duval Flagler Glades Hendry Hernando Highlands Hillsborough Indian River Jefferson Lake Lee Leon Manatee Marion Miami/Dade Martin Okaloosa Orange Osceola Palm Beach Pasco Pinellas Polk Putnam Sarasota Seminole St. Johns St. Lucie Sumter Volusia (37 counties) ********************************************************************************************* INTERNATIONAL ATTENDEES & EXHIBITORS TRAVELED TO US FROM THESE COUNTRIES: Austria, Brazil, British Columbia, Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, Honduras, Lower Saxony, Panama, Portugal, South Africa, Telangana (India) (12) ******************************************************************************************** Page 2 of 7 Bird Species seen on Field Trips, Field Workshops and Offshore Boat Trips during the 2016 Festival: 179 distinct species were observed. ********************************************************************************************* HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE 2016 FESTIVAL? *Attended Festival previously (many stated times attended 1 to 16 years) *From a Previous attendee/friend/exhibitor/speaker/field trip leader/photographer/sponsor *Festival Program = mailed or picked up at numerous distribution sites *Festival web site *At another festival and/or from another birder *Digital billboards on I-95 & the Beachline (Some billboards placed by Clear Channel Outdoors Thanks!!) *VISIT FLORIDA web site and I-95 Welcome Center *Internet web sites: Festival/others/VF/Space-Coast /Banner Ads/ Goggled Birding Festival *Magazine/internet ad (Bird Watcher s Digest/Birding/Wings/Audubon)
*Social Media: /10,000 Birds/bill of the birds/ Face Book/ Twitter/Instagram/Others tntm ***************************************************************************************** *** Some stays are longer than our statistic gathering time frame RV and Condo stays are known to extend through April 2016. ** An unknown number of Festival attendees vacationed in Orlando, Vero Beach, New Smyrna Beach, Daytona Beach, Ft. Lauderdale and Hutchinson Island. *Festival demographics and statistical data derived from survey question, in online and hard-copy attendee and exhibitor registration formats as well as visual daily counts for walk-in census. SCBWF UD 7/25/16 nh Page 3 of 7
Team Titusville Fire St. Baldrick s Events Some important dates for you to remember as Team Titusville Fire helps provide much needed money for Childhood Cancer research!! Wednesday, March 1 st : 4365 Grissom Pkwy, Cocoa, FL Join us at Jabbers for a fun evening for a great cause with 10% of sales for the day going to the St. Baldrick s Foundation. Shirts and raffle tickets will be sold on site. Wednesday March 8 th : 3 rd Annual Beef s Night 5 p.m. til close Come and enjoy good food and great company as we raise even more funds to fight Childhood Cancers!! Come get served by a firefighter, see a firetruck and meet Blaze the Fire Dog!! Shirts and raffle tickets will be sold on site. The Painted Turtle Art Studio Come to our fundraiser! St Baldrick s foundation raises money for pediatric cancer research! Support Team Titusville Fire in their awesome fundraising efforts! Paint these cute St Patty s theme wine glass or beer stein and get free glass of wine, beer and food while donating to a wonderful cause! $35 per person for 2 glasses, pretzel or cupcake, wine or beer :) Come anytime on the hour from 3pm till 9 pm.. we will be here! Please try to preregister! https://www.facebook.com/titusvillefire/posts/643745629143380 You can always go to our team website and donate at: https://www.stbaldricks.org/teams/titusvillefire2017 Shirts available for a limited time at : http://my.printboy.co/titusvillefire Many styles to choose from with design on front/back using High Quality Next Level Tri blend tees!! Page 4 of 7
On December 20, 2016 the crew of Engine 10, Lieutenant EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH Callahan, Acting Driver/Operator s Wiegert and Johnson, responded to a call where a firearm was accidently discharged. The patient was in a critical state when they arrived on scene, losing blood at a life-threating rate. The patient had a femoral arterial bleed, which prevented them from placing a life-saving tourniquet on the injury, forcing the crew to manually maintain direct pressure and stabilize the patient until they could reach more definitive care. All city employees will be receiving the new hot of the press Cycle/Pedestrian Fold Out Map. Please share with your friends and neighbors! Special thanks to Sean Stauffer Mandy Lamothe and family for participating in the photo/drone video shoot. Police Department Bi-weekly Stats Highlights 1/27/2017 2/09/2017 2016 Comparison FALSE ALARMS 63 65 BURGLARIES 26 16 PROPERTY CHECK DISPATCHED 115 221 PROPERTY CHECK OFFICER INITIATED 504 820 ROBBERY 3 1 STOLEN VEHICLES 5 5 SUICIDE ATTEMPTS/THREATS 8 8 TRAFFIC STOPS 107 205 Page 5 of 7
On January 30 th and 31 st, Titusville police officers completed a Patrol Rifle Operator class. The class taught shooting fundamentals, shooting from various positions, and shooting at varying distances out to 200 yards. Student officers had to pass a written exam and a qualification course prior to being issued their rifles. The Patrol Rifle program is an initiative by Chief Lau to place the appropriate tools in the hands of the first responders on patrol every day and every night. So far, a total of 25 Officers have completed the class. North Brevard S.A.L.T (Seniors and Law Enforcement Together) and Brevard County TRIAD members met at the Titusville Police Department to sort Valentine cards, handmade by local schoolchildren, for distribution to residents at the local nursing homes and rehabilitation centers. Titusville Fire will soon be implementing a new way of providing emergency medical care to our pediatric population, utilizing the Handtevy System. Chief John Hustoles and Chief Greg Sutton became the first in Brevard County to complete the Handtevy Pre- Hospital Pediatric Instructor Course. "Treating pediatric patients is one of the most stressful calls our personnel deal with. Unlike with adults, pediatric patients require medication administration solely based on weight, creating a need to calculate dosages in real time. The Handtevy System streamlines this process by eliminating time previously spent calculating drug dosages", says Battalion Chief of EMS John Hustoles. Titusville Fire is striving to enhance the service to the visitors and citizens of our community. We are proud to be one of the first in Brevard County that will implement this program. #handtevy #titusvillefire #since1913 #pediatrics The Titusville Police Department was recognized at the Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce Partners in the Business of Education awards luncheon on Wednesday, February 8, 2017. The police department was nominated by Apollo and Coquina Elementary Schools for their positive contributions and partnership with them during the past year. Page 6 of 7
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