Why not show someone you really care and help local wildlife at the same time? Norfolk Wildlife Trust launches a new range of sponsorship gifts for any occasion that will care for some of Norfolk’s most beloved species and their threatened habitats.

Each Wildlife Gift costs just £20 and can be bought as a gift or for yourself. Sponsors receive an attractive Wildlife Gift Box containing a personalised certificate, a beautifully illustrated factsheet and information about the work of Norfolk Wildlife Trust. Choose from five iconic species:

Swallowtail butterfly - found only in Norfolk, swallowtails can be seen at Hickling and Ranworth Broads. Show your support by sponsoring a swallowtail butterfly and helping to safeguard unique wetland habitats.

Otter - once almost lost from the waterways of Norfolk, otters are now often spotted on our wetland nature reserves. Our wetland management in the Broads directly helps otters prosper.

Barn Owl – a barn owl in flight is spectacular to see, but the habitats they depend on are threatened. This gift helps NWT restore essential meadow and grassland hunting grounds for barn owls.

Dartmoor Pony – NWT’s pony herd provides conservation grazing on many fen and heathland sites, creating habitats for rare species such as nightjar, small red damselfly and marsh gentian.

Shetland Sheep – NWT’s ‘Flying Flock’ graze many heathland and grassland sites providing essential habitat for snipe, silver-studded blue butterflies, and green-winged orchid among other species.

Fundraising Manager Jono Leadley said: “This is a fantastic opportunity to support NWT’s conservation work and give a unique gift at the same time! The packs have been designed to highlight the conservation work the Trust does in the county and how important this is for enhancing the populations of some of Norfolk’s most charismatic and threatened wildlife.”

There are three easy ways to buy your wildlife gift:

Buy online: www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/shop
Order by telephone: 01603 625540
Visit: Norfolk Wildlife Trust Cley Marshes Visitor Centre

Order by Wednesday 10 February to receive by Valentine’s Day

 

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Media Contact: Rob McCorkle, 830-866-3533, robert.mccorkle@tpwd.state.tx.us

Dec. 3, 2007

Give a Gift of the Great Outdoors This Holiday Season

AUSTIN, Texas — Give a gift of the outdoors this holiday season to that favorite someone on your shopping list and you’ll get a present as well under a special Texas Parks and Wildlife Department promotion.

If you order a Texas State Parks Pass certificate before Dec. 31, you will receive a commemorative Texas State Parks holiday tree ornament. The Texas State Parks ornament also can be purchased separately for $4.95, plus taxes and shipping.

The 2008 version of the annual Texas State Parks brass-plated tree ornament pays tribute to the Sebastopol House and Dinosaur Valley among other state parks and historic sites. Parks Pass certificate sales benefit state park operations.

The parks pass-ornament offer is just one of a number of conservation-themed gifts available through on-line shopping on the TPWD Web site. Texas State Parks Pass gift certificates can only be ordered by calling the TPWD Customer Service Center in Austin at (512) 389-8900.

The $60 parks pass entitles the pass holder and persons riding in the same non-commercial vehicle to free entry at more than 90 state parks for 12 months, as well as discounts on state park store merchandise, recreational equipment rental, camping and more. Pass holders also can order a year’s subscription to Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine at a special rate of $9.95.

In addition to the parks pass certificate, holiday shoppers can visit TPWD’s "Shop the Outdoors" Web page to choose from a variety of other conservation gift items.

Featured products this year are "Life’s Better Outside" t-shirts and bumper stickers; Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo fine arts posters; the 2007 Collector’s Edition of fish and wildlife stamps; Texas Wildlife Trail maps; five different conservation license plates; and a colorful Hummingbird Wheel featuring the 16 species documented in Texas.

Online shoppers who order two gift subscriptions to Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine for $24.95 (74% off the regular newsstand price) will receive a bonus gift of either The Saltwater and Freshwater Fish Pocket I.D. Guides or the Go Fish Texas map.

If the person on your shopping list is an avid reader, order from a number of books with nature themes or the Official Guide to Texas State Parks.

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On the Net:

• http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/parkinfo/passes
• http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/business/shop

RM 2007-12-03