Samegrelo. On 4 February, 2013 the USAID Program GLOWS/INRMW-Georgia organized Bird Watching and Banding field expedition and practical training on the coastline of the Paliastomi Lake, Kolkheti National Park for the students of ecoclubs supported by the INRMW-Georgia.

The event dedicated to the 2nd of February, the Word Wetlands Day was welcomed by Mr. Charles F. Vetter Economic Officer of the US Embassy, Ms. Jill Kelley Director of the Environment and Energy Office, USAID and the INRMW team.

The educational expedition for the EcoClubs students was organized with the support of the Ministry of Environment Protection and the Agency of Protected Areas of Georgia, and in close cooperation with ornithologists from Ilia State University.

It is the first time in Georgia that youngsters from public schools participated in a Bird Watching and Banding expedition. Twenty-four students from 8 Public Schools of Senaki and Khobi municipalities benefited from the event through gaining theoretical knowledge and practical experience in bird observation.

Source: cenn. org