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ámosi Alexander R. The avid interest of SCBWF attendees in enhancing sustainability is evidenced by the presence and interest in The Owl Research Institute, a festival keynote. The Owl Research Institute is a non-profit set up to primarily study owls and their habitat. Another key note lecturer presented underwater and nature photography from around the world and emphasized Florida's connection to the rest of the world's oceans and waterways. Discussion centered on "shifting baselines," or how expectations of what we view as normal for an ecosystem is determined by when we see it. Moreover, a renowned documentary filmmaker presented two videos on the enormous impact that developing environmentally-sensitive areas has on the state's natural systems. As one example, excessive road-building accelerates rural land development, promoting urban sprawl at the expense of ecosystems. - Preference of structured ecotourists to be physically active The SCBWF spanned five days in November 2005 and included 31 field trips that ranged from passive wildlife observation boat tours to field trips requiring participants to hike for several miles, sometimes through mud and standing water, to observe birds and wildlife. For example, participants were led on a diverse habitat tour in and around Brevard County to see semi-tropical forests, pine flatwoods, freshwater marshes, and coastal dunes. Another group of 30 registrants traversed the Enchanted Forest Sanctuary, Titusville's 423-acre flagship property for the Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands Program. A less physically-demanding activity was the Pelagic Birding Tour offshore Cape Canaveral. Led by ten birding experts, the boat sailed a group of 80 registrants to "The Steeples," a productive location of underwater cliffs and seamounts that cause upwellings and current edges, especially along the western edge of the Gulf Stream. Occasionally the endangered northern right whale is spotted as it heads to the wintertime calving grounds. As a final example, SCBWF participants hiked the Lake Proctor Wilderness Area, a sixmile trail system through a 475-acre tract of Central Florida ecosystems ranging from sand pine scrub and bayhead to sandhills, pine flatwoods and wetlands. 3.2 BWFs and the Soft Spectrum Bound As documented by WL, structured ecotourists share a preference with softer ecotourists for multi-purpose trips of short duration. - Preference for multi-purpose trips A sampling of activities available at the SCBWF are the field trips discussed above as well as an art competition, historical walks and seminars, a bird banding demonstration, paddling adventures, and seminars on topics ranging from ocean issues, anthropology, archaeology, paleontology, international travel and adventure, butterflies, wildflowers, birds, and wildlife. Workshops focus on optics, the study of specific species, and birding techniques. A growing interest in nature photography is satisfied with 21 offerings that cover digiscoping, digital photography, basic bird photography, photography as art, and a photography field workshop. Leading