Submitted by National Wildlife Federation
Are you interested in creating areas for wildlife? Do you want to do your part to keep Thurston wild? Now is your chance to become a Habitat Steward™!
National Wildlife Federation is offering a specialized training to teach you how to help others create and restore wildlife habitat in backyards, schoolyards, and other private and public areas. The 24-hour training program will take place every Thursday in January from 6:00-9:00pm at the Thurston County Courthouse, Room 280 (2000 Lakeridge Dr. SW).
The workshop includes two Saturday field trips on January 14 and 28 from approximately 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The first trip will focus on habitat restoration and native plants, and the second on bird identification and conservation.
This training is engaging, fun and highly informative and you get to meet and interact with local conservation professionals and other similarly interested folks. Expert speakers will present on topics such as: rain gardens, gardening for wildlife, native plants, noxious weeds, habitat restoration, prairie ecology, and much more.
Cost of the training is $30 to cover classroom materials. Note: scholarships are available! No one will be turned down due to lack of funds.
We will provide coffee, tea, and snacks at each training session – you are welcome to bring a brown bag dinner. To register for the training, please visit http://nwfthurston.brownpapertickets.com/ or email Sarah Bruemmer at WAHabitatCoordinator@nwf.org.
