Camano 2015 Habitat Stewards Training Friends
of Camano Island Parks and Snohomish Conservation District will offer a 2015
Habitat Stewards Training Program on Camano Island. The Habitat Stewards
Training Program empowers volunteers to become stewards to help the community
create, preserve, enhance, and restore wildlife habitat. The training includes
topics ranging from native plant identification to creating a personal backyard
wildlife sanctuary at your own home. The Habitat Stewardship Training will take
place at the Camano Multipurpose Center, 141 N. East Camano Drive, on the following Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m - Feb. 12, 19, 26 and March 5, 12 and will include two Saturday field trips (8:30 to 11:30 a.m.) on Feb. 21 and March 7. The schedule: Thurs Feb 12: Introduction to the Classes - Val Schroeder; Habitat Needs for Wildlife, Corridors and Connectivity - Ruth Milner, WDFW Wildlife Biologist Thurs Feb 19: Native Plants and Gardening for Wildlife - Monica Van der Vieren, Water Quality Planner, King County Thurs Feb 26: Noxious Weeds - Janet Stein, Island
County Noxious Weed Program Coordinator; Pollinators - Dave Pehling, WSU
Extension zoologist Thurs
Mar 5: Composting, worm bins, and reducing toxics within and coming
from the household - Janet Hall, WSU Island County Waste Wise Program
Coordinator and Scott Chase, WSU Island County Shore Stewards
Coordinator Thurs Mar 12: Rain Gardens and Other Low Impact
Development - Kate Riley, Snohomish Conservation District Community
Conservation Program Manager; Slopes - protecting them with native
plants - Ryan Williams, Snohomish Conservation District Habitat
Restoration Specialist. Saturday
Feb 21 Field Trip: Landscaping for wildlife, conducting a site
inventory - LaLee Burrill, Camano Wildlife Habitat Project Habitat
Steward Saturday
Mar 7 Field Trip: Exploring a watershed from the ridge to the estuary -
Camano Wildlife Habitat Project Habitat Stewards; Mona Campbell,
Kristoferson Farm; Barbara Brock, Naturalist; Kathleen Parvin, Island County Public Health There will also be optional hands-on work parties offered at the Camano
Wildlife Habitat demonstration gardens (Four Springs Lake Preserve and Camano
Center). The training costs $40 for course expenses and includes a 30-hour volunteer commitment to assist FOCIP’s Camano Wildlife Habitat Project. To
register for the Habitat Stewards Training, please call
360-387-2236 or e-mail camanowildlifehabitat@gmail.com. Then download the Application (see attachments at the bottom of this page) and mail it with your check to FOCIP Habitat Project |
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