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VIRTUAL HABITAT STEWARD TRAINING
VIRTUAL HABITAT STEWARD TRAINING
Are you interested in creating habitat for wildlife? Do you want to do your part to keep Washington wild? Now is your chance to become a Habitat Steward™! The National Wildlife Federation is offering a specialized, multi-week virtual training to teach you how to create and restore wildlife habitat in backyards, schoolyards, balconies, and other places in your community. The training consists of 4 classes over zoom from 6:30-9:00PM, so make sure you will be able to attend all 4 dates! Sessions are recorded so if attendance isn’t possible for all sessions, please reach out and coordinate with Guinevere.
There are 3 sessions of this virtual workshop coming up.
*April Training: Wednesdays, April 2nd, 9th, 16th, and 23rd
https://aprilhabitatstewards.bpt.me
*May Training: Tuesdays/Thursdays, May 13th, 15th, 20th, and 22nd
https://habitatstewardmay.bpt.me
*June Training: Mondays/Wednesdays, June 2nd, 4th, 9th, and 11th
https://habitatstewardjune.bpt.me
Optional field trips and volunteering opportunities pertaining to your learning will be available as well!
Benefits include: a comprehensive, digital training manual with local resources, instruction from local professionals, engaging field opportunities, certification as a habitat steward volunteer, and continued support from NWF staff. A variety of topics will be presented on habitat restoration, PNW ecology and wildlife, natural yard care, invasive plants, native plants, & much more!
The cost of the training is $20. Note: scholarships are available! No one will be turned down due to lack of funds. Once registered the Zoom link will be emailed to you. To register for the training, please visit the links above or contact Guinevere Unterbrink at WAEducation@nwf.org.
Sales close day of the training.
WSU Extension Forestry has a full slate of Classes and Events in the Puget Sound area this winter, both in-person and online. See their website for full details or to sign up for their newsletter to get the details delivered right to your mailbox.
CAMANO WILDLIFE HABITAT BENEFIT CONCERT
CAMANO WILDLIFE HABITAT BENEFIT CONCERT
Wednesday, June 19, 7:30 pm
Wednesday, June 19, 7:30 pm
Celebrating 1062 Certified Habitats and 22 years of Creating an Island in Harmony with Nature — One Yard at a Time
Celebrating 1062 Certified Habitats and 22 years of Creating an Island in Harmony with Nature — One Yard at a Time
MANY THANKS to all of you who attended the Camano Wildlife Habitat Benefit Concert. More than 90 people listened and participated in the Legacy Ukulele Concert, and 16 of those also learned ukulele techniques at Peter Luongo’s workshop. Peter and my Legacy ohana were quite impressed with the Camano audience’s enthusiasm and participation in our songs, especially Hungarian Dance #5, the Liechtensteiner Polka, and Brown Eyed Girl. The “HEYS,” “YAHS,” and "SHA-LA-LAS” were great additions to our ukulele playing. We had a lot of fun playing for you!
The concert donations of $811 will help FOCIP’s Camano Wildlife Habitat Project continue working to create, preserve, and restore wildlife habitat on Camano. We’ve been working on the project for 22 years and will continue because our island wildlife needs our help preserving habitat and keeping our island paradise great for both the critters and us people. If you want to be a part of the Camano Island, Pacific NW Regional, and National trend of providing food, water, cover, and places to raise young, plus following responsible gardening practices in your yard, certify your yard as a Certified Wildlife Habitat, either online at NWF.org or by downloading an application from our website.
The Legacy Ukulele Ensemble is a group of 14 players from America and Canada directed by internationally renowned ukulele teacher Peter Luongo. Since September of 2016, the group has been featured at several ukulele festivals and shows and also has held multiple tours. The members are committed to developing music literacy, musicianship, and vocal skills. The group’s repertoire of 35 arrangements includes Hawaiian, classical, ethnic, folk, rock, pop, and country pieces.
I joined the Legacy Ukulele Ensemble in 2022 and since our Pacific Northwest Tour coincided with the Camano Wildlife Project’s third Wednesday of the month program, I had the perfect opportunity to combine my two passions — protecting wildlife habitat and playing my ukulele. If you missed the concert, check us out at https://www.legacyukes.com or https://www.facebook.com/LegacyUkuleleEnsemble/
If you want to meet up with fellow people who care about the critters and learn more about landscaping for wildlife, come to the Camano Wildlife Habitat Project’s third Wednesday of the month 7 PM public programs at the Island County Multi-Purpose Center, next to CASA.
Mahalo!
Val
Camano Island in Washington State became the 10th Community Wildlife Habitat in the nation and now boasts over 1,000 Certified Wildlife Habitats. The effort was led by Val Schroeder, who in 2006 was awarded the Federation’s Volunteer of the Year in response to the many nominations by her peers and NWF-affiliates. She continues to build momentum for wildlife-friendly gardens on her island home. Read More
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