Volunteer: Habitat Stewards TrainingAre you interested in creating areas for wildlife? Do you want to do your part to keep Pierce County wild? Now is your chance to become a Habitat Steward™! National Wildlife Federation and Tahoma Audubon Society are offering a specialized 24-hour training program to teach you how to help others create and restore wildlife habitat in backyards, schoolyards, and other community areas. Classes will be held on Wednesday evenings in October (10/18, 10/25) and November (11/8), with the exception of 1 class on Thursday, 11/2. These will take place at Adriana Hess Audubon Center (2917 Morrison Rd. W, University Place, WA, 98466). The training also includes 2 Saturday field trips on October 28th and November 4th. These field trips will be visits to natural areas in Pierce County, where we will learn about wildlife, habitat restoration and also participate in a volunteer stewardship event for Green Puyallup Day! This training is engaging, fun and highly informative and you get to meet and interact with local conservation professionals and other similarly interested folks! Topics from speakers may include: rain gardens, native plants, habitat restoration, pollinators and birds, mushrooms and fungi, 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. To register for the training, please visit http://nwfpierce.brownpapertickets.com or contact Anna @ WAEducation@nwf.org Agency: National Wildlife Federation Are you interested in creating areas for wildlife? Do you want to do your part to keep Pierce County wild? Now is your chance to become a Habitat Steward™! National Wildlife Federation and Tahoma Audubon Society are offering a specialized 24-hour training program to teach you how to help others create and restore wildlife habitat in backyards, schoolyards, and other community areas. Classes will be held on Wednesday evenings in October (10/18, 10/25) and November (11/8), with the exception of 1 class on Thursday, 11/2. These will take place at Adriana Hess Audubon Center (2917 Morrison Rd. W, University Place, WA, 98466). The training also includes 2 Saturday field trips on October 28th and November 4th. These field trips will be visits to natural areas in Pierce County, where we will learn about wildlife, habitat restoration and also participate in a volunteer stewardship event for Green Puyallup Day! This training is engaging, fun and highly informative and you get to meet and interact with local conservation professionals and other similarly interested folks! Topics from speakers may include: rain gardens, native plants, habitat restoration, pollinators and birds, mushrooms and fungi, 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. To register for the training, please visit http://nwfpierce.brownpapertickets.com or contact Anna @ WAEducation@nwf.org Agency: National Wildlife Federation Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 98466 Allow Groups: No |