Whidbey
Backyard Wildlife Fair
Saturday, June 2, 2012
from 10 am to 4 pm
at Freeland Park and Hall
And, it's all FREE
 Whidbey
Island is now certified by National Wildlife
Federation as a Community Wildlife Habitat!
The
Fair will celebrate this accomplishment
and encourage more people and businesses
to sign up.
 There
will be demonstration gardens, educational
displays, family-friendly activities,
music, food and much more. Speakers, workshops,
plant sales - and it's all free!
Come on out and learn how to make YOUR
home or business a backyard wildlife habitat.
Click
here for map and directions.
Please, join us in this
effort. Habitat loss is the biggest problem
facing wildlife today. By maintaining,
or transforming, parts or all of our yards
into natural wildlife habitat, we can
create havens for both wildlife and human
visitors. See detailed
information on certifying your backyard
as a wildlife habitat.
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Habitat
Stewards
Help Preserve Habitat for Wildlife!
Work parties on 1st and 3rd Fridays, 10
am - noon, and some Saturdays.
Habitat Stewards are an essential part
of meeting our goal to protect the health
of Whidbey Island watersheds and Puget Sound.
Work together on sites we steward or have
restored. Learn about native plants use, creekside
management, and more.
Contact Robin Clark for details
at...
360-579-1272 or email
Teach
Young People Ecology
Join our talented crew of Outdoor Classroom
teachers helping grades 1-5 learn about the environment
through hands-on activities.
Our Spring 2012 session is focused on Forest
Habitats. Students (and volunteers) will explore
the places woodland animals live, observe where
birds nest, discover insects on the forest floor
and take stream measurements.
- Training date:
- Tues, March 27, 9:30 am - 2 pm
Where:- Maxwelton Outdoor Classroom -
see directions below. Lunch is provided.
Classes are held morning and early afternoon
late April and through May. Volunteers are asked
to teach a lesson once a week during the season.
You'll work with other volunteers and our terrific
teacher/coordinator, Lori O'Brien.
Call 360-579-1272 or
email to sign up for volunteer training or
to book a school visit.
| Directions to Maxwelton
Outdoor Classroom in Clinton, WA: |
- From Hwy 525, go west
(toward beach) on Maxwelton Road at the
traffic light and follow for about 3 miles.
- Parking lot is on the
left, just after the second sign for Erikson
Road. Look for wood sculpture of salmon.
- The Island Transit
bus line #8 (Scatchet Head) goes right
past the classroom on its way from either
the ferry or Langley. Catch a free ride!
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The Maxwelton
Outdoor Classroom is an official EarthCache site!
- under the name A Relevant Rivulet. Visitors
can answer questions from our Trail Brochure and
log the sighting with a photo. For more information,
visit geocaching.com
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