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MAKE YOUR COMMUNITY A WILDLIFE FRIENDLY ZONE!

The National Wildlife Federation, with support of the Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District and local natural resource professionals will be hosting Backyard Habitat Stewards Workshops this fall.

Adult volunteers will be trained and certified as Backyard Habitat Stewards and will be equipped with the knowledge to assist community residents in transforming their local schools, worksites, and backyards into wildlife habitats.

Each session will feature presentations and how-to lessons from local professionals. Topics covered include:

-If You Plant It, They Will Come - Landscaping for Birds and Butterflies
-Watershed: How Water Moves Through Our Natural Habitat"
-Developing Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat
-Pond Construction and Maintenance
-Northeast Ohio Native Plants
-Community and Schoolyard Habitats
-Sustainable Gardening Practices

To register, please call 216/524-6580, ext. 10

Cost is $50

Participants must attend all classes to qualify for certification as a Habitat Steward with the National Wildlife Federation. Program fee includes all materials and field trip fees. Upon completion, new Habitat Stewards are asked to contribute 30 volunteer hours.

Sessions will take place at:
City of Independence Community Center
6363 Selig Drive
Independence, OH 44131

Workshops will take place from 6:30pm - 8:30pm on:
Tuesday, September 9th
Thursday, September 11th
Tuesday, September 16th
Thursday, September 18th
Tuesday, September 23rd
Thursday, September 25th

Field trips will take place from 9:00am - 3:00pm on:
Saturday, September 13th
Saturday, September 20th

Learn more at www.nwf.orf/volunteer or www.cuyahogaswcd.org