Event

Pierce County Habitat Stewards Training

The National Wildlife Federation is offering a specialized, multi-week online training to teach you how to help others create and restore wildlife habitat in backyards, schoolyards, and other private and public areas. You get to meet and interact with local conservation professionals and other similarly interested folks while participating in this engaging, fun and highly informative online program!

Benefits include: a comprehensive, digital training manual with local resources; instruction from local professionals; and continued support from NWF staff.

Expert speakers will present on topics such as:

-Gardening for wildlife
-Improving soil quality
-Habitat restoration
-Mushrooms and fungi
-Bird friendly gardening
-And much more!

Classes will take place May 25th, 27th, June 1st, and 3rd from 6:00 - 7:00 pm via a free video conference platform.

COVID-safe field trips to install a School Yard Habitat will be held Saturday, May 29th and Sunday, May 30th. Participants are asked to attend one, but are welcomed to attend both Saturday events.

*Scholarships are available! No one will be turned down due to lack of funds. Email WAEducation@nwf.org for more information.

**We will be sending you regular workshop communications via email. Please give us a valid email address at checkout so that we can email you an invitation to the online workshop, and other important program updates.

***As part of the training, volunteers commit to completing 30 hours of habitat-related volunteer service within 1 year following graduation from the program.

If you would prefer to pay using a check, please email WAEducation@nwf.org to register! Sign up soon as spaces are limited!

Location

Online using Zoom

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Online Access Information

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