The 2014 Wildlife Austin Habitat Stewards’ Training registration is open! Become an important part of YOUR city’s efforts to Keep Austin Wild! Austin is one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country to receive the designation as a Community Wildlife Habitat™ by the National Wildlife Federation (NWF). This success his been made possible by people like you, who have made the effort to create native wildscapes at their homes and in public places and to teach and assist others. That’s what the Wildlife Austin Habitat Stewards’ Training is all about. Becoming a Habitat Steward™ not only means that you make a big difference here in Austin, but that you join the National Wildlife Federation’s (NWF) nationwide team of volunteers who serve their communities as Habitat Stewards™.
National Wildlife Federation Habitat Stewards Training Schedule
March 20 – April 10, 2014
Thursdays & Saturdays
Habitat Steward Training cost is $45 per person which covers class materials and snacks during class breaks. Register now at the link here: https://www.formstack.com/forms/?1616799-ry9nftdrmD. Registration closes March 12, 2014.
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Thursday, March 20, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
PARD Annex
Saturday, March 22, 8:45am – 12:30pm
Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve
Thursday, March 27, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
AISD Science and Health Resource Center
Saturday, March 29, 8:30am – 3:30pm
AGE’s Elderhaven Habitat
Thursday, April 3, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
PARD Annex
Saturday, April 5, 8:30am – 3:30pm
Zilker Botanical Garden and Watershed Walk
Thursday, April 10, 6:00pm-9:00pm
Zilker Park Clubhouse
Training Hosts:
Lauren Rowe, City of Austin Parks & Recreation Dept., [email protected], (512) 978-2600 Jane Tillman, Habitat Steward Host/Travis Audubon, [email protected], (512) 232-6161 office Meredith O’Reilly, Habitat Steward Host/Travis Audubon, [email protected], (512) 797-0168 cell
Training is co-sponsored by Wildlife Austin, Travis Audubon Society, and Keep Austin Beautiful and is supported by City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department and Watershed Protection Department, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, AGE of Central Texas, Travis County Department of Transportation & Natural Resources (Balcones Canyonlands Preserve), Sans Souci Landscapes