If you live in the Austin area, I highly encourage you to sign up for the 2012 Habitat Stewards training, an outstanding National Wildlife Federation volunteer program that is locally sponsored by Wildlife Austin and Travis Audubon Society. As always, we have a fantastic group of speakers lined up this year to cover such topics as:
- Creating wildlife habitat
- Native plants
- Native landscaping design
- Local fauna
- Planting and maintenance
- Texas water concerns
- Riparian restoration
- Invasive plant removal
- Soil
- And more!
Habitat Stewards are volunteers. We have fun giving back to the community — helping create or restore habitat, playing in the dirt to prep beds and plant, teaching kids and adults about wildlife and native plants, and more. It’s incredibly rewarding, and our birds and butterflies are most grateful!
As you can see from these images of last year’s Stewards class, our training takes place both in the classroom and out in the field. The classes will be held Thursday evenings and Saturday days during the month of September. Training starts next week! Registration is $50, which includes all materials and some light refreshments.
If you are interested in becoming a Habitat Steward, sign up fast — we only have a couple of spots left, and classes start next week!