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Habitat Stewards Training

NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO BECOME A HABITAT STEWARD!

The National Wildlife Federation, in partnership with the Marine Science & Technology Center (MaST) at Highline College in Des Moines, are offering a specialized 24-hour training to teach you how to help others create and restore wildlife habitat in backyards, schoolyards, and other private and public areas. This program is engaging, fun and highly informative and you get to meet and interact with local conservation professionals and other similarly interested folks!

Benefits include: an NWF volunteer t-shirt, 24 hours of hands-on training, engaging field trips, a comprehensive training manual with local resources, instruction from local professionals, and continued support from NWF staff.

A variety of topics will be presented on habitat restoration, PNW ecology, natural yard care, invasive plants, native plants, & much more! We will have a representative from the King County Noxious Weed program come to present, as well as one of our very experienced Habitat Stewards, who is President of Weed Warriors, a local non-profit and nature stewards program. More presenters to be announced!

Classes will be held on 3 Tuesdays in February and 1 in March from 6:00-9:00pm at the MaST Center (28203 Redondo Beach Dr S, Des Moines, WA). Field trip sessions will be held on two Saturdays (February 17th and March 3rd). February 17th will be at Des Moines Creek from 9-12pm as we are guided by local ecologist Laura Hartema. March 3rd will be your opportunity to get your hands dirty at a habitat restoration work party at Saltwater Park, from 10-1pm!

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

**A 30-hour volunteer commitment within a year after the training is required. We will provide coffee, tea, and snacks at each training session and you are welcome to bring a brown bag dinner.

If you would prefer to pay using a check, please email WAEducation@nwf.org to register! See you in February!

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