Backyard Habitat Classes - Fall Series
At this series of five classes, you'll learn from experts from Seattle Audubon, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Washington Native Plant Society and Woodland Park Zoo about how to attract birds and other wildlife to your backyard, select and care for native plants, recognize and remove invasive plants species, coexist peacefully with the wildlife you attract, conserve water, manage your backyard without the use of chemical herbicides and pesticides, place feeders and bird houses, and get your yard certified as a Backyard Habitat.
Classes are designed to build on each other as a series, but may also be taken separately.
Cost: $25 per person / $100 for the five-part series if you register before 6:00 pm on Tuesday, September 21st.
Registration closes one week before each class. If there is still space available after registration closes, drop-in registrations will be accepted the night of class. Drop-in classes are $30 each. To see if space is still available in the class and to find out the class location, contact the Individual Registration Specialist at 206.548.2554 or send an email to individual.registration@zoo.org.
Introduction to Backyard Habitat: Site Analysis and Design
Tuesday, September 28th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Join Allen Howard, Woodland Park Zoo horticulture staff, to learn the basic principles of creating habitat for wildlife, with a focus on planning, site analysis, and design.
Natural Yard Care in the Fall
Saturday, October 9th from 10 am to 12:00 pm
Join E.J. Hook, Woodland Park Zoo horticulture staff, to learn seasonally appropriate sustainable gardening practices, including composting, mulching and proper fall planting.
Fall Plants and Planting
Saturday, October 9th from 1:00 pm to 3 pm
Join Monica Vander Vieren, Washington Native Plant Society Native Plant Steward, and David Selk, Woodland Park Zoo horticulturist, to discover how different plants in your garden can provide for the basic needs of wildlife. The class includes a plant walk around zoo grounds focusing on aesthetic and size considerations, as well as proper planting techniques.
Attracting Birds to Your Yard
Wednesday, October 27th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Join Neil Zimmerman, Seattle Audubon Outreach Chair and Master Birder, to learn how to attract and care for birds in your yard through plant selection, placement and maintenance of bird feeders and nestboxes, and use of water features.
"Problem" Plants and Animals
Tuesday, November 16th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Join Sasha Shaw, King County Noxious Weed education specialist, and Chris Anderson, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife biologist, to learn how to identify and eradicate problem weeds and coexist peacefully and legally with all wildlife that are attracted to your backyard habitat.
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Cost: $25 per person / $100 for the five-part series if you register before 6:00 pm on Tuesday, September 21st; Drop-in registrations may be available for $30 per person if the class is not already full.