What:
Join Woodland Park Zoo, the National Wildlife Federation, Seattle Audubon Society, U.W. Center for Urban Horticulture, and Washington Native Plant Society for a two-part workshop, for adults and teens ages 14 and older, on creating a backyard wildlife habitat. Meet plant and animal experts and get hands-on experience that will show you how to: Attract birds, butterflies and other wildlife to your backyard; select and care for native plants; recognize and remove invasive plant species; conserve water; maintain your backyard without the use of chemical herbicides and pesticides; place feeders and bird houses; and have your backyard certified as a backyard habitat.

When:
Thursday, August 11, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
and Saturday, August 13, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Where:
Woodland Park Zoo’s ARC building located near the West Entrance at N. 55th St. & Phinney Ave. N.

Cost:
The registration fee of $35 includes the cost of workshop materials and snacks. Registrations must be received no later than August 5. Space is very limited, so register early.

Info:
To register, mail, email or FAX your name, address, daytime telephone, evening telephone and email address to:

Terry O’Connor
Backyard Habitat Workshop
Woodland Park Zoo
601 N. 59th Street
Seattle, WA 98103
FAX: 206.684.4854
Email: terry.oconnor@zoo.org

On receipt of your registration, you will receive an email confirmation and invoice.If you have questions or need further information, please contact Terry O’Connor at 206.684.4830. Please do not enclose payment. You will be invoiced for $35 when your space is confirmed in the workshop.

Accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, award-winning Woodland Park Zoo is famed for pioneering naturalistic exhibits and setting a standard for zoos all over the world. With conservation, education and excellent animal care at the core of the zoo’s mission, the zoo is helping to save endangered species in Washington state and around the world including tree kangaroos, snow leopards, red-crowned cranes, African wild dogs, western pond turtles and Oregon silverspot butterflies. By inspiring visitors and others to care and act, Woodland Park Zoo is making a difference in our planet’s future.