Backyard Wildlife Habitat Community Certification Project – Edmonds, Washington

Archive for May, 2009

June is Orca Month!

Sunday, May 31st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The magnificent orca has been the beloved icon of the Pacific Northwest and Puget Sound ever since man has shared these waters with them. But a recent and significant decline in the Southern Resident orca population has caused deep concern ...

Join us in the Cornell Lab of Ornitho-logy’s NestWatch Program, help put Edmonds, WA birds on the map!

Friday, May 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Do you have nests in your bird houses, trees, shrubs or in other locations? If so, the Cornell Lab of Ornitho-logy's NestWatch program invites you to participate in an important, long-term scientific bird study. The study is about the effects on ...

New Seal Sitter Training Session Coming Soon to Edmonds!

Saturday, May 16th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Saturday June 6, 2009 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Room 302 Frances Anderson Center 700 Main Street, Edmonds, WA Become an Edmonds Seal Sitter and find out what you can do to help seals and educate folks on the Edmonds waterfront! It’s fun and satisfying ...

10 Simple Things You Can Do To Make the Sound A Better Place Right Now

Saturday, May 16th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

BECOME A SOUND CITIZEN BY DOING AT LEAST ONE THING TO MAKE THE SOUND A BETTER PLACE AND SAVE OUR SOUND: BUY LOCAL. That reduces transportation costs, and keeps local merchants in the game. RECHARGE IT.  Use rechargable batteries and keep disposable ...

Safe, Natural Ways to Manage Weeds in Shrub and Flower Beds

Thursday, May 14th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Weeds, according to Washington extension agent Mary Robson, are "the gardener's most persistent pest."1 While pulling a few weeds on a pleasant spring afternoon can be a joy, many of us have far more weeds than we have time or ...