Wildlife Habitat Field Day
May 11 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Healthy forests are no accident! Trees thrive when they have moisture, nutrients, and room to grow. Healthy forests also accommodate a lot of wildlife that depend on other plants for food, water, and shelter. Together, trees and wildlife depend on one another— controlling insect outbreaks, providing cover from weather extremes, and recycling twigs and logs that build healthy soils—all while contributing security for nesting and resting.
Come to the Wildlife Habitat Field Day and learn how you can create features that meet your wildlife use needs. You will learn about the benefits of dead trees and how to use woody debris to build structures serving birds, lizards, weasels, bobcats, and bears.
You will learn to create forage plots that attract deer and elk and ways to control noxious weeds. You’ll learn about optimal tree spacing that suits wildlife needs for food and cover, and how to develop water features.
Bird and bat house construction will be demonstrated, providing you with ideas for enhancing habitat for cavity nesters like chickadees, bluebirds, owls, wood ducks, and flying squirrels.
DATE
Saturday, May 11, 2024
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Bring a lunch and wear walking shoes.
LOCATION
Casa Becca del Nortè Tree Farm
2716 Moser Road
Chewelah, WA 99109
REGISTRATION FEE
$20/Family
Includes materials and refreshments
QUESTIONS
Andy Perleberg
WSU Extension Forester
509-667-6540 • andyp@wsu.edu
