Learn how to improve your property for backyard birding
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, December 27, 2023
A quartet of presenters look to help locals learn more about improving their yards’ flora for native birds at “Native Plants for Better Backyard Birding,” the next Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society Backyard Birding series event set for 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Jan. 6, in Rainshadow Hall at the Dungeness River Nature Center, 1943 W. Hendrickson Road.
Kathy and Matt McCoy from the Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society and Master Gardeners Gary Brundige and Lorraine Eckard will discuss the importance of using native plants and seeds, providing water features, attracting pollinators, and controlling invasive vegetation to meet the year-round needs of birds.
Whether one’s landscaping is a window box or several acres of woodland, locals should consider birds as they manage your backyard habitat, event organizers say. Now is an good time to start designing yards and gardens before spring arrives.
Admission to each seminar is free. However, organizers suggest a donation of $5 per person to support ongoing education programs. Note: current Covied-19 safety precautions as recommended by Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and Clallam County Public Health Department will be followed for the protection of attendees and volunteer staff.
