Who: You, , the City of Redmond, Sustainable Redmond, Green Redmond Partnership, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), and guest speakers!
What: A FREE Urban Habitat Tour showing you EASY ways to be wildlife friendly! Refreshments will be available at Grass Lawn Park.
Where: 5 local sites- Grass Lawn Park, two local backyards, a balcony, and the City's Conservation Garden
Why:
- To learn how you can create suitable wildlife habitat at home, work, school, and other places
- To celebrate the certification of 22 Redmond parks under NWF’s Certified Wildlife Habitat program
- To enjoy the beauty of our local wildlife and gardens
Guest Speakers:
10:30-11:15am, Grass Lawn Park Walk & Talk led by Timothy Cox, City of Redmond- Learn about Grass Lawn's Low Impact Development successful features and how they improve storm water and water quality issues, ultimately helping us and wildlife!
12:00-12:30pm, Walk & Talk at Home #1 led by naturalist Lara Vyas- See a backyard at the early stages as a wildlife habitat and learn easy steps that you can take to be more wildlife friendly at home, creating space for both you and the critters. Use this opportunity to ask a specialist about your habitat and goals!
12:45-1:15pm, Walk & Talk at Home #2 led by naturalist Lara Vyas- See a well established home habitat that shows great examples of lawn reduction, using plant diversity, and creating a bird habitat. Use this opportunity to ask a specialist about your habitat and goals!
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