Spring 2001
|
|
Spring 2001 |
Snippets
Your experience wanted . . . in writing
If you’ve had experience “living with wildlife” around your home, write your story in less than 700 words and send it to Russell Link, c/o WDFW, 16018 Mill Creek Blvd., Mill Creek, WA 98012 (preferably email to linkrel@dfw.wa.gov) for possible inclusion in our book in progress “Living With Wildlife in the Pacific Northwest.” If your story is selected, you’ll receive a complimentary copy of the book.
Deer Park Bird Fair June 2-3, 2001
You can pick up gardening tips from Spokane County Extension and Master Gardeners, tour a “naturalized landscape,” and buy plants and bird supplies at the second annual Backyard Bird & Plant Fair Sat., June 2 and Sun., June 3, at Firwood Nursery, 8403 W. Burroughs Rd., just south of Deer Park. The event runs 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. each day and of course features WDFW’s Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary program.
More fun than paying taxes
Here’s a way to remember when to get those winter backyard bird feeding survey forms back to us: the deadline is the same as when your taxes are due -April 15! Sorry we can’t make paying taxes as fun as surveying winter birds!
Forest owners get DNR advice
If your property includes forested land, you might want to look into the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) “Backyard Forest Stewardship Program.” This informational program for owners of very small forested parcels provides advice, recognition, and even some financial assistance to care for your land, including fish and wildlife habitat enhancement. See http://www.wa.gov/dnr/htdocs/rp/steward.htm or call 1-888-STEWKIT to have a free Backyard Forest Stewardship Kit sent to you.
Rather be on the Internet? If you’d prefer to help WDFW save printing and postage costs of this newsletter by picking it up off the WDFW website www.wa.gov/wdfw/ please let us know by dropping us a line to remove your name from our mailing list. You’ll find “Crossing Paths” under the “Wildlife Viewing” section of the website.
Moving? Re-register BWS
If you’ve moved from the property you enrolled as a Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary, you need to register your new property in the program, rather than requesting a change of address to receive this newsletter.
We want to keep our records straight on what properties are actually in the program, so you’ll need to fill out a BWS enrollment application form (available by calling, writing or e-mailing WDFW’s Mill Creek or Spokane offices), and submit it with the $5 fee to cover the cost of your new sign, certificate, and ongoing subscription to this twice-yearly newsletter.
If you’ve moved to a property that is currently registered as a Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary, and you want to continue with the program, please re-register the same way.
Speaking of moving, some BWS managers wonder if there’s any way to preserve the habitat they’ve worked to develop once they sell their property. Any realtors or lawyers out there who have thoughts on how that can be conditioned in a real estate transaction?
Previous section |