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Want to help local wildlife? This program is for you.

By Lisa Pemberton

lpemberton@theolympian.com
A Black-capped chickadee perches on a low branch along the trail as the weekly group of bird watchers and photographers trek around the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge on Nov. 30, 2016. An upcoming Habitat Steward training in Lacey by the National Wildlife Federation will offer lessons in bird identification, gardening for wildlife and other information to help residents create space for wildlife.
A Black-capped chickadee perches on a low branch along the trail as the weekly group of bird watchers and photographers trek around the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge on Nov. 30, 2016. An upcoming Habitat Steward training in Lacey by the National Wildlife Federation will offer lessons in bird identification, gardening for wildlife and other information to help residents create space for wildlife. Steve Bloom sbloom@theolympian.com

Learn about rain gardens, habitat restoration, bird identification, pollinators and methods to create space for wildlife during an upcoming training offered in Lacey by the National Wildlife Federation and the Veteran Conservation Corps.

The Habitat Steward training program will be offered from 6 to 9 p.m. every Tuesday in April at the Lacey Veterans Services Hub, 4232 Sixth Ave. SE, Suite 202, Lacey. It will include full-day field trips on April 8 and 29.

Cost is $30, and scholarships are available.

To register, go to nwfolympia.brownpapertickets.com. For more information, contact Sarah Bruemmer at wahabitatcoordinator@nwf.org or 206-577-7809.

Lisa Pemberton: 360-754-5433, @Lisa_Pemberton

This story was originally published March 24, 2017 at 7:38 AM with the headline "Want to help local wildlife? This program is for you.."

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