Blog Post Written for Woodland Park Zoo

*** Calendar Advisory***

For immediate release Media contacts: Gigi Allianic, Rebecca Whitham
August 28, 2009 206.548.2550 / woodlandparkzoopr@zoo.org


Want to learn how to be a green gardener?
- Woodland Park Zoo hosts Backyard Habitat Workshop -

WHAT: Join Woodland Park Zoo, National Wildlife Federation, Seattle Audubon, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Washington Native Plant Society for this four part informative workshop on creating habitat for wildlife. Meet experts and get hands-on experience that will show how to: attract birds and other wildlife to your backyard, select and care for native plants, recognize and remove invasive plants species, conserve water, manage your backyard without the use of chemical herbicides and pesticides, place feeders and bird houses, and get your backyard, schoolyard or community garden certified as a Backyard Habitat. Come and learn with fellow gardeners of all levels!

WHEN: This is a four-part workshop:
- Monday, October 5, 2009 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
- Monday, October 12, 2009 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
- Monday, October 19, 2009 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
- Saturday, October 24, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

WHERE: Workshop classes are held in the zoo’s ARC building near the West Entrance at N. 55th St. & Phinney Ave N.

COST: $75 (or $140 for couples). Scholarships are available for Phinney Neighborhood Association members.

INFO: For more information or to register, call 206.548.2424 or visit http://www.zoo.org/educate/adult/workshops.html.

Accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums, award-winning Woodland Park Zoo is famed for pioneering naturalistic exhibits and setting international standards for zoos in animal care, conservation and education programs. Woodland Park Zoo is helping to save animals and their habitats in Washington state and in 50 countries around the world. By inspiring people to care and act, Woodland Park Zoo is making a difference in our planet’s future. For more information, visit www.zoo.org.

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