Listening to the Land - The Ecology of Garden Microhabitats
Indoor presentation Wednesday February 17, 7:00 P.M. Seaside Public Library
Field program Saturday February 20, 9:00-11:00 A.M., Seaside Mill Ponds
Please join us this Wednesday at the Seaside Library for the next Listening to the Land evening program, and Saturday, February 20th for a bird walk at the Seaside Mill Ponds.
Hints of spring are all around, and swelling buds preparing to burst to green have many people thinking about gardening.
Whether you have several acres or a postage stamp sized plot, there are many things you can do to encourage wildlife to visit your home garden. Mike Patterson, a consulting ecologist based on Oregon's North Coast will talk about what makes a garden a good habitat for wildlife, and offer creative plant suggestions and design ideas that will help draw wildlife into your home garden. This fourth installment of Listening to the Land will take place at the Seaside Library located at 1131 Broadway in Seaside.
Then join us on Saturday for a bird watching walk at the Mill Ponds in Seaside. We'll meet at the Mill Ponds trail access on Alder Mill road, which runs south from Avenue S next to the recycling center [map]. Mike Patterson will lead us as we look for late winter birds and learn more about the abundant wildlife of Oregon's North Coast. The program involves an easy walk around the Mill Ponds on a well-maintained, level trail. Dress for the weather, including sturdy outdoor shoes.
This presentation is part of a new program sponsored by the Necanicum Watershed Council and North Coast Land Conservancy. Listening to the Land is a series of evening presentations and related outdoor excursions that highlight our amazing coastal ecosystem. Presentations will take place on the third Wednesday of the month through April at the Seaside Library. From salamander tales to the effects of climate change on the North Coast, these programs will open your eyes— and ears— to our unique coastal landscape.
The Necanicum Watershed Council is a group of community stakeholders and volunteers working together to ensure the health of the Necanicum Watershed ecosystem. North Coast Land Conservancy has worked since 1986 to serve as a resource for Northwest coastal communities and landowners to conserve and protect land in perpetuity for its ecological, passive recreational and cultural values.
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