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Habitat and Wildlife Keepers

Habitat and Wildlife Keepers is committed to preserving, protecting and restoring wildlife habitat in the SE area of the Charlotte Metro area. We meet the first Tuesday of each month (Sept-May) at 7pm at the Matthews Community Center.

Location: Matthews, NC
Members: 45
Latest Activity: May 2

The HAWK's Nest

Habitat Steward Training, Sept 10, 11 and 12, 2010

HAWK is excited to announce its upcoming Matthews Naturally Habitat Steward Training Program September 10, 11 and 12, 2010. This training program was created by the National Wildlife Federation and is being sponsored locally by Habitat and Wildlife Keepers (HAWK), a chapter of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation.

Training includes, but is not limited to:
Gardening with native plants
Controlling invasive plants
Feeding wildlife
Composting
Water conservation
Lawn and toxicity reduction
Local volunteer opportunities to put your knowledge to use
Site survey and landscaping
Soil Science and Stewardship
Creating a backyard habitat

Habitat Steward™
Take this intensive, hands-on training facilitated by HAWK and upon completion, you will be a certified Habitat Steward and will have the skills and knowledge to work with individuals, schools, businesses and places of worship to create wildlife habitats in Matthews.

Participants are required to complete 90% of the 24 hours of training (21.5 hrs) and make a commitment to provide 30 hours of service to the Matthews Naturally project. These hours will also satisfy NWF's requirement and should be completed within one year. A sampling of the projects Stewards have accomplished includes:

• Consulting with neighbors about filling habitat needs in their backyards.
• Speaking at civic association meetings about the importance of wildlife habitat.
• Writing articles for local newspapers.
• Distributing habitat information at local events.
• Helping volunteers at local schools to certify as a Schoolyard Habitats® site.
• Joining the HAWK leadership team to help us carry out our mission of spreading the word about preserving and creating habitat for wildlife.

When and where:
September 10th, 11th and 12th of 2010, from 8 am to 5 pm. The training will be held at the Matthews Community Center, 100 McDowell Street. The cost for the training is $50.00. This amount is used to cover the cost of materials and meeting space. Class size is limited so apply quickly. Applications must be received by August 20, 2010. Applicants will be notified no later than August 21, 2010. Once accepted, cancellations must be received by Aug 27 for full refund. (LINK TO APPLICATION BELOW)

Contact:
HAWKNCWF@gmail.com or call 704 814 0877 or 704-844-8480

HST MatNat Application 2010.docx


Matthews Naturally is the HAWK initiative to get the Town of Matthews certified as a Community Wildlife Habitat with the National Wildlife Federation. We are meeting on Tuesday, June 1, 7pm, at the Matthews Community Center for a Project Orientation and Volunteer Welcome. If you think you might want to be involved with this exciting project, pls come to the meeting in June or call 704 814 0877.

Please save and bring with you to the HAWK meetings the following items. We will make sure they are reused, recycled or disposed of properly! Save them during our summer break or drop off items at the Matthews Community Center at 100 McDowell Street, Matthews, NC

Batteries - A, AA, AAA, C and D
Wine/Champagne bottle corks. Natural cork and synthetic/plastic ones
Cell phones
Eyeglasses
Aluminum pull tabs
Water and soda bottle twist off caps
Inkjet cartridges
Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs
Egg cartons
Wire Coat hangers

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HAWK OFFICERS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
President, Carol Buie-Jackson, GardenHabitat@gmail.com 704 814 0877
Vice President, Debbie Foster, FostDebbie@gmail.com 704 841 1372
Treasurer, Frank Hughes, Dfuse180@yahoo.com
Secretary, Joan Melville, Melville@bellsouth.net


MATTHEWS MINT HILL MAGAZINE HAWK ARTICLE FEB 2009
MMHArticle.pdf

MMM Flyer-pdf.pdf

Discussion Forum

Ernie McLaney

HAWK wants your Bottle Caps!!! 1 Reply

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Carol Buie-Jackson Comment by Carol Buie-Jackson on March 5, 2010 at 9:00am
BLUE SLIP RESPONSES FROM THE MARCH 2 HAWK MEETING ON BOG GARDENS WITH DR. MELLICHAMP
BLUE SLIPS MARCH 2 2010.doc
Ernie McLaney Comment by Ernie McLaney on April 8, 2009 at 5:23pm
Images from our HAWK meeting on April 7th, in Matthews:


Debbie Foster Comment by Debbie Foster on September 22, 2008 at 8:15pm
Chris,

Good to see you at the HAWK meeting. Come again!
Christopher North Comment by Christopher North on September 3, 2008 at 10:19am
GREAT meeting last night and a huge turn out. Good luck with the Park & Rec Land Bond Public Hearing!!!!!
 

Members (44)

Ernie McLaney Olga Schilligner Carol Buie-Jackson Dee & Frank Hughes Joan Melville Leslie Wieser Mary Bures Cindy Kanelos Pat Robinson Lisy McLeod Christopher North Nancy DeVries dhijana scott-harmony christy napier Mary Rutherford Vernette Price Tim Gestwicki Greta Salem Travis Dickerson Sandy Pawlowski Erin Singer Sandy Yakob Carly Orlando Renee Garner Jill Palmer Will Stuart Brian Hochmuth Robin Bailey Katie Lindsay Gil Burnette
 
 
 
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS FOR THEIR SUPPORT!
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Items of Interest


In response to the increasing interest in native plants and the environment, the UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens has partnered with the NC Native Plant Society and the Habitat and Wildlife Keepers to offer a series of in-depth courses combining lecture and hands-on learning, leading to a Certificate in Native Plant Studies.

What can be gained from pursuing the Certificate?

* A solid foundation of knowledge and appreciation of the Piedmont flora and its ecology – for personal or professional benefit.
* Training in identification, plant selection, planning and maintenance of gardens and landscapes that primarily utilize native plants, and other specialized skills (depending on electives chosen).

Who should pursue a Certificate?
* Home gardeners
* Naturalists
* Habitat stewards
* Landscapers & land developers
* Environmentalists, conservationists
* Environmental educators

Click here for more information



NCWF has a new Website!

NC NATIVE PLANT LISTS--Downloadable
Mecklenburg County created an extensive list of native plants, their soil and light requirements and what they provide for wildlife. Feel free to download these files to your computer
Native Tree List.xls

Native Flower List.xls

Native Shrub List.xls

Native Grass List.xls



Invasive Plants of North Carolina

Meck County Invasive list and native alternatives.doc

ATTRACTING BATS!!!

Downloadable guidelines on how to attract bats and where to put your bat house from Bat Conservation International

batsattracting.pdf

bathousecriteria.pdf


Wildlife Action Plan

Implementing the NC Wildlife Action Plan.doc

Is your yard certified?

NWF News & Updates

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