Habitat and Wildlife Keepers

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