To advocate the conservation and enhancement of all wildlife and its habitat.
Habitat and Wildlife Keepers
Information
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: 50
Latest Activity: on Wednesday
The HAWK's Nest
INVASIVE PYTHONS
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
7PM
Matthews Community Center
100 McDowell Street
Join Habitat and Wildlife Keepers on April 2, at 7PM to hear Dr. Michael Dorcas, Professor of Biology at Davidson College, talk about his research on the impact of invasive pythons on the ecosystems of South Florida. He'll be bringing a very special--and looonnngg---guest!
The meeting is free and open to anyone. For more information, 704-841-1372, hawkncwf@gmail.com, habitatsteward.org
Matthews Earth Day April 20
The 6th annual Matthews Earth Day will take place on Saturday, April 20th from 10-2 in Stumptown Park (120 S. Trade St.).
Great fun for everyone with music, food, animals, crafts, hands-on activities, rainbarrel and compost bin sales, information on environmentally-friendly businesses, products and services, and a lot more! Enjoy this wonderful event in a park setting right in downtown Matthews. FREE fun for the whole family!
Want to make it a day? Join the Litter Sweep teams starting at 8 to clean up Matthews (register at Stumptown Park) and make sure to hit the Matthews Community Farmers Market two blocks away from Earth Day for fresh, locally grown produce, meat, eggs, and baked goods.
For more information, contact fostdebbie@gmail.com
**********************************************************************************
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!
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
******************************************************************************************
HAWK OFFICERS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
President, Mary Bures, HAWKNCWF@gmail.com
Vice President, Ernie Mc Laney, erniemclaney1@gmail.com
Treasurer, Carol Buie-Jackson, gardenhabitat@gmail.com, 704-814-0877
Secretary, Joan Melville, melville@bellsouth.net
Discussion Forum
Recycling Larger Items
Started by B.R. Haughney Aug 12, 2010.
HAWK wants your Bottle Caps!!! 1 Reply
Started by Ernie McLaney. Last reply by Olga Schilligner Apr 23, 2009.
Picnic Post Mortem 1 Reply
Started by Carol Buie-Jackson. Last reply by Ernie McLaney Aug 31, 2008.
Grist Mill - Environmental News with a twist!
Comment Wall
Comment
-
Comment by Adriana Atkinson on December 5, 2012 at 5:37pm -
HI
My name is Adriana Atkinson. I am new to the group, but not to wildlife.
While I was in Vet school in South America, I worked with local and private zoos, and that included rehabilitating and caring for confiscated animals that had been removed illegally from the wild. I then completed a MS on Conservation and Natural Resources at UF. Family and personal circumstances pulled me away from the field. Some years ago, we started volunteering with horse rescue organizations, and now I have a business related to horses.
The love for the environment and wild life never left though. I have 3 children whom I have homeschooled for the last 10 years, and they are also very environmentally oriented. I lead 2 Envirothon teams (Middle and High school); The high school team competed for the first time last year, ranking 2nd at Regional, and 18th at State, with my daughter ranking 5th on the wildlife section. She wants to pursue a career in wildlife, and has her goals set, and working towards it.
We are looking forward to getting involved more with wildlife. Our next target is obtaining a rehabilitator license (the ARC has their next class in February, correct?) We are also looking forward to participating in your meetings, and getting to know all of you
Adriana
-
Comment by Ernie McLaney on October 11, 2012 at 7:33pm -
Images from HAWK's October 2012 Meeting:
-
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
-
Comment by Ernie McLaney on April 8, 2009 at 5:23pm
-
Images from our HAWK meeting on April 7th, in Matthews:
-
Comment by Debbie Foster on September 22, 2008 at 8:15pm -
Chris,
Good to see you at the HAWK meeting. Come again!
-
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!!!!!
David Lutton
General Manager
MATTHEWS DILWORTH COFFEE
110 Matthews Station
704 321 1544
Elgin Kenna
General Manager
Birthdays
Birthdays Today
Birthdays Tomorrow
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
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?
WAIT Application for Certification.doc
JOURNEY NORTH
A Global Study of Wildlife Migration and Seasonal Change Take part in the observation of migrating Monarch Butterflies and Birds and even participate in a symbolic migration by communicating with children in other parts of the world!
NWF News & Updates
Check this out!
© 2013 Created by Carol Buie-Jackson.
Powered by
You need to be a member of Habitat and Wildlife Keepers to add comments!