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Tuesday 27 Mar 2007
Announce your public events on the NGA site
Trying to reach new audiences in your community?
Cheryl Hearty from Dutchess County CCE shares this national Gardening Association site brought was brought to her attention by a Master Gardener Volunteer.
She says it is easy to post events and it can’t hurt to help spread the word about your CCE educational opportunities. Check out the events calendar section at:
Monday 15 Jan 2007
America in Bloom -The Value in Evaluations
By Evelyn Alemanni
Towns that participate in America in Bloom receive detailed evaluations from their judges. In fact, some communities enter America in Bloom specifically to get those recommendations and insights. Towns including Loveland, Ohio and Eureka Springs, Arkansas, have told us that getting an equivalent report from a consultant would cost thousands of dollars. Elfin Forest, California took their judges suggestions and ended up with more than $100,000 in grants for community improvements.
In your evaluation, judges will mention projects that they admire and also offer suggestions for enhancements and improvements. You can use the evaluation to bring specific needs to the attention of your local government, to support material in grant applications, and also to brag about your accomplishments.
Publishing parts of the evaluation, for example, in newspapers, on a city website, and in newsletters, helps share good ideas with everyone in your town. The judges are sensitive to limitations that towns have, for example, weather, funding, etc., and will try to make recommendations that are achievable. So send in your application for this year’s contest, so you can look forward to receiving your evaluation in September.
Monday 04 Dec 2006
NWF’s Backyard Wildlife Habitat (BWH) program
Take your garden to the next level!
Turn your backyard into a wildlife-friendly habitat and help celebrate 70 years of conservation!
Through NWF’s Backyard Wildlife HabitatTM (BWH) program, you can take a hands-on approach in helping wildlife – wherever you live!
It doesn’t matter if your home is a farm in the country, a house in the suburbs, or even an apartment in the city; it’s easy to create a habitat for birds, butterflies and other wildlife. Our BWH program gives you all the information you’ll need!
For over 30 years, NWF’s Backyard Wildlife Habitat sites have helped to make a place for wildlife in the modern world, while at the same time helping both kids and adults connect with the nature just outside their door.
To date, we’ve certified over 60,000 habitat sites-special places that provide the essentials for attracting enjoyable wildlife.
And now, in celebration of the National Wildlife Federation’s 70th anniversary this year, we’ve set forth a goal of certifying the 70,000th Backyard Wildlife Habitat site. Certify your yard today and you can help get us there!
nefits!
- Recognition – Receive a Certification Packet and a personal Certificate of Achievement suitable for framing.
- Enjoyment – Be rewarded with a beautiful yard filled with colorful butterflies, sweet-singing songbirds and other fascinating wildlife.
- Satisfaction - Feel good about nurturing wildlife all year long by providing food, water, cover and places to raise young.
- Useful Tips – Receive a free subscription to the quarterly email newsletter, Habitats, with tips on improving your yard and attracting wildlife year after year.
- Unique Sign – Be eligible to purchase a special yard sign to show your commitment to nature and wildlife.
- Free Membership – Get a complimentary membership to NWF including a full-year of the award-winning National Wildlife magazine, a $15 value in itself!
Click here to complete the application. It costs only $15! Once your application is accepted, you’ll begin to enjoy the benefits listed above.
Help Us Reach Our 70,000 Goal Certify Today!
We’re getting
so close!
Help us hit our 70,000 goal in 2006!
Friend of Wildlife, in the U.S., 63,525 citizens have already certified their backyards.
Certify your yard today and receive many benefits, including a free NWF membership.