Fairfax County Master Gardeners

Conservation begins at home! Mark your calendars to join Audubon at Home Ambassadors launching our new program to promote "Wildlife Sanctuaries" in backyards, schoolyards, HOAs, churches and elsewhere, throughout northern Virginia. You are invited to meet on Sunday, Feb. 7, 1-3:30pm or on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 6:30-9pm. These meetings are for anyone interested in ASNV's new wildlife sanctuary certification project, with an emphasis on training folks to be ambassadors for the program. The purpose is to provide orientation and preliminary training to prospective outreach volunteers, or to those simply interested in eco-savvy landscaping and property management. Meetings will take place at the Packard Center , 4022 Hummer Road , Annandale 22003 . There will be a PowerPoint review of the Audubon at Home program with staff naturalist, Cliff Fairweather, and a discussion of our native wildlife and habitats with Huntley Meadows park manager, Kevin Munroe. We will be introducing promotional pamphlets, the application form for property owners, and the attractive outdoor "Wildlife Sanctuary" sign that certified properties may post to show support for habitat restoration. We'll talk about how to have your property certified as a Wildlife Sanctuary and how to become an ambassador for the program.