Creating an Urban Wildlife Habitat
Schedule
Tue Mar 04 2025 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
11840 87 Ave NW | Edmonton, AB
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Presentation by Melissa Penney, Habitat YEG
Open to the Public. FREE.
After spending years walking, hiking, and driving to photograph birds, Melissa tried something new in 2019. She decided to instead make the birds come to her! In the last five years, she has had 106 species of birds visit her urban Edmonton backyard, and had 84 species visit in 2024 alone Melissa’s interests have expanded to gardening, native plants, insects, and how it all works together. Besides her yard being a Canadian Wildlife Federation certified wildlife friendly habitat, she loves having a space for her amazing family to play, relax, and visit with friends. When she isn’t working on her own habitat, she is a freelance photographer, a mom to three amazing and busy kids, and wife to a fantastic guy who understands her need to live outside more than inside.
Special Guest Daniel Koehn, Bird Dwellings
Daniel has been bird watching, bird feeding, and monitoring nest boxes since 2018. He first combined his love of birds and skill in carpentry to make his first bird box in 2019. He offers high quality bird boxes that have all the functions real birds need to successfully nest and breed. Unlike the bird houses available in chain stores, Bird Dwellings boxes are built for specific species and contain various features to help birds thrive. Each bird box is handmade in his shop in Edmonton, Alberta. He is dedicated to quality and functionality, while keeping back-yard birding affordable.
Daniel will join us with examples of species-specific bird boxes, and his vast knowledge of birding.
This event is brought to you by the WPCL Programs team and thanks to the City of Edmonton’s Neighbourhood Micro Grant.
Head to our event page for your ticket.
https://windsor-park.getcommunal.com/member/parent_programs/1660
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Where is it happening?
11840 87 Ave NW, 11840 87 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 2S3, Canada,Edmonton, AlbertaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
