Veronica Bowers, director and founder of Native Songbird Care and Conservation (NSCC) will present “Wildscaping for Songbirds” Located in Sebastopol, NSCC is a state and federally permitted wildlife rehabilitation facility devoted exclusively to the care of native passerines. With support of a small team of 12 amazing volunteers, Native Songbird Care & Conservation cares for approximately 1,000 songbirds each year. The gardens include 1.5 acres of songbird habitat comprised mostly of native plants and support over 70 species of songbirds throughout the year.

Your garden is your outdoor sanctuary. With some careful plant choices, it can be a haven for native birds as well. Landscaped with native species, your yard, patio, or balcony becomes a vital recharge station for migratory birds passing through and a sanctuary for nesting and overwintering birds.

In Wildscaping for Songbirds, Veronica will demonstrate the importance of restoring our communities, one garden patch at a time. From a birds-eye view, learn how to create wildlife-friendly gardens that help combat the loss of open spaces and create green corridors that link your wildscape to larger natural areas by providing habitat for wildlife.

This will be a great opportunity to get a glimpse of how RROS’s donation to NSCC has been put to work.

For more info about NSCC: http://www.nativesongbirdcare.org

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This month’s meeting and presentation by Veronica Bowers will be streamed live to all members with internet access. Streaming via Zoom will allow virtual attendance for many who otherwise could not attend in person, even pre-COVID!

6:45 PM: Meeting open for login. Time to socialize & share recent uncommon sightings or other experiences others might enjoy.

7:00 PM: Short business meeting.

7:15 PM: Presentation from Veronica Bowers.

For Zoom instructions and login, please email auodonnell@gmail.com.