Backyard bird count
You don’t have to be an avid birder to join people from all over the country in the Great Backyard Bird Count. Participants of all ages, from beginning bird watchers to experts, are invited to participate in the four-day event this month.
Participants are asked to count birds for as little as 15 minutes on one or more days of the count and report their sightings online at birdcount.org.
Marisela de Santa Anna, president of the Peregrin Audubon Society, will help you prepare for the count during a free one-hour online workshop at 10 a.m. Feb. 12, the first day of the count. She is a staff biologist for the Mendocino County Resource Conservation District and has been involved for years in environmental education, including leading bird hikes. The workshop is put on by the Sonoma State University Center for Environmental Inquiry.
For a short introductory video on recording bird sightings online, go to ebird.org.
To register visit cei.sonoma.edu/calendar. For more information, call 650-996-8322 or email rawlinsm@sonoma.edu
Learn basics of starting seeds
If you’re hoping to start your summer vegetable garden by seed, February is the time to do it.
The Sonoma County Master Gardeners are offering a free workshop Feb. 9 to discuss the basics of starting from seed. They also will talk about choosing and growing citrus and asparagus in the garden. There will be time at the end of the one-hour workshop to ask questions. 12:30 p.m. To enroll, visit sonomamg.ucanr.edu
Wonderful worms
Learn how to put worms to work in your garden during a free online workshop Feb. 13.
Worms are great at creating compost. From 10:30 a.m. to noon, Sonoma County Master Gardener Jennifer Roberts will talk about how to set up a worm bin and what to feed worms and give other tips for care and maintenance. To register visit sonomamg.ucanr.edu.
Submit home and garden related items at least three weeks ahead of an event to meg.mcconahey@pressdemocrat.com.
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