Wildlife Austin Newsletter Archives

2015

January-Living in a WUI: Rodentia, Habitat Highlights: McNeil High School Habitat Garden protects sensative gave ecosystem. Phase I Wildlife Habitat Complete at the African American Cultural Heritage District Center.

February- Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Providing Food for Wildlife, Love Wildlife Day, Celebrate Urban Birds and Volunteer for School Yard Habitats

March Fire resistant landscaping: Fire Behavior and Plant Selection, NWF Awards Austin # 1 City for Wildlife

April- Monarch Butterfly: Conservation and Migration, Wildlife Photo Challenge First Place Winner, School Yard Updates

July--Meet Wildlife Austin's newest staff member: Camille Cotsakis, Wildland Urban Interface (WUI):Urban Heat Island Effect, School Yard Habitat

August-Living in a WUI: Firewise Landscaping in Wildlife Habitats, In Season Recipe, Fall Habitat and Urban Forest Steward Training

2014

January - features Jeannie Ferrier and pictures of her Garden of the Month, getting along with coyotes in the city, and fun events happening in January, including the LBJ Wildflower Center’s Tree Talk and Winter Walk on 1/25/2014.

February - features Festival Beach Community Garden as Garden of the Month, Bird Shelter for All Seasons, Celebrate Urban Birds and Fairie Garden events.

March - features North Austin Community Garden as Garden of the Month, Habit Challenge winners and become a Habitat Steward.

April - features Food Forest as Garden of the Month; Living in a WUI without all the Hooey and Clint Small Middle School Habitat Update.

May - features Zilker Botanical Garden as Garden of the Month, Living in a WUI Without All the Hooey, 20th Anniversary Pond and Garden Tour and Native Plant Society of Texas-Williamson County Chapter Update.

June/July- features introducing LaJuan Tucker Park Ranger for Wildlife Austin, Garden of the Month: South Austin Community Garden, Living in a WUI Without All the Hooey and Habitat Stewards Training Registration now open.

August- features Garden of the Month: Bellware's Balcony, Living in a WUI Without All the Hooey, Park Ranger Cadets and Fall's Habitat Stewards Training.

September- Living in a WUI Without All the Hooey: Prescribe Burning National Public Lands Day, School Yard Habitat Update: Ancient Irrigation Techniques

November - Fall Habitat Steward Class, National Public Lands Day and Monarch Appreciation Day Updates, School Yard Habitat Update: Blackshear Elementary

December-McNeil High school Planting, Blackshear Bridge at Blackshear Elementary Tree Planting, Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Coyotes