Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 13 · column 1 of 6 · from the scan, no model involved
By Pam Owen
■special to the Rappahannock News
Trying to figure out how to attract bluebirds to your property or get rid of the mile-aminute that’s taking it over? More than 250 people got answers to these and more questions about wildlife habitat at last Saturday’s Wildlife Habitat Open House at the Sperryville SchoolHouse.
The open house, sponsored by the Rappahannock League for , Environmental Protection’s Biodiversity Task Force, m partnership with the Piedmont Environmental Council, offered those interested in managing habitat on their properties the chance to talk with representatives of fifteen government agencies and nonprofit conservation organizations offering information and programs on habitat restoration and protection.
Ricki Ashcraft, Education Specialist with the Smithsonian’s National Zoo Conservation and Research Center in Front Royal, led off with a presentation on the importance of biodiversity and how the Center supports biodiversity globally and locally. After Ashcraft’s presentation, attendees were free to talk with the organization representatives, snack on muffins, and enjoy habitat-supportive, shade-grown coffee donated by Central Roasters. Topics covered at the event ranged from soil and water quality, to the importance of native plants, to how to manage nonnative invasive plants that are taking threatening to replace our native species.
While Rappahannockers proved their reputation for being conservation minded by showing up in force, the event also attracted people from many other counties in the region. Whether they have a small yard or a large acreage,
88.9%