PORT ANGELES — Veteran Master Gardener Bill Wood and Anita McMillan, a wildlife biologist, will discuss backyard wildlife habitat at noon today.
The free lecture will be in county commissioners meeting room of the Clallam County Courthouse, 223 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles
Wood will provide an overview of the project to restore native grasses and Savanna-oak woodlands on the Sequim prairie. He will discuss why the rehabilitation of the shrub and grassy areas to the original prairie flora is important to nesting and other species that depend completely upon the native habitat.
McMillan will lead a discussion on the nuances that make home gardens sustainable wildlife habitats.
Wood earned a bachelor’s in biology and a master’s in Terrestrial Ecology from Western Washington University. He retired from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife after a 27-year career.
A Master Gardener since 2001, Wood was recognized with a lifetime achievement Golden Trowel Award for his volunteer leadership.
He has spearheaded efforts to re-establish the oak-savanna habitat at Carrie Blake Park.
McMillan has worked as a wildlife biologist for the state Department of Fish and Wildlife in Clallam and West Jefferson counties since 1986.
