Habitat Stewards choose volunteer activities that match their interests. Examples of volunteer activities include

• a service project with a non-profit organization to improve habitat or provide habitat education;

• coaching homeowners who want to create or improve wildlife habitat in their yards;

• coaching a group that wants to create or improve wildlife habitat at school, community space, or a place of business; or

• educate others about creating wildlife habitat, for example: doing workshops, writing newspaper articles, or designing displays for use at community events.

Your commitment

• Attend all training sessions (30 hours)

• Reading and class assignments

• Report your volunteer activities to University of Maine Cooperative Extension

• During the year after the training, you choose how you fulfill your volunteer commitment (30 hours)

Habitat Stewards^TM s a volunteer program of the National Wildlife Federation^® and, in Maine, is a joint effort with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.