Join National Wildlife Federation and Florida Wildlife Federation in Florida’s Panhandle for a series of volunteer days to Get Dirty and Help Wildlife

National Wildlife Federation and the Florida Wildlife Federation sponsoring a series of volunteers days in support of wildlife and wildlife habitat surrounding the Gulf of Mexico.  Volunteers will be assisting state parks in their efforts to provide sustainable and beneficial wildlife habitat.  Take a day or two to make a difference, roll up your sleeves and see what individuals working together can do to help wildlife who permanently or seasonally call Florida their home.

Date	Location	Time	Number of Volunteers	Project Description	Who is Needed
March 5 and 6	Bald Point State Park (below Tallahassee)	9:00 am – 4:00 pm	100	Re-seeding as much as 50 acres of vital wildlife grass and marshes.  Volunteers will rack and seed the acres.	Families, groups, individuals
March 12	Peridio Key State Park (near the Alabama boarder)	10:00 am – 4:00 pm	30	Preparing the dunes on the 2 mile barrier island for nesting season; straightening posts, strings rope, posting signs and removing invasive grass	Dune work is for ages 16 and older; Invasive work need to be certified for herbicide
March 24 and 25	Topsail Hill Preserve State Park (between  Panama City and Pensacola)	9:00 am – 5:00 pm	50	Assist with invasive grass remove and replanting of native grasses to support critical habitat for nesting shorebirds and other wildlife	Families, Individuals and Groups can register for this event

Register to volunteer for one or more of these opportunities at www.nwf.org/oilspillvolunteers or by email oilspillvolunteers@nwf.org.  For more information on any of these events visit www.nwf.org/oilspillvolunteers or call: 703-438-6003.