ASHEVILLE-JAN22-WEB

CRITTER NOTES
Phoenix Landing Online Events for January
Phoenix Landing Parrot Rescue will offer ‘No Place
Like Home’—a self-paced, online class, available
Friday, January 7 - Monday, January 24. (Registration for
this session closes on Sunday, January 23.) When we
bring a parrot into our lives, from parakeets to macaws,
we are offering them a place to call home. What does
home mean? For a parrot it might mean a place to be
safe, be healthy, have a sense of family, and be provided
positive opportunities to live and thrive. This class will
address what each of these means to a bird, and give you
some ideas about how to continue providing the good life
for your bird. This class satisfies their adoption process
class requirement. In order for applicants to receive credit
for the class, all activities must be completed and
turned in. Online (Google Classroom). Registration is
free, but please show your support by paying what
you can afford—whether $5 or $25. Register at
tinyurl.com/y3pc8axc.
A webinar focusing on Conservation in Bonaire will
also be held on Saturday, January 8 at 1 pm. The talk will
feature Julianka Clarenda of ECHO and Lauren Schmaltz
of World Parrot Trust. Echo’s focus is on restoring
the endangered dry forest habitat and securing natural
biodiversity on Bonaire through (1) nature conservation
(2) awareness building and (3) monitoring programs.
The Yellow-shouldered Amazon parrot (Amazona
barbadensis) is used as a flagship species for promoting
and striving towards achieving this vision. For more
information about ECHO visit echobonaire.org. Register
for the webinar at tinyurl.com/3hz7hce5.
Blue Ridge Audubon January Bird Walks
Blue Ridge Audubon host their free birding walks
on Saturday’s each month. Masks are encouraged for all
participants The following walks are scheduled:
- Jackson Park bird walk, Saturday, January 8 at 9 am.
Join EMAS and friends for a bird walk at Jackson Park
in Hendersonville. Meet in the Admin Building parking
lot on Glover Street. Monthly on the second Saturday.
- Swannanoa Valley bird walk, Saturday, January 15,
9 am. Meet at Owen Park, 875 Warren Wilson Rd. in the
parking lot between the lagoons (behind the National
Wiper Alliance building). Monthly on the third Saturday.
Email blueridgeaudubon@gmail.com for information or
visit blueridgeaudubon.org.
AHS and Appalachian Animal Hospital Host
Drive-Thru, Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic
Asheville Humane Society and Appalachian Animal
Hospital have partnered to offer a low-cost, drive-thru
community vaccine clinic for pets on Sunday, January 16
from 1-4 pm at River Ridge Market Place (behind
Aaron’s Rent-to-Own), 800 Fairview Road in Asheville. No
appointments needed—first come, first served. for the
safety of all, masks required as per Buncombe County
mandate.
FOMCA Has a Wish List for the New Year
Friends of Madison County Animals (FOMCA) has had
a very successful 2021 helping many pets in Madison
County. They would love your help to be able to continue
their important work for the animals. Please check their
Wish List for 2022 below—and donate if you can. They
would be most grateful! Wish List: Dog houses (must be
able to be moved by 1-2 people easily); Plastic cat
carriers; Plastic dog crates; Wire dog crates - medium to
XL; Fencing Materials in good condition; Metal T posts of
any height; Welded wire or field fencing; Wood or metal
posts; Gates (with or without hardware); Chain link panels
(either individual panels or entire chain link kennels);
Humane/live animal or Hav-a-Hart traps for TNR.
Get the facts on chaining. Visit UnChainBuncombe.org or email UnChainBuncombe@gmail.com.
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