The Habitat Check-Up

The Habitat Check-up Speaker: Zoe Evans Organization: Wildr Places Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2026 Time: 7 p.m. Eastern | 6 p.m. Central | 5 p.m. Mountain | 4 p.m. Pacific Location: Online, join the premiere on YouTube and participate in the live chat! Link provided with registration. This webinar will be recorded and shared with registrants after the premiere. Cost: Free About the Webinar Join Wild Ones and Zoe Evans, Cornell Master Naturalist and VP of Education & Partnership at Wildr Places, on November 18th for a practical look at how to assess the habitat value of the place you live. Rather than focusing on a single garden project or plant list, Zoe will walk through the interconnected pieces that make a landscape function as habitat, from native plants and layers of vegetation to water, shelter, healthy management practices, and the small signs that wildlife is already responding. You’ll learn how to look at your own outdoor space through an ecological lens, recognize what you’re already doing well, spot opportunities for improvement, and choose realistic next steps based on your place and your priorities. Along the way, Zoe will demonstrate tools to show how you can document the plants and habitat features you already have, keep track of invasives and habitat-friendly practices, understand the wildlife your plants can support, and follow the ecological changes in your own place over time. Whether you’re just getting started or have been growing habitat for years, you’ll leave with a clearer picture of what makes a healthy habitat and what you can do next to make your own place a little wilder. What You’ll Learn What makes an outdoor space valuable for wildlife How to look at your own outdoor space through an ecological lens Recognize what you’re already doing well Spot opportunities for improvement Choose realistic next steps based on your place and your priorities