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DESCRIPTION:The Hungry Owl Project is pleased to announce a nontoxic gopher control 
 seminar with Thomas Wittman of Gophers Unlimited. On May 4,  2006, please 
 join us at the Marin Art & Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross, 
  from 6:30 – 9:30 PM for a presentation on controlling gophers without 
 chemicals. Our  featured speaker Thomas Wittman is the owner of Gophers 
 Limited, based in Ben  Lomand, CA. The event is sponsored by the Hungry Owl 
 Project, and the Garden  Education Council of the Marin Art and Garden 
 Center. The cost to attend is $25 per  person in advance, and $30 per 
 person at the door. Reservations highly recommended!  Funds raised will 
 benefit the Hungry Owl Project (HOP). HOP will do a presentation on  flying 
 gopher control featuring appearances by live education owls. Barn owl boxes 
 and  gopher traps will be available for purchase. Wine & cheese will be 
 served.  The Hungry Owl Project (HOP) is a subsidiary of nonprofit 
 WildCare: Terwilliger  Nature Education and Wildlife Rehabilitation 
 (http://www.wildcarebayarea.org), in San Rafael.  HOP’s mission includes 
 conservation of cavity nesting birds by providing nesting boxes  for owls, 
 bats and bluebirds. Loss of habitat and removal of old farm buildings has  
 caused a steady decline of barn owls in many areas of the United States. 
 HOP seeks to  prevent such losses in the Bay Area. Did you know that one 
 adult barn owl can consume  up to 1000 gophers per year? HOP also provides 
 educational programs at schools and  partners with school woodshop classes 
 in the construction of nest boxes. All money  raised from the sale of 
 nesting boxes is used to provide more education, and construct  more boxes. 
 HOP educates the public on the harmful effects of rodenticides (rat poison) 
  on beneficial predators. Barn owls are voracious consumers of rodents, and 
 without the  services of beneficial predators, such as owls, hawks, coyotes 
 and other predators, rodent  populations would soon be out of control. HOP 
 also partners with WildCare in the  rehabilitation of injured and orphaned 
 birds of prey, and consults with farms, ranches,  golf courses, homeowners, 
 HOA’s, and vineyards on the use of Integrated Pest  Management (IPM) on 
 their properties, and conducts research on local barn owl  populations. To 
 date, the Hungry Owl Project, begun in 2002, has sold over 300 boxes in  
 Marin, Sonoma and Napa counties.  About Gophers Limited  Gophers Limited is 
 dedicated to non toxic methods of pest rodent control in gardens,  lawns, 
 orchard, vineyards and farms. We specialize in removal of gophers, moles, 
 voles  and ground squirrels.  Training programs are available in most of 
 California for large or small groups. Please  call Thomas Wittman at (831) 
 336-2852 for more information. Web site:  http://www.gopherslimited.com.  
 For more information, please call 415-454-4587, or visit 
 http://www.hungryowl.org.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/05/01/98903.php
SUMMARY:Got Gophers
LOCATION:Marin Art & Garden Center  30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd  Ross, CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/05/01/98903.php
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