Speaker Series: Simple Ways to Mutually Co-Exist with Wildlife in our Own Backyards

Walnut Creek Preserve Speaker Series: Simple Ways to Mutually Co-Exist with Wildlife in our Own Backyards
February 17 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

This is a free event. Advance reservations required. Please RSVP online at :https://conservingcarolina.org/calendar/.

Appalachian Wild provides injured and orphaned wild animals a place to go for care and treatment to give them a second chance at life in the wild. This presentation is filled with images and videos of animals that are rescued, rehabilitated, and released each year. The presentation will conclude with information about how the hotline works and suggestions about what you can do in your own backyard to help wildlife.

Winslow Umberger, like the nonprofit she represents, shares the values of Appalachian Wildlife Refuge. Her move from her native home of Coral Gables, Florida to Biltmore Lake in 2008 found her surrounded by forests filled with wildlife — wildlife that was becoming increasingly threatened as development increased.  Learning of Appalachian Wild’s work to provide a wildlife emergency facility for the community, Winslow felt her skill set as a public relations and marketing professional could be of use.  She soon found herself writing a monthly “Wild Truth” column for The Laurel of Asheville as well as making presentations and hosting tabling events in the community.  A six-year Board member, Winslow takes her role as an ambassador for Appalachian Wildlife Refuge seriously, acting as a voice not only for the organization but for the wildlife it serves.