UPBEAT TIMES • March 2014 • 11 Pets & Animals & More!
Denise Silva Wins the Pet Photo of the Month Contest for March 2014 & $25!
Heron
Hall, Laguna Environmental
Center, 900 Sanford Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95401. $10 at the door. No RSVP necessary. Suitable for ages 10 and up.
Learn about friendly preda- tors who keep rodents and harmful insects in balance. Become informed about how important owls are to our envi- ronment, and understand the dangers that threaten them. Participants will learn about six types of owls that frequent the North Bay. Participate by trying to identify them by their vocalizations! A video called Backyard Barn Owls, popular with all ages, will be shown. The highlight of the
Weird Facts & Trivia - 3 Diners tempted to lick a plate
Mysterious Lives of Owls
SONOMA COUNTY, CA ~ This is a presentation by The Hungry Owl Project. It will be held Saturday, March 8th, 3:00 - 4:30pm (in conjunction with our monthly Open House, 10am- 3:00pm).
presentation will be a visit by an Ambassador Owl, an expe- rience that will inspire partici- pants to protect these amazing and majestic rap- tors.
Come early for our Open House! Learn
about the
natural and cul- tural history of the Laguna de Santa Rosa and historic Stone Farm by taking a guide-led tour or exploring a
variety of hands-on activities. Birdwatch from the observa- tion deck. Stop by for a visit and take in the beautiful views. Bring a picnic! Enjoy our gift shop in Great Blue Heron Hall and a new art exhibit "Once Upon a Wetland" (on display through March 24) of soil and pastel paintings by Ane Carla Rovetta.
This is a working farm, so please leave your pets at home. The site is wheelchair accessible. No RSVP neces- sary. Come join us!
after a delicious meal can now go a step further - eat the plate. Chen Liang-erh, 50, an amateur inventor from Taipei Taiwan, announced that he had perfected an edible plate made from wheat grain, and that he planned to mass-produce it and other edible crockery including cups, bowls and food containers. Chen spent six years developing the plate, which he said would retail at about 7 cents each. Diners who don't want to eat the items - which taste like unsalted popcorn - can boil them for a nutritious meal for animals, he said. Chen said this can help reduce pollution caused by discarded crockery. The only disadvantage, he said, is his crockery cannot be washed and reused.
We have Positive Solutions to
me, and we are both lucky to have each other. Every day together is like a party, and she reminds me to enjoy every present moment. It seems to me, that we both rescued each other.
Think your pet has what it takes to win a $25 Gift certificate from Western Farm Center?
Send us your high quality jpg, tiff or PDF image to
upbeat@upbeattimes.com with a 100 word story and we'll choose the winner and publish it!
Any philosophy that can be put in a nutshell belongs there. ~Branch Rickey
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care to nurse her back to health...I was lucky enough to hear about her, and it was love at first sight when we met. Now, over six years later, both our lives have been transformed by love. She has been an incredible gift to
life. She was mistreated, and eventually ended up at a shelter, where a local rescue dog group was called in. They decided to save her, because she had such a sweet disposition and really just needed a lot of love and
Tia was a rescue dog. She had a hard beginning in
Unforeseen Interruptions! From time to time mini fender benders and accidents occur when you least expect them. And they do happen. We are a positive solution to these annoying interruptions. We hope you don’t have to call us. But if you do... We’ll be ready!
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