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Wild Bird Rehab needs your help
Baby birds, like this downy woodpecker, are frequent guests at WBR
North County is home to many excellent nonprofits, but one of my favorites has to be Wild Bird Rehabilitation in Overland. For nearly 17 years, this amazing organization has been rescuing sick and injured songbirds throughout the St. Louis area.
In fact, if you visit their small facility on Midland Blvd, you’ll find room after room filled with needy birds. Birds with broken wings or those who’ve been attacked a cat. Even teeny-tiny baby birds who got separated from their parents. It’s quite a sight.
During the peak season (April-September), WBR often treats 200 birds a day! And over the course of a year, they rehab more than 2,500 birds, representing 100 different native species.
Like many nonprofits, WBR operates on a shoestring and they are always in need of donations and volunteers. Right now, if you sign up for a Schnucks eScrip community card, 3% of every Schnucks purchase you make will go to Wild Bird Rehab. And they could really use it.
So go ahead. Send some love (and money) to this incredibly hard-working organization. What they do for wild birds is truly a gift to all of us.
If you find an injured songbird, WBR is the place to take it.
Overland Farmers Market has successful opening season
North County has been home to the award-winning Ferguson Farmers Market for seven years, and now we also have a second successful market. Overland launched its Saturday morning market in May and has had a steady stream of customers and vendors all season.
Located in the 2500 block of Woodson Road, the Overland Farmers Market requires that at least 80% of its vendors be local growers. The day I visited, they had Voss pecans, fresh loaves of bread, homemade salsas, a wide selection of produce, fresh eggs, and an incredible array of honey products from Stinger’s Natural Honey.
The market is open through the end of October – Saturdays from 8am to 2pm. It’s not quite as large as Ferguson’s market yet, but with strong support from the local community and business association, I think it has a bright future.
Joy Stinger and her wonderful honey
Are you getting ready for the big day? NOCO is a proud sponsor of the 3rd annual Live Well Ferguson 5K