Woven Wicker Bird Feeders

So-called "Oriental" or round-leafed bittersweet is a creeping vine with inedible berries that is considered invasive in North America. Frustrating to gardeners and arborists, and not readily favored by birds, bittersweet is a largely useless bane on wild land. We can use traditional harvesting techniques to tend Asian bittersweet in the wild: harvesting material for baskets while controlling and suppressing future damaging growth.

Learn to make a beautiful woven window feeder for birds! We'll cover identification, responsible collection, materials processing and storage, and creation, including the basics of stake-and-strand waling and randing weaves.

Space in this class is limited. Preregistration, along with a paid deposit, is required to reserve a spot in the class. Deposits may be fully refunded in the event of a cancellation a week or more before the class, if the space is filled. Refunds for last-minute cancellations are unfortunately not available. Please plan accordingly. Contact Rewild Maine at (207) 449-7738 or cmV3aWxkbWFpbmUgfCBnbWFpbCAhIGNvbQ== if you have any questions.

Rewild Maine is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization. We depend on donations from the community to offer free classes and workshops and we are grateful for your support. Scholarships are always available for paid classes on an as-needed basis and nobody will ever be turned away for lack of funds. If you need financial assistance, please contact us. All donations are tax-deductible.

You may also like the following events from Rewild Maine:

• This Saturday, 28th February, 09:30 am, Invasive Bittersweet Baskets in Berwick
• Next month, 12th March, 05:30 pm, Pine Needle Baskets in Berwick
• Next month, 26th March, 05:30 pm, Making Sauerkraut and Kimchi in Topsham

Also check out other Workshops in Topsham, Nonprofit events in Topsham.