Wild Birds Unlimited Coming Soon to The Village at Waugh Chapel, Crofton, Maryland
Greenberg Gibbons Commercial Corporation (ELGCC) welcomes Wild Birds Unlimited® to The Village at Waugh Chapel located in Crofton at the intersection of MD 3/301 and Waugh Chapel Road, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. This unique nature store is scheduled to open in April of 2003.
Wild Birds Unlimite is a retail business that brings people and nature together by offering expert advice and products for the backyard birdfeeding hobbyist. Birdseed, birdfeeders, birdhouses, optics, garden and nature gifts, and more are now available from one convenient shop. "We are very excited to share backyard birdfeeding and the appreciation of nature with the Crofton and Bowie communities," states local owner, Derrick Ollinger. "The hobby of backyard birdfeeding is second only in popularity to gardening and is enjoyed by over 54 million Americans. That breaks down to roughly one out of every five people."
Co-owners, Derrick and Josie Ollinger, have spent the majority of their careers consulting for e-commerce and telecommunications corporations, but their passion has always been in bird watching and feeding. "It's an inexpensive hobby that offers such tranquility and makes you forget about the hectic world of cell phones, pagers and traffic," says Josie. "The Wild Birds Unlimited store offers a similar serene environment where you feel like you can take a break for awhile and share your enthusiasm for the hobby."
The concept of Wild Birds Unlimited began in 1981 as the brainchild of Jim Carpenter, a horticulturist in Indianapolis. Today, there are over 290 stores and it is the oldest and largest franchise of its kind. The franchise's success has largely been due to local ownership and regionally customized seed blends designed for the variety of birds in each geographic area. In order to help preserve natural habitat and to aid in wildlife education, the Wild Birds Unlimited franchise has allied itself with The Audubon Society, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and a special program to create wildlife refuges and parks called Pathways to Nature.
For more details, please contact Mark A. Bomse at 410-559-2500.
