Board Meeting
Board meetings are on the 4th Tuesday of the month at the KIXE meeting room, 630 N.
Market St., Redding, 7:00 pm.
Animal Care Committee (ACC) Meeting
ACC meetings are on the 2nd Monday of the month at the Anderson Fire Department, 1925
Howard St., Anderson, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Discussions of animal care and training take
place at every meeting. Also, volunteer training is conducted.
NOTE: no ACC meeting in December.
Board meetings are on the 4th Tuesday of the month at the KIXE meeting room, 630 N.
Market St., Redding, 7:00 pm.
Animal Care Committee (ACC) Meeting
ACC meetings are on the 2nd Monday of the month at the Anderson Fire Department, 1925
Howard St., Anderson, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Discussions of animal care and training take
place at every meeting. Also, volunteer training is conducted.
NOTE: no ACC meeting in December.
| MONTHLY MEETINGS |
Volunteer Picnic - 2008
A picnic is held annually before the fall season for our volunteers who work a full summer
season at the center.
Salmon Festival - October 18, 2008
Shasta Wildlife maintains a booth at the Coleman Fish Hatchery Salmon Festival every year.
Educational animals are on display and volunteers are available to answer your questions.
The festival is held every year on the third Saturday in October. For more information see the
Coleman Fish Hatchery website.
A picnic is held annually before the fall season for our volunteers who work a full summer
season at the center.
Salmon Festival - October 18, 2008
Shasta Wildlife maintains a booth at the Coleman Fish Hatchery Salmon Festival every year.
Educational animals are on display and volunteers are available to answer your questions.
The festival is held every year on the third Saturday in October. For more information see the
Coleman Fish Hatchery website.
| COMING EVENTS |
| Marianne Dickison's female foster parent crow Laurel feeding a magpie baby. Photo contributed by Steve Hobson: http://www.steves-digital.biz/SWRR.html |
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| This beautiful children's quilt was made by one of our volunteers for the 2007 Salmon Festival. Raffle tickets were sold. |
| PAST EVENTS |
Volunteer Fair - January 25, 2008
The Volunteer Fair is where all volunteer groups in our area can get known to the public.
SWRR will have a booth there.
TIME: 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm
PLACE: YMCA, Redding, CA
For more information see the Redding Record Searchlight articles: click here and here.
To see photos of the 2008 Volunteer Fair go to our Pictures - page 4 web page.
Shasta College Natural Resources Job Fair - February 6, 2008
TIME: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
PLACE: Shasta College Cafeteria Stage Area
INFORMATION: 530 225-4738
2008 Western Section of The Wildlife Society Conference - February 5-9, 2008
PLACE: Red lion Hotel, Redding, CA
For more information: click here
Shasta College Class - February 28 to May 1, 2008
Title: Birds and Their Habitat
Section Number: NR-69
TIME: 5:30 to 8:30 pm
For more information see our Classes/Education web page.
Rockt Point Charter School Book Celebration - April 5, 2008
Time: 1:00 pm
Place: Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Redding
A book written by the students in K-1 about birds will be celebrated. All proceeds will be
donated to Shasta Wildlife Rescue.
"RUN 4 THE WILD" Fund Raiser - April 5, 2008
The annual "Run For the Wild" event is held the first Saturday in April every year at Anderson
River Park. It's a 6-mile Run and a 2-Mile Rabbit Run at 8:30 am. Then a Hatchling Quarter
Mile Run (for preschoolers through 5th grade) at 10:00 am.
The Run goes through beautiful Anderson River Park, right along the Sacramento River.
People are encouraged to dress in costume in their favorite native California animal. There
will also be a two mile Walk/Rabbit-Run and a 1/4 mile Hatchling Run for children up to the
fifth grade.
Download the Run 4 the Wild (144 kB) brochure which contains a registration form, a list of
sponsors and information on the event.
Printed registration forms will be available at Fleet Feet in Redding and the Redding Record
Searchlight.
Registration and other information can also be found at the Active.com registration page as
well as on the SWEAT Running Club website. Race Results are available for past and current
races.
Read the Anderson Valley Post article: Wildlife rescue group slates Run for the Wild
Please visit our Sponsors web page for a list of businesses that have generously contributed
to this event. We appreciate their support.
Open House and Baby Shower - April 5, 2008
Directly following the "Run for the Wild" is Shasta Wildlife Rescue's "Open House and Baby
Shower". Every year before the babies start to come to the center we are open, on this day
only, to the General Public. Tours of the facility are given and you can get up close and
personal with the Educational Animals during this time. Visitors are encouraged to bring a
Baby Shower gift of paper towels, toilet paper, heating pads, food, etc. to help defray the cost
of running the center during the year.
For suggestions on "Baby Shower" gifts, download this list:
Baby Shower Gift Suggestions (38 kB)
To see photos of the 2007 Open House and Baby Shower go to our Pictures - page 4 web
page.
Orientation and Training for New Volunteers - April 5, 2008
Directly following the "Open House and Baby Shower" there is an "Orientation and Training
for New Volunteers". For more information see our Membership & Volunteering web page.
Love Your Pet Expo - April 5, 2008
Shasta Wildlife participated in the "Love Your Pet Expo" at the Shasta County Fairgrounds in
2007. We maintained a booth there with "Ed" animals and staff to answer questions. Plans
are in the works for a booth at the 2008 "Expo". For more info see:
Love Your Pet Expo
To see photos of the 2007 Pet Expo go to our Pictures - page 4 web page.
Earth Day 2008 - April 26, 2008
Shasta Wildlife will have a booth at the Redding Whole Earth Festival. For more information
on this event see: http://www.reddingearthday.org/
The Volunteer Fair is where all volunteer groups in our area can get known to the public.
SWRR will have a booth there.
TIME: 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm
PLACE: YMCA, Redding, CA
For more information see the Redding Record Searchlight articles: click here and here.
To see photos of the 2008 Volunteer Fair go to our Pictures - page 4 web page.
Shasta College Natural Resources Job Fair - February 6, 2008
TIME: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
PLACE: Shasta College Cafeteria Stage Area
INFORMATION: 530 225-4738
2008 Western Section of The Wildlife Society Conference - February 5-9, 2008
PLACE: Red lion Hotel, Redding, CA
For more information: click here
Shasta College Class - February 28 to May 1, 2008
Title: Birds and Their Habitat
Section Number: NR-69
TIME: 5:30 to 8:30 pm
For more information see our Classes/Education web page.
Rockt Point Charter School Book Celebration - April 5, 2008
Time: 1:00 pm
Place: Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Redding
A book written by the students in K-1 about birds will be celebrated. All proceeds will be
donated to Shasta Wildlife Rescue.
"RUN 4 THE WILD" Fund Raiser - April 5, 2008
The annual "Run For the Wild" event is held the first Saturday in April every year at Anderson
River Park. It's a 6-mile Run and a 2-Mile Rabbit Run at 8:30 am. Then a Hatchling Quarter
Mile Run (for preschoolers through 5th grade) at 10:00 am.
The Run goes through beautiful Anderson River Park, right along the Sacramento River.
People are encouraged to dress in costume in their favorite native California animal. There
will also be a two mile Walk/Rabbit-Run and a 1/4 mile Hatchling Run for children up to the
fifth grade.
Download the Run 4 the Wild (144 kB) brochure which contains a registration form, a list of
sponsors and information on the event.
Printed registration forms will be available at Fleet Feet in Redding and the Redding Record
Searchlight.
Registration and other information can also be found at the Active.com registration page as
well as on the SWEAT Running Club website. Race Results are available for past and current
races.
Read the Anderson Valley Post article: Wildlife rescue group slates Run for the Wild
Please visit our Sponsors web page for a list of businesses that have generously contributed
to this event. We appreciate their support.
Open House and Baby Shower - April 5, 2008
Directly following the "Run for the Wild" is Shasta Wildlife Rescue's "Open House and Baby
Shower". Every year before the babies start to come to the center we are open, on this day
only, to the General Public. Tours of the facility are given and you can get up close and
personal with the Educational Animals during this time. Visitors are encouraged to bring a
Baby Shower gift of paper towels, toilet paper, heating pads, food, etc. to help defray the cost
of running the center during the year.
For suggestions on "Baby Shower" gifts, download this list:
Baby Shower Gift Suggestions (38 kB)
To see photos of the 2007 Open House and Baby Shower go to our Pictures - page 4 web
page.
Orientation and Training for New Volunteers - April 5, 2008
Directly following the "Open House and Baby Shower" there is an "Orientation and Training
for New Volunteers". For more information see our Membership & Volunteering web page.
Love Your Pet Expo - April 5, 2008
Shasta Wildlife participated in the "Love Your Pet Expo" at the Shasta County Fairgrounds in
2007. We maintained a booth there with "Ed" animals and staff to answer questions. Plans
are in the works for a booth at the 2008 "Expo". For more info see:
Love Your Pet Expo
To see photos of the 2007 Pet Expo go to our Pictures - page 4 web page.
Earth Day 2008 - April 26, 2008
Shasta Wildlife will have a booth at the Redding Whole Earth Festival. For more information
on this event see: http://www.reddingearthday.org/