SWRR - Ed Animals

EDUCATIONAL AND FOSTER CARE ANIMALS

Educational "Ed" Animal Program
One of our goals at SWRR is to promote wildlife conservation by teaching children and adults about the beauty
and appreciation of our native species. We will bring our about wildlife and their role in our environment. We will
tell their stories because they are unable to.

We are able to work with the teachers and may be able to meet their curriculum for science and language arts.
Just call in advance to schedule an education presentation.

We ask for prior notice (about a week or two) and for a donation of $75. We are a non-profit group and this
donation goes toward the care and feeding of our animals. None of our handlers get paid for this important
work they do.

To see a schedule of upcoming Ed Animal programs see our Coming Events web page.

Download Ed Program Flyer (pdf file, 565 kB)

Education Program Coordinators: Robin & Patty Ahlf
Phone: 530 549-4160

Castle Crags Presentations - more information
Location: Castle Crags State Park visitors center, click here for map (pdf file, 103 kB).
These programs are put on by the SWRR Ed Animal team and the Castle Crags Interpretive Association. A
number of these programs are offered during the year. For a YouTube video of a previous program click here
for part one of the nine part series. Links to the remaining videos are on that page.

Foster Care Program
The birds that are in our Educational Program very often also act as Foster Care Parents for young, orphaned
birds of the same species. They are put in the same aviary as the adult Ed bird and the Ed bird takes over as
the parent. They raise up the orphans and also show how the young should behave as part of their particular
species. Since the Ed bird usually can't fly and hunt on it's own, when it's time for the young to start hunting,
they are moved to the wildlife center and given live food to start their hunting lessons.

Past Presentations
See our Past Events web page for a sample of the programs we have presented in the past few years.

EDUCATIONAL ANIMALS