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 our public Ed Animal programs see our Coming Events web page and see our Past Events
web page for a list of our previous Ed Animal programs.

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.

EDUCATIONAL ANIMALS