Educational Presentations for Schools and Groups

Bringing wildlife education to your school or organization: Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue offers two unique educational opportunities to school groups, public agencies, events and social organizations.

Presentation at your school or facility

Presentation and tour of our facility

Prices

What is it About?

The Educational Outreach Program is designed to introduce the local community to the vast array of wildlife inhabiting Sonoma County. It also addresses wildlife emergencies and serves to promote a deeper understanding of the problems facing wildlife in an environment which is rapidly being altered by human activities. Education in the classroom is of particular importance. Many children today know very little about the wild animals that live in their area and are unaware of the tremendous impact we all have on their continued survival.

*We are looking for suggestions to help us improve our education program. Any thoughts will be considered and appreaciated. Please e-mail our Education Outreach Director with any ideas at education@scwildliferescue.org. More information at the bottom of the page.  
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Presentation at Your School or Facility

What is included in the Presentation?

Most of our presentations include:

        An Instructional slide show

        Hands-on experience with taxidermy's, bones, skulls and furs.

Our Education Outreach Director teaches wildlife awareness and appreciation to hundreds of school children every year. With the use of slides and taxidermies, she addresses the many issues surrounding wildlife today. 

Main Focus

The focus of the presentation is:

    Native species identification 
    Animal behavior 
    Habitat protection 
    Promotion of peaceful and compassionate coexistence with wildlife

Content Is Adapted for Your Needs

Each presentation is adapted to accommodate preschoolers to adults. The program length may be modified to meet the needs of the group. Informational handouts, environmental and wildlife games, and coloring sheets are available at the various presentations. The Educational Outreach Program is dependent upon the support of the community we serve.

If you would like to sign up for one of our presentations, please call (707) 992-0274 or email us at education@scwildliferescue.org. 

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Tour/Presentation at Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue

We offer a guided tour including:

The educational presentation described above, plus a tour of: 

• Our wildlife exhibit area
• Live educational exhibit animals including two red tail hawks, western gray squirrel, mountain lions, coyotes and many more!

  If you would like to sign up for one of our presentations, please call (707) 992-0274 or email us at education@scwildliferescue.org.

                                  
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Prices

Tour at SCWR                                                        $75

Presentation at your facility                                    $100
More than a 45 min. Drive                                      $150

After hours presentation
(after 4pm Tues-Sat or anytime Sun or Mon)            $130

Assembly (40 or more attendees)
At your facility                                                       $150
At SCWR                                                               $125
    *Due to the need for extra help, for groups larger than 40 people we add an additional $2 per child for presentations at SCWR
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Improvements on our Education Program

This winter we will be throwing ideas around to better improve our education program. We have been making many changes as far as animal care goes and have decided it is time to take a closer look at our education program and make some much needed improvements. Our focus is to teach people of all ages how to peacefully co-exist with wildlife and how we can protect these amazing creatures habitats and learn how to live in close proximity to them. As development of land continues we will see animals forced into our back yards more and more and we want to be there to teach about their natural behaviors so we can better understand them.

We are looking for any and all suggestions on how we could teach these ideas to people from preschoolers to adults in a more effective manor. Please contact our Education Outreach Director by e-mail only at education@scwildliferescue.org. We appreciate your thoughts and ideas.