Wildlife Education Programs

       
       
While the primary mission of the ARL Wildlife Center is the rehabilitation of Pennsylvania's indigenous wildlife, we also spend a tremendous amount of time educating the public on the interesting and often unknown behaviors of wildlife, and on how humans and wildlife can better coexist.
       
Led by Education Director Tammy Frech, a coterie of volunteers has assembled a vast array of wildlife related programs suitable for a broad range of interested audiences. 
       
  Listed below is our current 2009 Fall/Winter educational schedule. In addition to our scheduled classes and events, our wildlife programs can come to you. Each presentation is approximately an hour long and includes a visit with a live animal. Topics include (but are not limited to):
  • Mother Nature's Babies
  • Animals of the Night
  • Tucked in for the Winter
  • Nuisance or Not
  • Once Upon an Egg

If you'd like to schedule a presentation at your meeting, please contact Education Director Tammy Frech at (412) 793-6900.

       
       

2009 Fall/Winter Education Events at the ARL Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
REVISED LISTING: See Google calendar for program details
November 7:
Girl Scout Badge Day
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Earn the Wildlife badge. Call to register.

November 14:
Brownie Badge Day
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Earn the Watching Wildlife badge. Call to register.

November 17:
Homeschoolers grades 1 - 6  
Tucked in for Winter 
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
 When Jack Frost arrives, do you ever wonder how the animals survive? This query and more are answered in this wintry program.
Click here for registration form.

 Winter Critter Camp:
December 30, 2009:
Our one day (9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.) camp for children ages 6-10 makes the most of a school holiday! This year’s theme is Tucked in for Winter. Children learn which animals migrate or hibernate and how they survive our Pennsylvania winters. The fun-filled day includes hiking, crafts, games and a tour of the Wildlife Center menagerie of education animals.
Bring a bagged lunch. Cost: $50.
Click here for registration form.

Live Animal Art:
December 29, 2009:
This wildly popular class was created by a Sweetwater Center for the Arts instructor who also volunteers at the Wildlife Center. Participants are first introduced to one of our education animals, learning about its unique characteristics, behaviors and how it came to live at the Wildlife Center. Then, the students ages 6 and up will do an art project based on that animal. Each session will feature a different animal and project.

Cost: $20; $15 each additional sibling.

10:00 a.m. – noon: Feather mandala collage featuring a red-tailed hawk.
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.: Polymer clay sculpture featuring snakes and salamanders.

Gift vouchers available on request.
Click here for registration form.