“All my Friends Are Wild!”
Wildlife Rescue Center of Napa County Dine & Donate Night
at Oxbow Pubic Market

November 4, 2011, Napa, CA — The Wildlife Rescue Center of Napa County Announces ”All my Friends Are Wild!”, a Dine & Donate night at Oxbow Public Market, on Thursday, December 1st from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. Many of the Merchants at Oxbow Public Market will be donating 10% of their proceeds for the evening to support the efforts and programs of the Wildlife Rescue Center of Napa County.

In addition to the yummy for the tummy merchant specials, guests will be treated to music, original wildlife art, great camaraderie and energy. The Wildlife Rescue Center of Napa County will also have staff and volunteers on hand to answer any questions and provide information on its programs, services and volunteer opportunities.
WRCNC is an awesome group of volunteers dedicated to protecting the beautiful Napa Valley wildlife that add so much to the quality of all our lives. We are happy and grateful to the Oxbow Public Market and its many merchants for supporting our organization and all our efforts. —Phyllis Hunt, (WRCNC) President

“Our merchants have really stepped up in order to make this a fund and successful evening for the Wildlife Rescue Center of Napa County,” stated Steve Carlin, Founder and CEO of Oxbow Public Market. ”All of us at the market feel a strong connection to the environment, in our personal lives and professional lives. It’s a good reminder that we, as humans, share this planet with all sorts of species, and we’re happy to support the Wildlife Rescue Center in this way,” Carlin added.

About Wildlife Rescue Center of Napa County
Dedicated to the rehabilitative care of injured, ill, or orphaned wildlife in Napa County, the Wildlife Rescue Center of Napa County (WRCNC) was founded in 1991 as a nonprofit corporation 
under the direction of local veterinarian Shirley Harmon. Our mission is to support the presence of wildlife through rescue, rehabilitation, release activities and to promote public awareness and appreciation
 through community outreach. WRCNC is licensed through the California
 Department of Fish and Game to possess and provide temporary care for sick, orphaned, or injured 
California wildlife pursuant to Section 679, Title 14, Code of Regulations (CCR). For more information, please visit www.napawildliferescue.org.

About Oxbow Public Market
Located in the Oxbow District in downtown Napa, Oxbow Public Market is the community gathering place for great food and wine. It’s where both locals and visitors connect and there’s always something happening – live music, cooking demos, wine tastings, kayaking lessons or the farmers market. It’s where you can enjoy everything from tacos to oysters on the scenic outdoor deck overlooking the Napa river, and find a diverse mix of local food vendors, artisan cafes and a variety of merchants featuring local farm raised meats, poultry, and organic produce. The Market is open until 9:00 p.m. seven days a week (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day) with later hours on Fridays and during the summer months. Come experience the local wine country bounty at Oxbow Public Market. For more information, please visit www.oxbowpublicmarket.com.

Wonderful news coverage on how Angela Cistone Zierenberg and husband Chad Zierenberg, directors of raptor care, rescued two great horned owlets and fostered them back to their mother!

Read on by clicking here!
(photos by Chad Zierenberg)

5/16/11 Our 2011 annual “Friendraising” campaign has come to an end.  After 6 weeks of pounding the pavement with the talented guidance of John Youngberg, the Wildlife Rescue Center of Napa County has raised over $25,000 to fund our yearly operation for rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing sick, injured and/or orphaned wildlife.  Thank you very much to those who have donated to our cause, and to those who spent countless hours volunteering their time to get more friends.

All our friends are WILD!!!!

Training for songbird clinic volunteers for the 2011 season (May- Oct.)

Sat. April 9th, 11:00-2:00 pm, Napa Library Community Room

Sat. April 16th, 2:00-5:00 pm, St. Helena Library Community Room

Please contact Vickie Allen to reserve space for the training. vickieya@sbcglobal.net; (707)224-4560; (707) 483-3036

2/6/11
We have planned our first work party for the new Songbird Clinic on Saturday 2/12/11 and have all the help we need for it. We will be installing countertops (prefab)/shelving/etc. in the new clinic building. If you would like to help in any future work parties (Which will be posted here) please contact Jan at 707-252-7523
email: napajg@gmail.com.
12/21/10

Baby birds receiving care at the baby bird clinic
Photo by Angela Zierenberg

We have wonderful news regarding the Songbird clinic of Wildlife Rescue center of Napa County. We now have a home!

It has been a long two years without a
center-but that is soon to change. Thanks
to Jan Gates’ hard work, we will be able to
use a piece of county property 9 miles
north of Silverado Veterinary Hospital for
our songbird clinic. WE ARE SO EXCITED!

We will need to make the property bird-ready. Flight cages (from kits) and an Annex will need to be built. The medical clinic buildings and storage shed also must be moved from the Ashlar property soon.

At this point we are putting out a call for help, we need;

1. People who are willing to work on work-party teams to get the site up and ready (probably starting in early January)

2. Volunteers for shifts at the clinic when we open

3. Volunteers to participate as a Team member in the fund Raiser campaign.

If you can help with any of the above, please contact Vickie Allen. I will then be able to get more details out to you.

To get you up to speed on the organization: We now have a new vibrant Board of Directors. Phyllis Hunt has stepped up as acting President. Other board members include Angela Cistone Zierenberg (who so graciously allowed us to have our clinic on her property in the past). She is also now fielding the “HAWK” line calls in addition to rehabilitating the mammals in our area. Linda Howard has joined the board as Secretary after several years at our baby bird clinic. Chad Zierenberg, our newest member, flew on board after taking on the rehabilitation of our county’s raptors for the past year.

A critical piece of opening up our song bird clinic and keeping the organization afloat, is fund raising. We need funds to obtain, erect and provide power to our site and pay for food and medical supplies for our patients. We also need funds to operate the organization and move forward on our strategic plan to build a full working facility. To this end, we have embarked upon our first annual fund raising campaign that will kick off at the end of January and end at the end of February 2011. We will have special training to help us succeed, and an end-of-the-campaign celebration. So please consider helping out in this vital time of transition and need. For more information, contact:

The HAWK line:
707-224-4295 (HAWK).

Vickie Allen:
Volunteer Coordinator
707-224-4560 or cell: 707-483-3036
email: vickieya@sbcglobal.net

Jan Gates:
New Site Coordinator
707-252-7523
email: napajg@gmail.com

Phyllis Hunt:
President Wildlife Rescue of Napa County
Cell: 707-363-1350 home: 707-254-9448
email: phyllisphunt@gmail.com

What a wonderful ‘Holiday Present’ for the wildlife of our area. I sincerely hope you will be part of our new team, all with a focus on wildlife care. Don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Sincerely,
Wildlife Rescue Center of Napa County

The Wildlife Rescue of Napa County is pleased to announce our first annual campaign to raise $20,000 to fund and support our mission and programs. Please help us save and protect the wildlife in our community. You can be a part of the campaign to get us closer to reaching our goal by making a donation. You can visit our Paypal donation page by clicking here and make a one time contribution.