Community Involvement and Education
Phoenix, Arizona
Importance of Education
We strive to impassion audiences about raptors and the threats they face, to foster behaviors that help conserve our shared environment.
Wild At Heart is proud to offer educational information and programs to encourage understanding, respect, and compassion for wildlife and the environment. Adults learn to better understand the role of urban wildlife in our neighborhood / environment, and children learn to engage with the natural world without fear. Wild At Heart is recognized throughout the United States for improving public awareness of raptors and their conservation needs through effective educational programs.
Did You Know?
It’s illegal to keep wild animals for more than 24 hours without having special permits and licenses. Wild animals have specific nutritional, housing, and handling needs, and when inexperienced individuals try to raise or treat them, it inevitably results in unhealthy, tame animals that can’t survive in the wild.
About Our Programs
If you want to join us in our fight to protect Arizona’s wildlife, the time to start is now! Learn all you can about raptors and help others understand that the needs of raptors are much the same as our own; we all need healthy food, clean water, and a safe place to live.
Schedule a tour at our wildlife sanctuary or book us to attend your event. Your group will learn how to safely coexist with native Arizona wildlife. Small groups get an up-close view of WIld At Heart as we share the compelling stories of our unreleasable sanctuary residents. Our tours are led by experienced guides
On-Site Opportunities:
Help at the Wild At Heart Center in Cave Creek, Arizona (by appointment ONLY), our valued youth volunteers assist in cleaning, building, organizing, lite yard work, and can also participate on the WAH Burrowing Owl Project statewide. Informal, instructive, close-up encounters with Wild At Heart raptors are given during the visit.
Off-Site Opportunities:
Wild At Heart loves to visit youth in their classroom, at a park, or at special events such as birthday parties.
Benefits
These activities help build leadership skills, job skills, self-esteem and confidence, all while learning the importance of preserving our wildlife heritage and the value of being involved in the community.
About Our Programs
If you want to join us in our fight to protect Arizona’s wildlife, the time to start is now! Learn all you can about raptors and help others understand that the needs of raptors are much the same as our own; we all need healthy food, clean water, and a safe place to live.
Schedule a tour at our wildlife sanctuary or book us to attend your event. Your group will learn how to safely coexist with native Arizona wildlife. Small groups get an up-close view of WIld At Heart as we share the compelling stories of our unreleasable sanctuary residents. Our tours are led by experienced guides
On-Site Opportunities:
Help at the Wild At Heart Center in Cave Creek, Arizona (by appointment ONLY), our valued youth volunteers assist in cleaning, building, organizing, lite yard work, and can also participate on the WAH Burrowing Owl Project statewide. Informal, instructive, close-up encounters with Wild At Heart raptors are given during the visit.
Off-Site Opportunities:
Wild At Heart loves to visit youth in their classroom, at a park, or at special events such as birthday parties.
Benefits
These activities help build leadership skills, job skills, self-esteem and confidence, all while learning the importance of preserving our wildlife heritage and the value of being involved in the community.
Get Involved
Educational Programs
Junior Wildlife Rescuer
As Junior Wildlife Rescuers, we spend our lives learning about animals. We use our knowledge to help when animals are in need — even when they are very sick or injured. By learning about nature we also discover what kind of habitat to look for when we release these wonderful creatures back into the wild!
To grow up to be a wildlife rescuer, pay close attention in your classes at school and spend your free time observing the life going on all around you. You may not have a wide variety of wildlife in your backyard, but you will be amazed by who and what you see if you really take the time to watch.
Wild At Heart Junior Wildlife Rescuers Program is specially designed with all youth in mind; youth of all ages and special needs. This program is currently on hold.
School Education Program
We bring conservation and science to life by bringing our non-releasable educational raptors into your classroom to give students the opportunity to learn about local birds of prey and interact with wildlife experts. At these free events, children can hear WAH experts share stories of their experience working to protect species and habitats. Students can feel comfortable asking questions in the comfort of their everyday classroom.
Community Group Education
Wild At Heart continues to offer innovative opportunities for community involvement at our Cave Creek facility. Wild At Heart provides informal, instructive, close-up encounters with Wild At Heart raptors throughout the visit. Corporate team-building along with community service opportunities for individuals, companies, organizations, scout troops, schools, ROTC cadets, and many other groups with an interest in wildlife.
Over 100 Individual Eagle Scout Candidates have earned their Eagle Scout Award by completing significant construction projects at Wild At Heart.
Private Education Events
Your next corporate or private event will be truly unique and unforgettable with up-close encounters with birds of prey. Attendees will learn about hawks, owls, falcons, and eagles. Our experienced raptor handlers will educate guests about these magnificent creatures, their habits, how they feed, how they live in the wild, and so much more.
If you are interested in scheduling an educational event with us or have questions, please fill out the contact form below or email us at Info@WildAtHeartOwls.org
Note: Please contact us at least 2 months in advance with your preferred date, size of your group, and specify your preference of on- or off-site education program. We will do our best to accommodate requests.