Saving Our Songbirds with Better Together
This summer Ohio Wildlife Center is partnering with the The Columbus Foundation through Better Together, their online fundraising campaign, to help save our songbirds. Our Better Together project will be featured on the Foundation’s giving store to raise $5,000 for nutrition and veterinary care for songbirds rescued during the Lights Out Columbus monitoring program. Stay tuned to our website and Facebook for more details.
Save the Date for the Red Tail Run 5K and Walk 
Ohio Wildlife Center’s annual Red Tail Run 5k and Walk will be held Sunday, September 29th at the Education Center at 6131 Cook Road in Powell. Runners and walkers will follow a route through the scenic Shawnee Hills neighborhood from the starting point at the Center’s Bonner Barn. At the conclusion of the event participants will receive awards and observe the release of an animal rehabilitated at the Wildlife Hospital.
Sponsorships are available at various levels starting at $100 to help support the event, which funds operations at Ohio’s largest, free Wildlife Hospital. Information is available by emailing lbrake@ohiowildlifecenter.org
Ohio Wildlife Center Receives Camp Program Grant 
Honda of America Mfg. Inc. (HAM) has awarded an education grant for Ohio Wildlife Center’s Summer Camp 2019. The grant provides funds for the development of the learning curriculum for the 2019 camp, which emphasizes themes around wildlife investigation and exploration. This summer’s focus is incorporating STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) themes and outdoor discovery and exploration for campers aged 4-16.
Follow Us on Our New Instagram 
Ohio Wildlife Center is now on Instagram! Follow us to learn more about our wildlife stories and Animal Ambassadors, as well as current programs and events. You can also tag us in any photos by using #ohiowildlifecenter
Brews, Birds & Boxes 
Join us on August 3, 2019 from 6-8pm for Brews, Birds and Boxes featuring Ohio Wildlife Center’s Animal Ambassador, Blue the American Kestrel, as we build our very own bird boxes! The workshop will begin with a short presentation on birds and why they need cavities to nest, followed by time for participants to work with each other to help build bird boxes. Plans of bird boxes will be provided to each participant for the remainder of the workshop.
The workshop is open only to adults 21 and older. This event is not for children. All levels of construction experience are welcome and all materials and supplies will be provided! There will be light snacks and brews available to enjoy. Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.
Tickets: $45 (only 30 total spots available!)
Development Office Welcomes Columbus Foundation Fellow
Ohio Wildlife Center welcomes Sarah Elfers, an Ohio State University student who is working with the Center for the summer as a Columbus Foundation Fellow in the development office. Elfers, from Wadsworth, Ohio, will be focusing her time on assisting with communications and marketing projects. The foundation fellowship program provides college students with a stipend to work with Central Ohio nonprofits for a 10-week summer assignment. Ohio Wildlife Center is one of 13 organizations participating in the program in 2019.
Summer Fundraising Event Supports Wildlife Center
More than 90 guests attended a summer garden fundraising event for Ohio Wildlife Center at the home of Linda and Mike Stickney in Upper Arlington on June 13. A wildlife program presented by Education Director Stormy Gibson, highlighted Animal Ambassadors Tuxedo the skunk, Georgie the Virginia Oppossum and Naaka-Hay the Red-tailed hawk. “We deeply appreciate the generosity of Linda and Mike in opening their home to support the Center,” said Dusty Lombardi, executive director. “This was an exciting evening to share our mission and work with many new people in the community.”
