Wildlife Wonders Winter/Spring 2019

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Wildlife Wonders LINDSAY WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE | WINTER/SPRING 2019

Inside:

A new home for Lindsay’s bald eagle Impact Report 2018


WELCOME

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new year excites us because of its possibilities. And for Lindsay Wildlife

Experience, 2019 promises to be a transformational year. For 28 years, Lindsay has occupied its current building and done amazing work within it. Yet, with environmental issues in the

news every day, we feel the increasing urgency to do more to inspire people to live responsibly with our wild companions on this earth. I am happy to tell you about several initiatives that will help us expand our capabilities in delivering on our vital mission. The first and most important initiative is our search

Any glimpse into the life of an animal quickens our own and makes it so much the larger and better in every way.

—John Muir

for Lindsay’s next executive director, which we have

undertaken with a firm specializing in nonprofit leadership recruitment. Because Lindsay has such a strong team of staff and volunteers, our next executive director must be able to not only support that team but also lead Lindsay forward into a new chapter. That means building more partnerships and a more robust financial base, finding more ways to engage the public, and creating an expanded footprint so we can reach more

Connecting people with wildlife to inspire responsibility and respect for the world we share.

children, teens and adults in the Bay Area and beyond. The second initiative is already underway as well: pursuing possibilities for expanding Lindsay’s physical space. As you know, optimizing and expanding our space is a key part of our current strategic plan. We are actively talking to the city of Walnut Creek while also exploring other possibilities for enlarging and modernizing our rehabilitation and education facilities and animal ambassador housing. The third initiative is also in process: continuing to make better use of our current space and create more engaging and interactive programs and exhibits. The Eagle Eyrie is one of the first of these projects scheduled for completion this year. All of these initiatives represent a piece of the exciting promise of 2019. For those donors, members and lovers of Lindsay for the past year and all of our 64 years, we say thank you! Hold onto your hats as we launch our mission beyond our current walls! Best,

Exhibit Hall and Wildlife Hotline (925) 935-1978 Hours: Hall open Tues.–Sun., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hospital open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily ­— lindsaywildlife.org General email: social  media@lindsaywildlife.org­ — 1931 First Avenue Walnut Creek, CA 94597 Interim Executive Director Karen Deshayes Creative Staff Editor: Elisabeth Nardi Contributors: Heather Haas, James Madden and Emma Molinare

Produced by DCP dcpubs.com Photography by Paul Hara and Margaret Kowalick-Hara Board of Directors Rosanne Siino, Ph.D.,  President Julie Ross, Secretary Lou Eber, Esq.,   Interim Treasurer Laura Johnson Matt Lawson Elizabeth McWhorter, Ph.D. Ryan Misasi Jeremy Seymour, Esq. Heather Stead Emeritus Board Members (Honorary nonvoting board members) Gary Bogue Marilyn Fowler Barney Howard Nan Hudson Marc Kaplan James A. Pezzaglia Michael Stead Gabe Togneri

Dr. Rosanne M. Siino President | Lindsay Board of Directors

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On the cover: Lindsay's bald eagle, Atsá.


TRACKS

MARCH MEMBER MADNESS We celebrate our more than 4,000 members during March with activities, giveaways and more.

• Join us March 30 for Mountain Lion Madness! Get up close to some purrrfect felines, including a baby mountain lion. • Enjoy an additional 5 percent off in the Lindsay Wildlife Gift Shop. This is on top of the 10 percent members already enjoy. • Collect a free Lindsay prize when you visit during the month of March (limited to one per family during the month).

MEET OUR NEW ANIMAL AMBASSADOR: WESTERN SCREECH OWL Discover one of Lindsay’s newest raptors: Cypress, the western screech owl! This owl was found at Banner Mountain near Nevada City, just 3 days old. Too young to survive alone, she was brought to a nearby wildlife rehabilitation facility and raised with seven other screech owls of similar age. The seven other owls were successfully returned to the wild, but this owl had already begun to show signs of imprinting on humans. It was determined that she was unable to return to the wild because she is so accustomed to people; she arrived at Lindsay Wildlife Experience in July 2018. At Lindsay’s annual fall fundraiser, she was named by major supporter Sue Angeli.

FAST FACT

98%

of the animals treated at Lindsay

Wildlife Rehabilitation Hospital are admitted due to adverse contact with human activity.

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INTRODUCING

EAGLE EYRIE

Lindsay plans a special home for a special eagle Lindsay's bald eagle, Atsá, in the Animal Activity Area in the Exhibit Hall. She currently has no full-time enclosure visible to the public.

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“ indsay Wildlife is hoping to give Atsá, our resident bald eagle, the chance to do what she instinctively longs to do but has never done: hunt for fish! In her very own stream

in her very own enclosure, Atsá may soon go fishing while de-

lighted visitors watch.

It will have the most features and take up the biggest footprint that has ever been built on Lindsay grounds!

—Emma Molinare

A flowing water feature is a signature element of the more than $150,000 Eagle Eyrie exhibit Lindsay leaders hope to build in the next year. Located on what has been called the “Observation Deck,” just through a set of double doors off the Exhibit Hall, the

pings, native bunch grasses and scrub brushes, a large tree, and several perching branches, as well as the water feature. “Atsá was injured at 9 weeks old, before she would have

space has already been partially converted over the past year

been hunting on her own,” says Curator of Animal Encounters

to house Lindsay’s eagles during the day. But the Eagle Eyrie

Emma Molinare. “This exhibit will give her the opportunity

exhibit will transform the space into an upland riparian habitat.

to hunt and guests the opportunity to watch! Our goal is to

The zoo-grade enclosure will feature naturalistic rock outcrop-

design a special viewing window so that visitors can see her

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talons grabbing fish from below the water. This novel exhibit design is something you won't be able to see anywhere else. It will have the most features and take up the biggest footprint that has ever been built on Lindsay grounds!" The future Eagle Eyrie will allow Atsá to look out on the treetops of Larkey Park. “Her view alone is a big upgrade from her current enclosure,” says Molinare, noting that the outdoor aviary in the back of Lindsay is surrounded by cement walls. “Additionally, the location will give Atsá three times the space of her current enclosure. Atsá is a special eagle and deserves a special home.” But to make this home a reality, Lindsay needs to raise $150,000 for the professional creation and installation of the exhibit dreamed up by the team at Zoological Fabrication. This is the same group that created the logs in Lindsay’s North American porcupine enclosure, and it has done installations at many zoos, museums and aquariums throughout California. The goal of this exhibit is to give people the up-close, incredible bald eagle experience visitors have come to expect at Lindsay. “Bald eagles are amazing animals to see in the wild, but not everyone is lucky enough to catch a glimpse of them up close,” Molinare says. “With the natural enclosure, guests will be transported into a riparian

Visitors watch as Atsá explores her enclosure.

habitat. Hopefully, after viewing Atsá in her home here at Lindsay, visitors will feel inspired to go outside to hike, explore and maybe even see one of these beautiful animals out in the wild.”

EAGLE EYRIE AT A GLANCE • The Eagle Eyrie will be modeled after an upland riparian habitat, with outcroppings, a large tree, several perching branches, a large water feature and tethering options. • Rock outcropping will resemble a natural fluviolacustrine transitional habitat, with attachment areas for naturalistic deadfall. • Naturalistic tree elements will include both coniferous and deciduous riparian tree species. • Exhibit will include wetland littoral zone with planters for native bunch grasses and scrub brushes. • There will be plenty of places for a bald eagle to perch. Visit lindsaywildlife.org/eagle to learn A model of Lindsay's future Eagle Eyrie.

more about making a contribution to the Eagle Eyrie project.

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Retrospective: 2018 A YEAR OF RENEWAL AND GROWTH, THANKS TO YOU!

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hanks to our family of supporters, Lindsay Wildlife Experience has reached new levels of success over the past year. Together, we have continued to save the lives of injured and sick wild animals, launched and delivered high-caliber

education programs, and connected people with the natural world in new and exciting ways. From huge improvements to our infrastructure—like a new HVAC system and a long-awaited kitchen for the Animal Encounters program—to the daily care of injured animals in the hospital, your generosity has made a vital difference in the lives of animals who depend on human compassion. Your donations, memberships and volunteer hours have an immediate impact on the community, the county and this one world we are given to share and protect. Here are just a few of the ways your support made a difference in 2018:

Continued excellence at the Rehabilitation Hospital More than 5,800 animals received pioneering medical care at Lindsay Wildlife Rehabilitation Hospital. Wildlife patients included nearly 1,000 opossums, house finches and even a juvenile bald eagle—the first of this species at Lindsay in decades.

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Long-desired building updates

We were thrilled to power up a much-needed heating, ventilation and air conditioning system for our animals and their human caretakers. Purchased with help from the city of Walnut Creek, this new, state-of-the-art system is a major upgrade.


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Successful launch of an innovative speaker series

THANK YOU, GENEROUS DONORS Lindsay Wildlife Experience is deeply grateful to our many generous members and donors for their outstanding support. Combined, more than 7,000 individuals, foundations and businesses provided essential funding to help Lindsay Wildlife continue to lead environmental education and wildlife rehabilitation efforts as a model nonprofit organization. The following list acknowledges those who made gifts of $250 or more between July 1, 2017, and June 31, 2018. We also extend a heartfelt "thank you!" to all of our special events donors and others who may not be listed due to space limitations. Thank you all!

Lindsay’s Conservation Icons speaker series has featured renowned thinkers, researchers and leaders who inspire audiences to think differently about the natural world—and wildlife—around us. This past year included acorn woodpecker–ace Dr. Walter Koenig, the ocean-saving maven Dr. Sylvia Earle and rattlesnake expert Dr. Emily Taylor.

PRESERVATIONISTS CIRCLE ($25,000 AND ABOVE) City of Walnut Creek Elizabeth Vinton Sanderson Foundation Shirley Nootbaar Stephen Ball Estate William A. Kerr Foundation

NATURALISTS CIRCLE ($10,000 TO $24,999) Anonymous (2)

Dyann Blaine

Anita and Doug Jones

Ronald and Rosemary

Gaile Russ

Clendenen

Gabriel B. Togneri and

Foundation

Pat Thompson

Marilyn and Rick Fowler Clement and Nancy Glynn Karen Marcus Nicola Place and

Anonymous (4)

Chris Beeson

Suzanne Angeli

Selma King Trust

Holly and Bill Armstrong

Rosanne M. Siino

Ashby Lumber-Concord

Scott E. Smith and

Pamela and Kenneth Ball

Sherilyn Scott Arthur H. Sutter

Andeavor Foundation, Inc.

Ann C. Taylor

Carol V. Austin Trust

Penny and Roger

The Barth Foundation John and Melinda Baum Bay Area Rapid Transit District Tiny Tickets

Westphal

Rhonda Beatty-Gallo and

Foundation Contra Costa County Fish & Wildlife Kathy and Lance Gyorfi Pacific Gas and Electric Company

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Increased and expanded education for the next generation Lindsay debuted a new lineup of field trips based on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The NGSS represent the latest research-backed principles and instructional guidelines for both formal and informal educators. It is vital for Lindsay to keep a leading edge in innovative education. This equips the young minds that come to Lindsay with the latest and most accurate information, which in turn will make them the naturalists and conservationists of tomorrow.

Schwab Charitable Fund Shell Martinez Refinery— Shell Oil Products David and Lelia Shunick Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

PROTECTORS CIRCLE ($5,000 TO $9,999) Anonymous (4) Carrie and Kelly Barlow

Annette Wolff

STEWARDS CIRCLE ($1,000 TO $2,499)

Marc and Marilyn Kaplan

Adele Allen

The Mervyn L. Brenner

Sloat Brothers LTD.

The Jerry Cohen

Steven Gallo

CURATORS CIRCLE ($2,500 TO $4,999)

Deb J. Bouchard and

Anonymous (3)

Maynard P. and

America’s Best Local

Katherine Z. Buehler Donna J. Buessing

Charities (ABLC) Cooper, White & Cooper

Gladys and Mark Calender

Donald Engle Lawrence and Nancy

Patrick and Shirley Campbell

Fitzgerald Diane and Ron Furtado

Charles Schwab Corporation Political

Jacqueline and

Action Committee

Mark Giles Melvin and Diana Haas

Committee for Industrial Safety

Mabel Horrigan

Darren and Julie Cooke

Foundation International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Sean L. Street

Nick Costa Ron Damele and

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Janet Oliver Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Dawes

Thomas Henry John and Joan Hines

Hele Marshall

Laurie and Jon Ruggiero

Cheryl M. McCormick,

Kelly and Craig Ruybalid

Ph.D.

Debra S. Hodson and

Robert Ryon

Helene and Mark McElyea

Mary Salmon

Robert L. Mckeown

Peter and Marilyn Schmidt

Ryan and Erica Misasi

Shell Western States

Margaret J. Holmes

Carol M. Moore

Shibumi Studio

John R. Fischer

Ira and Karen Holtzman

Jim Moore

Cindy and Tom Silva

Dawn Fountain

Emily Horton

Richard and Laurie

Cindy and Stephen Snow

Bernard and Teresa Frey

Laurie W. Howard

Michael A. Friar

Linda H. Huber

Linda D. Gallagher

Nan Hudson

Glenview Women’s Club

Kathryn L. Humble

Susan and Paul Nagata

Elaine and John Spiecker

Gloria Allen Estate

Kathleen C. Hunt

Lynn Nagel

Sports Basement

Paul E. Goldberg and

Mark Janlois

Bernice Ng

Corbin and Heather Stead

Dwight Johnson

David L. Olund

Ann M. Stephens

Justice, Justice

Merle L. and Lura D.

Bill and Nona Thomas

Joanna Dawson Luca Donisi Estate of Mr. Franco A. Guidone

Heidi Schulte Lee and Shirley Griffey Gail and Hasty Habicht Dave and Janice Hammond

Alice Church Alfred and Barbara Holmes

Morrison Nigel and Michelle Murtagh

Osgood Trust

Foundation John M. Kikuchi and Debra Coggins

Stephanie, Robert, and Karen Sorenson Teresa Speck

Zdenek Tomsky

Oshay Family Foundation

Gayle and Stephen Turpen

James and Yvette

Twanda Foundation

Pezzaglia

U.S. Charitable Gift Trust

Cheryl Hansen

Simona Klein

Milo and Lorrice Harris

Lakeside Foundation

Katherine M. Portoni

Nan and John Walz

Patti Harris

Laura P. Larson

Jamie and James

Jerald Weintraub and

Doug Hayden

Kristina and Matthew

Randolph

Melody Howe Weintraub

Caroline Read

Joseph E. Wettstein

Jeanne C. Laye

Lindy Rewinkel

Paula and John Whitney

Ann Henning

Lois B. Lippincott

Jan Richardson

Ann S. Yoshimura

Elizabeth and

Larry and Lila Lippow

Julie and Murray Ross

Natalie Zavialoff

Margrete Heising and Fritz Wilhelm

Lawson

ENTHUSIASTS ($250 TO $999) Anonymous (3) Joy and Gary Addiego Robert and Dennis Adler Joel and Barbara Albert Madeline Allen Marlene and Phillip Amy Timothy M. Argenti Stephanie Bardwell Alec and Lynn Bartsch Kathryn and Randal Becker Timothy Butturini Theresa Cabral Carolyn and Tim Carlson Linda and Larry Carter James and Francesca Cervantes Julie Chavez Toni Childress Sherrill Cook Gary and Janelle Cortese Paul Cortese Donna and Robert Covert Kathleen Cronin Kevin and Jessica Cross Lisa Dadgar

Rehabilitated creatures returned to where they belong

Addition of an on-site kitchen for wildlife ambassadors Lindsay’s wildlife ambassadors can now have delicious diets prepared on-site just for them! The Animal Encounters Wildlife Commissary was funded through the generosity of our amazing Animal Encounters volunteers, proceeds from our Conservation Icons speaker series and board-designated matching funds.

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Our ultimate goal at Lindsay is return to the wild. Support from donors makes that possible. From two red-shouldered hawks that fell out of their nest in a windstorm, to a skunk found in a hole in Oakland, to a bobcat hit by a car—after medical care, rest and rehabilitation at Lindsay, all of these animal, and many more, went back to the wild where they belonged.


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Largest work of street art in Walnut Creek at Lindsay! The infamous street artist known only as “Nite Owl,” whose work has mysteriously appeared on urban canvases from San Francisco to Paris, struck again! Thanks to private donations, the renowned artist livened up a drab hall at Lindsay Wildlife Experience, creating colorful wildlife art for visitors young and old!

Peter W. Dahling and Caroline Davis Donna DeDiemar and Chris Hamilton Stephen and Sally DeMaria Patty Deutsche

Andrea Matsushima

Adam Henson

Dr. Carlene Mendieta

Yuko Hirato

Bradford Meyer

Vince and Melissa

Lorene and Dale Moon

Hoeser Barney and Joanne Howard

Daniel and Sunok Moy Dr. Antonio B. Nafarrate

Drake’s Brewing Co.

Lumen Ada Hurst

Linda S. Nishitsuji

Glenda Dugan

Dave Husted

North Bay Gallery

Marcus Duncan

Geoffrey and Olga

Janet Oppio

Teresa and Bradley Dyer

Jenkins

Denise Pare-Muirhead and Bruce Muirhead

Karin Eames

Caroline M. Kane

Amy and Louis Eber

Kenneth Keeler

Eileen M. Perry

eScrip

Dennis and

Dawn and Sage

Mike and Pat Evans

Kathleen Kelleher

Peterson

Tom and Kimberly Fishel

Helaine Kenfield

Linda and Stacy Pinck

Sally and Earl Flage

Rodney and Veronica

Janet Pinn

Richard and Donna TO P : J A M E S M A D D E N ; B OT TO M : M A X L I P M A N

Raina Hellmuth

Fraioli Peter and Robin Frazier Bonnie and David Fry Mary and James Gallen Fred and Roberta Giari Girl Scout Troop #32353 Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund Ron and Josiane Hable K.P. Dean Harper and Mary Ann Wickes Michele and Brent Hayes

Kiefer Shawn Larsen Lawrence Livermore

Chris and Lori Potter Laurel and Gerald Przybylski

National Laboratory

Reginald and Sheila

HOME Campaign

Veale Survivor’s Trust

Ellen Leng and Chardi Kollmann

Susan Reynolds Linda Riebel

Marjorie Lesage

Don and Sharon Ritchey

Lincoln Glen Little

Bud and Jane

League Lippow Development Company Connie and Al Loosli

Rotermund

Corporate Matching The following companies provide essential support to Lindsay Wildlife Experience by matching the generous contributions made by their employees. AAA Adobe Andeavor Foundation, Inc. Apple Matching Gifts Program Applied Materials Foundation Employee Engagement Bank of America Matching Gifts Bank of the West Employee Giving Program Business Wire Chevron Humankind Employee Funds/ Matching Gifts Clorox Company Foundation CSAA Insurance Group, an AAA Insurer GE Foundation Genentech Employee Giving Program Google, Inc. Heffernan Foundation IBM Matching Grants Program International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kaiser Permanente Community Giving Matching Gift Program Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory HOME Campaign Levi Strauss & Co.

McKesson Medtronic Microsoft Matching Gifts PG&E Corporation Foundation Employee Giving & Matching Gifts Recurrent Energy Development Holdings, LLC RLG International (U.S.), Inc. SalesForce.com Foundation Shell Oil Company Foundation Matching Gifts Symantec Matching Gifts & Volunteer Grants Travelers Universal Music Group The Walt Disney Company FoundationMatching Gifts WorkDay, Inc.

SAGE Centers for Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Care

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Roger and Jeane Samuelsen

Alexander Lindsay Heritage Society

Bill and Nathalie Schmicker

Strehlitz Jennifer Thayer Nancy Thomas and Thomas Riley, Jr.

Anonymous (2)

Eva Denes

Shirley Nootbaar

Kent and Eva Scott

Deana H. Umbarger

Frank Abajian

Pat Duran

Sharon Roberts

Cherida and Glenn Smith

United Way of San

Cat Aboudara

Marilyn and Rick Fowler

Robert Ryon

Patricia A. Smith

Christine and Robert

Linda D. Gallagher

Deborah and

Ann and Bob Snyder

Barbara Waaland

Jeanette and Mike

Carter Wells

Anderson

Ron and Josiane Hable

Joseph Santone Jack S. Schiemann and

Holly and Bill Armstrong

Doug Hayden

Burt Bassler

Sandra and Thomas Hill

Belinda Blair

Marc and Marilyn Kaplan

Robert and Pat Shelton

Theresa Cabral

Simona Klein

David and Lelia Shunick

CJ Carman

Lorna and Jerry Lasky

Darlene A. Silver

Steven Sterns and

Carol and George

Kay Lilja

Ernest Simpson

Barry L. Klezmer

Carol A. Mann

Richard and Lois

Frank and Barbara

Chaffey Jacqueline and Orlando Chiavini

Barbara Marques Virginia Marques

Thomas L. Coats

Lois McCleary

Claudia Cohan

Cheryl M. McCormick,

Nick Costa Richard and Donna Crane Robert De Vight

Ph.D.

Michael C. Yore

Melissa Deadrich

Cathy Sizeler James and Wendy Tuthill Linda Vallee

Lorene and Dale Moon

Rosemarie B. Vigil

Gemma Niermann

Alfred G. Weiland

Keane Grivich and

Judith Olson

Marlene and Phillip Amy

Don and Melinda Groom

Betty and Paul Baldacci

Victoria and David

Margaret and Richard Berendsen Michael and Gayle

Hardy Gary and Stephanie Hargrave

Terrance and Sibylle O’Malley Sandra Pearson Lloyd Poche Steve and Amelita Potts

Corinne Hawkins

Ariadne Prater

Sarah A. Cahill

Kathy and Jerry Hicks

Joanie and Stuart

Richard and Suzan

Janet Kirk

Browne

Carlston Helene and Norman Cavior Billie Cummings

Richard Komatsu and Cynthia Clearwater Christoph Maurath and April Rose Sommer

Bob and Ana Cutting

Brian Moos

Leslie Dawson

Britt-Marie and

Stephen and Sally DeMaria

Brian Morris Arlene and Chris Motter

Amy and Louis Eber

Joyce Munson

Charles and Lisa Eitzel

Carolyn and

Clayton H. Englar Paul E. Goldberg and Heidi Schulte

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Wade Nogy

Amy Wisecarver

Wendy D. Sparks and

David and Priscilla Witt

Jeff Torquemada

David and Adrienne Yarnold Randy Zuke

Rebecca Temple and

Marie Meditz

Christine Anderson

Stacey Wells

Patricia J. Sparkman

Stringham

Friends Members Mario Albert and

Sorensen

Joaquin County

Shicoff Darlene A. Silver Steven Sterns and Barry L. Klezmer Hal and Diane Steuber Donald and Vicki Sundgren Kathleen and Rodney Van Winckel John and Charlotte Waggoner George Yuha

Rebecca and Erica O’Brien

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A hospital for the 21st century A life monitor—vital for wildlife patients under anesthesia— was purchased for the Rehabilitation Hospital, which allows for better patient care while on the operating table. Additionally, Lindsay partnered with UC Davis to implement a novel technique, using fish skin as a natural Band-Aid on raptors. These machines and new treatments allow Lindsay to continue to be a leader in wildlife rehabilitation.


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Source of Revenue FY 2018

Renovated Natural History space

■  Individual Gifts Modeled after the Naturalist Center at the California Academy of Sciences, the newly renovated Natural History room at Lindsay boasts more than 16,000 specimens. Many in the collection are now on display for the public to see and experience when for years they had been locked away. A program called Curious Collections allows guests to enjoy these relics daily.

$616,380

■  Admissions

$308,290

■  Education Programs

$255,694

■  Corporate/Foundation $250,902 ■  Membership $247,871 ■  Fundraising Events

$188,606

■  Vehicle Donations

$114,750

■  Government Support

$82,561

■  Gift Store (net)

$72,912

■  In-Kind Donation Valued

$44,559*

■  Other/Royalties $24,763 ■  Rentals $22,709 Total $2,229,997 * This is the total in in-kind donations that are reported to Lindsay Wildlife and claimed for taxes.

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Maximized opportunities for connecting people to wildlife To celebrate California Wildlife Day on March 20, 2018, Lindsay opened its doors for only $1 per person so all children and adults could enjoy and appreciate Lindsay’s wildlife ambassadors. All told, Lindsay had more than 80,000 visitors in 2018! That’s 80,000 chances Lindsay Wildlife had to connect people to wildlife.

With the support of people like you who care, Lindsay Wildlife Experience has been able to pioneer new ways of caring for wildlife and to inspire the connection that keeps humans and the natural world in harmony. We hope you are proud of the past year’s achievements and continue to support this important work!

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PAID

WALNUT CREEK CA PERMIT NO. 525 Lindsay Wildlife Museum 1931 First Avenue Walnut Creek, CA 94597-2540

Event Calendar February 2: Volunteer Opportunities Class 3: Mammal Mania Workshop 8: Wild@Night: Kiss & Tail! 9: Live.Wild.Animal Exhibition: Valentine’s Vixens 11: Mini Monday: Be My Valentine 18: Open on President’s Day

March 3: Raptor Rally Workshop 11: Mini Monday: Feathered Friends 14: Volunteer Opportunities Class 20: California Wildlife Day: $1 entry! 23: Conservation Icons: Joel Reynolds, Natural Resources Defense Council 30: Live.Wild.Animal Exhibition: March Member Madness

April 1: Lindsay Exhibit Hall open 7: Our Blue Dot Workshop 12: Volunteer Art Reception 13: Live.Wild.Animal Exhibition (to be confirmed) 15: Mini Monday: Springtime Babies 21: Earth Day Sustainability Festival 28: Youth Programs Opportunity

May 9: Volunteer Opportunities Class 11: Live.Wild.Animal Exhibition (to be confirmed) 18: Faces of Wildlife Annual Gala 25: Conservation Icons: Dr. Gordon Frankie, UC Berkeley 27: Open Memorial Day

June 22: Live.Wild.Animal Exhibition FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF UPCOMING EVENTS,

Lindsay's great gray owl, Shadow.

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