'Trashy Situations – How Waste Impacts Wildlife' at Lake Erie Nature & Science Center'
Channel: Western Cuyahoga Audubon
Date: 10/02/2021

'Trashy Situations – How Waste Impacts Wildlife' at Lake Erie Nature & Science Center led by co-presenters, Wildlife Program Specialist Christine Barnett and Wildlife Rehabilitation Specialist Tim Jasinski.

In this program we'll follow the rehabilitation of a herring gull from intake to release. Find out why the gull was admitted to the Center and learn how litter impacts rehabilitation patients. Watch the YouTube video at https://youtu.be/CWBSBmknWTA

Lake Erie Nature and Science Center and Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society co-host February, Mondays at 12:00 p.m. (EST) 2021 Wildlife Rehabilitation LIVE Programs & Center Fundraiser. 

Wildlife rehabilitation specialists are some of today's unsung heroes and heroines. Working under tremendous pressure they continue to aid and assist injured wildlife despite the crippling effects of climate change now compounded by the social and economic complications of COVID-19.

Centers everywhere are experiencing a significant decline in donation dollars due to pandemic economic stress and ranks of volunteers may have diminished or are unable to assist because of virus contagion and social distancing requirements.

Efforts are further complicated by populations of wildlife needing assistance due to the affects of extreme hot or cold weather fluctuations, forest fires, severe drought, flooding, or worse due to human encroachment and the unpredictable severe affects of climate change.

Lake Erie Nature & Science Center serves thousands of children and families each year in addition to caring for our resident animals and treating wildlife rehabilitation patients. To provide the best possible service with the least amount of expense, we are asking for your help! As an independent nonprofit organization, we rely on the generosity of the communities we serve to offer free general admission, nature-based education and wildlife services often at no charge to the public. All donations, both monetary and goods, are not only appreciated but crucial to our continued success.

A DONATION OF:
$50 feeds the Bald Eagle for one week
$100 feeds our skunks for one month
$250 feeds all the hawks for one month
$500 feeds all the box turtles for one year

1) Make a donation in any amount at this unique Donate Page https://29430.blackbaudhosting.com/29430/Unrestricted-Wildlife-Donation and proceeds will be deposited directly to the Lake Erie Nature & Science Center Bank Account. Details: Lake Erie Nature & Science Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Tax ID #34-0845030.
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2) Go to the Lake Erie Nature & Science Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/LakeErieNatureandScienceCenter Click the 'Donate' button at the top of the page to send proceeds directly to the Lake Erie Nature & Science Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Bank Account.

​​The non-profit Lake Erie Nature & Science Center educates and inspires each of us to understand, appreciate and take responsibility for our natural world. Partner Western Cuyahoga Audubon is a chapter of the National Audubon Society based in Cuyahoga County in Northern Ohio, USA seeks to educate the public and conserve natural habitats for all bird species.

For a schedule of programs, view Lake Erie Nature and Science Center Wildlife Rehabilitation Programs & Center Fundraiser at https://www.wcaudubon.org/news-blog/featured-lake-erie-nature-and-science-center-wildlife-rehabilitation-programs-center-fundraiser

Visit:
Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society www.wcaudubon.org/
Lake Erie Nature and Science Center www.lensc.org/