The proposed facility would be located at the mouth of Las Flores Canyon on a 1.01 acre leased area. A non-profit organization, the Wildlife Care Network started in 1988 and currently treats more than 2000 birds and small mammals per year. The Wildlife Care Network envisions constructing a centralized, fully equipped year-round facility for wildlife rescue, rehabilitation, housing, release, wildlife education and research.
Facilities proposed include an oiled bird care facility, animal hospital, auditorium, and refuge.
The facilities would be designed to support OSPR and various private, county, state, and federal agencies in their coordinated rescue and treatment efforts of injured wildlife after an oil spill event. In addition, Wildlife Care Network is proposing to create an Emergency Overflow area adjacent to their leased area. This area would accommodate the personnel and equipment responding to an oil spill event. This area would be designed to hold approximately 150 emergency response personnel and volunteers, and 250 oiled birds. Average rehabilitation is approximately four weeks.