The Dutch Creek Elementary program (shown below) is the last school program we will likely provide during this school season. Schools everywhere are closed. Scheduled events have been cancelled or indefinitely postponed and as those dates vanish, so do critical operating funds.
Our landlords, THF Realty & The Kroenke Group, have reduced our lease costs to zero, which is a huge help, and for which we are eternally grateful. The expenses of electricity, bird food, veterinary care, facility maintenance, utilities, gasoline, office supplies and postage still all require payment to keep our operations going. We are striving to keep our birds healthy and ready to respond when the massive restrictions are lifted, and/or when a new opportunity presents itself.
One of these new opportunities to help us and to help people staying at home, is an exiting new program created with the aid of the BirdTalk Guys. We were scheduled to make an announcement on their radio program this past Saturday, March 21st, however, we were delayed due to a technical glitch. However, you can engage with us right now: just go to
Color in Place
to begin. By the way, Anne Price or Peter Reshetniak will be doing monthly guest spots with David & Scott Menough on BirdTalk over the next few months, adding raptor commentary and a bit of expertise. Thanks to Scott and David's Wild Bird Unlimited stores for sponsoring these appearances and our Color in Place contest. BirdTalk can be heard each Saturday at 12:00 Noon on
710 KNUS Radio
in Denver and is available
via the web
and Facebook as well.
We've rescheduled for this Saturday, March 28th!
Our
Small Group Tours
have increased in popularity. They are a great way to get out of the house with your family and spend an hour outside visiting our raptor sanctuary and learning about eagles, hawks, falcons, owls, and vultures. We're also very close to Barr Lake State Park so you can add a great hike around the lake to enjoy the rites of spring in Colorado as part of your outing.
Some folks are donating monthly to support our operations, which is a wonderful way to make sure our expenses can be met. If everyone on our membership mailing list (just over 3,000 people) contributed just $5 per month, we would easily weather this viral storm. Donations of $15-20 per month, for instance, would feed one kestrel for that month. When you click on the donation button, PayPal makes monthly contributions easy. If you don’t use PayPal, our Square Up credit card system will allow us to automatically charge your card on a prearranged schedule that’s convenient for you. Please call us at 303-680-8500 so we may personally assist you. Our Gift Cards, shown below, are also an easy way to share the support of our birds with family and friends. Don't forget our
Driving for Wildlife
campaign too.
Check out
how easy it is
to get your car involved. If you're active on
Facebook,
that's a great way to help us out too!
Our docents make it possible to stretch our resources and accomplish a great deal with every dollar we receive. They have been our lifeline for years, and their dedication during this stressful time has been absolutely exceptional. Additionally, we are closely watching the CDC and State of Colorado guidelines and are working to maintain the health of all the humans, as well as the birds at our facility.
We realize that people are very concerned and facing numerous challenges right now. Thank you so much for keeping our birds in your hearts as you circle the wagons and keep your own families close!
Thank you for your generosity and support!
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REF is very excited to announce that we're partnering with King Soopers and their Community Rewards Program! Do you have a Loyalty Card and digital account? Just visit
https://www.kingsoopers.com/o/store-services/community-rewards
, log in, and enroll to have REF receive donated funds from King Soopers and Kroger!
OUR COMMUNITY REWARDS NUMBER IS TF405
. Simply log into your account, look for "Community Rewards" on the left hand side, and enter TF405. Our name will appear, and you can link your card to REF. You save on groceries, earn fuel points, and we'll receive a quarterly donation from King Soopers. Watch for periodic reminders, and please share with your friends and family!
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Shouldn't You Be Driving For Wildlife?
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and support us every time you drive!
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Come join us at our
Spring Open House
on April 25th!
Please note: We'll make a decision by Monday, April 13th whether to hold this event.
We're having our Spring Open House just after Earth Day, on Saturday April 25th from 10:30 to 1:00 PM. Come visit our birds and enjoy light refreshments, great photo opportunities, and a bit of shopping. If you haven't picked up our new coloring book, this is the perfect opportunity! Please RSVP
here
so we know how many guests to expect. Attendance is FREE!
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A Special Anniversary Offer on all Three of Our Books!
Celebrate our 40th anniversary by purchasing our three books at this special price!
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Help Our Book Take Flight: Order Today!
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This poster is available for a limited time. Printed on heavy poster board, 11.5" x 20"
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In September, we celebrated three years since the arrival of our wonderful female bald eagle. She arrived as a timid, 18 month old sub-adult, and it's been a privilege, a lot of hard work, and a team effort that's resulted in the beautiful, confident and well-adjusted bird you see in the collage above. Thank you once again to
Marilyn Stevens
for continuing to take these stunning images of our "girl", now
almost five
years old!
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Jeff Wang's Raptor Captures
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The area around Barr Lake and Denver International Airport is great for raptor watching, and last weekend Jeff saw many bald eagles and red-tailed hawks. Not sure if the fellow above is coming in for some lunch or about
to land on a pole, but he sure is laser-focused on his target!
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Twenty-One Years Ago!
We created Colorado's first environmental license plates back in 1999. Only qualified REF members are permitted to display these on their vehicles. Tell your friends and help us put another 1,000 eagles on the highways and byways of Colorado! Just $24.95 helps spread our message that
Coloradoans Respect Wildlife.
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Searching for the Perfect Holiday Gift?
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Raptor-themed gifts for raptor lovers
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Gifts Cards Available!
We've had many requests for Gift Cards. Thanks to the folks at Square we are now very happy to make
gift cards available
to everyone to give to friends, family, and total strangers! Lots of designs for raptorphiles. Currently our gift cards are only available in the electronic versions.
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Thanks to our past and future partners, THF Prairie Center Development, L.L.C., THF Prairie Center Investors, L.L.C. and the City of Brighton, for creating the best intersection in Colorado just a minute or two north of our headquarters!
As the new villages grow at Prairie Center, so do the streets with cool names!
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Now your purchasing and selling on e-Bay can benefit Raptor Education Foundation by designating us as a beneficiary. Just click
on this link
, and thank you!
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Wish List!
We are looking for a gently-used, 25-foot RV that would serve as a mobile office for traveling programs around Colorado and further away. Or, maybe you have an SUV or pickup truck you would like to donate? We can put them to good use! Please give our office a call if you have a vehicle you think we could use! (303) 680-8500
Thank you!
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Spring Storms Are Here: Can you help?
This past summer we replaced the failed sprinkler system to keep our birds cool in the hot months. We acquired a new peregrine falcon, and created an extra space in an existing enclosure with the same types of materials used for the snowy owl retrofit. We've expanded our electrical service to our outside circuits to improve winter and summer demands for power, and so far, our outdoor water storage cube is doing well in our freezing temps and FEET of snow. Our next projects include several perch replacements and a retrofit of the roof in our temperature-controlled screech owl enclosure in the barn. Gotta keep those little guys warm and dry!
We are still $1,750 short. Our goal is to raise $3,000 for these projects.
Can you help us?
Checks may be sent to REF, PO Box 200400, Denver, CO 80220. Please mark all contributions with
" Maintenance Campaign"
THANK YOU!
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Automatic Monthly Donations:
Thanks to everyone who has set up a monthly donation via PayPal. We have people from both coasts, a few states in the middle, and in Colorado contributing monthly pledges automatically...thank you!!
(303) 680 8500
Copyright 2020, Raptor Education Foundation, All rights reserved.
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Docent & Volunteer Staff
: Elise Bales, Morgan Brantmeyer, Kevin Corwin, Karen Gonzalez, Bernhard Hafner, Linda Julia, Kim Kistler, Jennifer McAllister,
Anne Price, Jennifer Redmond, Peter Reshetniak, Beverly Rice, Mitch Skinner, Ann Stanz and Skye Taylor
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Hours of operation:
8:30AM-4:30 M-F.
Hours vary by season; tours are
by appointment only. Please visit
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