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School Programs
Birds of Prey Live Presentations and Interactive Programs
CWC volunteers will visit school, youth, or other groups with education birds, and provide a program on raptors, wildlife rehabilitation, or related topics.
Raptors: Hunters of the Sky
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Karin with a bird of prey in a classroom presentation
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This presentation includes a visit from two of our resident non-releasable raptor education birds. Program includes a colorful slide show about wildlife rehabilitation & raptor adaptations as part of an interactive discussion on their habitat and adaptations for flight, sight, hearing and hunting. After the presentation staff lead students through interactive rotation table activities based on the presented science concepts. Skulls, bones, feathers, talons, owl pellets, and other “props” are used and available to touch and feel to help students understand raptor adaptations. A discussion of how we can help local wildlife and their habitat, as well as ways to prevent animals from being injured or orphaned is included in the program summary.
Those Amazing Barn Owls
Our resident non-releasable Barn Owl makes a visit with this program. Included is a colorful slide show about barn owls and their amazing adaptations; where they live and their habitat loss; how many rodents they eat a day and why they are so beneficial to farmers; and what’s inside a barn owl pellet. Barn owls have incredible adaptations for nocturnal hunting, using their special eyesight and hearing senses, unique to owls. After the presentation, staff will lead students through hands-on activities including: owl pellet dissection and barn owl math. All owl pellet dissection materials provided, including pellets, tweezers, handouts and poster display. The barn owl math consists of a handout with simple calculations to determine how owls help farmers control rodent populations and save them money. A large poster showing rodent populations consumed annually by barn owls, helps students visualize the benefits of barn owls. A discussion of how we can help barn owls is included in the program summary.
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CWC Birds of Prey classroom presentation
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Teacher Packets are available for each program with pre and post visit ready-made raptor and barn owl lesson plans. All activities are designed to align with the Life Sciences Common Curriculum Goals for Organisms, Heredity, Diversity and Inter-dependence. Chintimini can modify the curriculum to accommodate special needs and interests.
Fees are $100 for a one hour in-class program (up to 30 students), and $50 for each additional presentation thereafter (up to 30 students), and $200 for large group presentations (up to 75 students). An additional $25 - $50 travel fee is included for programs farther than 25 and up to 60 miles from Chintimini.
Note: Raptor presentations must be in a sound controlled room (library, classroom, etc.). Please be prepared to divide the class into groups of 3-5 for the table activities. If possible, please provide a quiet, seperate "staging area" for our bird handlers to take the birds out of their carriers.
To schedule a program please call 541-745-5324, Ext. 9 with the following information:
- Name and phone number of teacher or teachers requesting the program
- Name, address and phone number of the program location
- Two options for the date and two options for the time of the program (e.g., Dec. 3rd or 5th at 10 or 11am)
- Number of students and grade levels
- Type of room in which the program will be held (classroom, library, etc.)
- Any special needs or requests
- How you heard about us
- Name and address to which our invoice should be sent
Please call or email us if you have any questions about our education program. Look for more new and exciting wildlife education programs in the coming year!
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Bunnies (Sylvilagus)
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On-line Education Programs
Living With Wildlife: This on-line guide describe the human/wildlife interface and may serve as a guide to better living with wildlife.
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Update /2011 08:12 , Chintimini Wildlife Center
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