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7/30/2019 Hoo Haven: Newsletter
1/4Hoo Haven Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education Center
Hoo Haven
Heres thelatest oneverythingHooThis March newsletter comes off ofgreat news featuring the upcomingelease of Peace the bald eagle, newnd exciting features to our facilitynd wonderful donors who have
helped make Hoo an even betternstitution.
Among the usuals we do is trying toommunicate with the public
about the importance of conservingand preserving wildlife and theirhabitat.
We are currently booked two monin advance due to the popularity oour educational programs. We givthese informational presentations schools, park districts, state parks more.
We use our Great Ambassadors trained Hoo animals used foreducational purposes to inform t
public about how important it is toprotect them.
Hoo has 13 animals trained to bGreat Ambassadors including: owfalcon, a hawk, a turkey vulture anan arctic fox among others.
We teach nearly 4,000 people eachyear about the importance of wildconservation.
Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education Center
ew Solar Panels
Who ever said it isntasy being green? We
hink theres no suchhing, especially withur newly installedolar panels that emitslectricity derived fromhe sun.age 2
Peace the bald eagle
set to go back home
Peace has been with us
since October 2011because ofshotgunwoundsand is
finallybeingreleased.Page 2
Pelican Day at Starved
Rock
Come out Saturday,
March 10, and learnnew and interestingcharacteristics about
your favorite exoticanimals.Page 2
Thank you, Exelon and
all of our donors
We are grateful to haveaccomplishedeverything up untilnow, and we couldnthave done it without
you.Page 3
Calendar
Keep up witheverything thats g
on in the world ofHoo. Check out oupdated calendar fo
March.Page 4
A Quarterly Newsletter Issue 1 March 20
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N E W S
Hoo Haven Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education C
New Solar Panels
We are excited to announce the new additiono our facility. Hoo Haven is now sporting aew Photovoltaic Green Energy System,
which is just fancy wording for solar panels.
hanks to a group of people donating towardhe new panels, the Illinois Clean Energy
Community Grant Program caught on andook over the program to donate the panels toHoo.
hese panels will be placed on the side of thehop building to a mount so that it can be
moved and positioned at any angle to acquiremost sunlight.
he solar panels will convert the suns rays orolar radiation into electricity, thereby givings electricity from the sun. The panels will
make our electricity bills significantly lessxpensive.
Peace the bald eagle set to go home
Peace the bald eagle that has been with us
since October 2011 is finally being released
back to the wild. He was shot down near the
Illinois River in Hennepin, Ill. His wing
required six pins to hold it into place.
We are ecstatic about the quick recovery Peace
has undergone. We are giving him the
necessary treatment to get him back to his
home as soon as possible.
We are looking forward to releasing Peace on
Pelican Day at Starved Rock State Park in
April.
Check out our calendar of events at the end of
this newsletter to get more information about
the event. Or visit hoohaven.org.
Pelican Day at Starved Rock
We will be taking a trip down to Starved R
State Park Saturday, March 10, to educate
those in attendance about the importance
conserving wildlife and nature.
We will also bring along our Great
Ambassadors including Matahva the turk
vulture, Samantha the red-tailed hawk,
Rootbeer the snake and a few of our fellow
owl friends. !!It is important to note that the government haspermitted Hoo to use these exotic animals fo
educational purposes.
The crowd always enjoys our presentation
and who can blame them. The birds of pre
and the snake with a sassy attitude all ma
for a great family outing.
They are incredible animals that individua
dont get to see on a daily basis.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has granted
Hoo to become the official rehab and recovery
center for eagles since 2004.
ontrolling the temperature is important fornimals at Hoo. Having cost-efficient electricitys crucial for such changes in temperatures.
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T H A N K S
Hoo Haven Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education Center
If everyone does a little, we can do a lotKaren Herdklotz
Director, Hoo Haven
xelon was grateful to help kickstart a newonation program by granting Hoo Haven
with $35,000. The money will go toward a newwaterfowl and mammal rehab center.
efore this new addition, any aquatic animalhat needed consistent climate control would
have used a child-sized inflatable pool sittingon cold, concrete floors.
The new aquatic center will give wateranimals like otters, pelicans and beaversfreedom to roam in a comfortable and naturalenvironment.
This group does so much to help the wildlifein northern Illinois that we knew we couldmake a donation that would have a positive
impact on their rehabilitation efforts, statedVice President of Exelon Tim Tulton.
A number of our employees are volunteers atHoo Haven, said Tulton.
Our main constraints in fulfilling our missionwere the inadequate amounts of resourcesavailable to us. Now, because of all ourdonors, our animals will be given thenecessities they need.
Exelon donated $35,000 to go toward a new
aquatic wildlife building that will cost more
than $50,000.
Thank You! From the Hoo Crew
How you can help Hoo
Tax-deductible donations
Come to our Gambling NightFundraiser
Sponsor one of our animals
Volunteer
Buy one of our handcrafted carvedwood pieces, shirts, mugs and evecalendars
For more information on how to helpvisit hoohaven.orgor call them at815-629-2212.
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C A L E N D A R
Hoo Haven Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education C
Whats Next?
March 10 and 11
On this weekend, most of
the Hoo crew will travel
to Deer Park Township, Ill.
to Starved Rock State Park
for Owl Prowl Weekend.
Guests will be able to
interact with several of our
owls and other exotic
wildlife animals like turkey
vultures, snakes and rats.
March 30
Take out your visors and
prepare yourself for a
heated match between
others who will be
gambling against you. Or
you can just relax and
spend quality time with
other donors.
April 14
It will be a bitter-sweet
moment for us to see
Peace the bald eagle get
released back into the
wild. He will be released at
Starved Rock on Pelican
Day at 1 p.m. Most of our
volunteers who spent most
of their time with Peace will
shed a tear, but Peace will
finally get to spread hiswings and fly off with
might.
April 21
Well be at the Barnes and
Noble in CherryValle Mall
in Rockford, Ill. In Hoo
fashion, well be using our
Great Ambassadors to
educate those in
attendance.
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