Hoo Haven: Newsletter

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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

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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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