• Providing A Better Future for Wildlife • My Summer with Hank

2018 • 2017 Photo Contest Winners Tracks • NWC Rehabilitates and Releases THE NEWSLETTER OF THE NORTHWOODS WILDLIFE CENTER Confirmed Distemper Coyote

Providing a Better Future for Wildlife Through Rehabilitation, Education, and Research. Greetings from the Northwoods

Forty years ago, Dr. Rory Foster D.V.M., some of our successes. How began with a single fawn and a big Wiley the Coyote beat all dream. He wanted to create a wildlife odds and is healthy and rescue and rehabilitation center. In free, how Zorra the Red April of 1979, with the help of a small Fox will become a wildlife but dedicated group of supporters, the education ambassador. You Northwoods Wildlife Center came to will see exactly how we life. The very first wildlife rehabilitation are funded and how your Our new flight pen allows this center in the Midwest. support is carrying out our bald eagle to build strength mission of providing a better Together, these founders realized there prior to release. Karen Gabert future for wildlife through was an urgent need to provide care for rehabilitation, education, and research. injured and orphaned animals with one goal, to return them to their home in the Northwoods. Through This year we are combining our Annual Appeal with the edition hard work and thousands of volunteer hours they raised enough of Tracks. We are asking for your help so that we can continue to money to build a wildlife hospital and appropriate outdoor meet our current needs and support new goals. We must expand enclosures to treat and rehabilitate injured and orphaned animals our resident animal enclosures, repair large structures, and expand in our communities. our educational programming as we partner with more area schools and organizations. Finally, we need to grow our general From that single fawn and a dream 40 years ago, the Northwoods fund to allow us to plan effectively for our “busy seasons” when Wildlife Center treats over 500 patients of native species, provides our animal population is high in the spring, summer, and fall. educational programming to over 10,000 students, visitors and community organizations each year. We serve communities for the These are our 2019 goals as we celebrate our 40th birthday. You entire northern half of Wisconsin. None of this would be possible can join in on our celebration by continuing your support. Please without you! consider increasing your commitment this year, to honor what “Dr. Wildlife” Rory Foster Many things have changed began. With your support the since 1979. Unlike 1979, we Northwoods Wildlife Center are now required to have will flourish for another 40 licensed wildlife rehabilitators years! on staff, animal enclosures must comply with state As we close out 2018 and and federal regulations, the ring in 2019 we are grateful human impact on wildlife has for all the volunteers and increased immensely, and the to you, who believe in our need to educate our children mission and support what and citizens is more important we do. Watch for future now than ever. We are able announcements about our to enrich the lives of all of us 40th celebration events in 2019. including the animals because Infant porcupine following a of you! Zorra’s first painting! delicious meal of porcupine As you look through these Karen Painting is a fun form of baby formula pages you will see firsthand Karen Gabert, President sensory enrichment.

Board of Directors NWC Staff

Karen Gabert – President Bryon Black Harv Skjerven – Operations Manager Geri Miller – Vice President Katie Black Bart Kotarba – Director of Education Vickie Abraham – Secretary Dee Dee Lund Courtney Wright – Assistant Director of Education Greg Kopp – Treasurer Colleen Skjerven Amanda Schirmer – Sr. Wildlife Rehabilitator Carol Warden Amanda Walsh – Sr. Wildlife Rehabilitator Susan Bilda – Administrative Assistant

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2 “Foxy” cover photo by Kristen Dixon, 2017 Artist of the Year. Information on prints available at northwoodswildlifecenter.org 2018 Education Programs

Northwoods Wildlife Center’s team of environmental educators offer education programming for schools and groups of all ages throughout the Northwoods each year. Below is a sample of the many programs available. • Birds of Prey of Wisconsin • Frog Calls of Wisconsin • Be A Wildlife Superhero! • Turtles of Wisconsin • Gray Wolf Ecology • Songbirds of the Northwoods • Wildlife Rehabilitation • Egg Laying Animals • Insects of Wisconsin • Rocks and Minerals Programming can be provided for schools and school forests, on-site at Northwoods Wildlife Center, or at your events and parties! Programs can be created or formatted to best fit classroom or Two year old visitor Grace organization goals. Pricing is dependent on location of program and number of attendees. meets Hortense, the 30 year For more information, contact Bart Kotarba or Courtney Wright, wildlife educators, at 715-356-7400 old resident Turkey Vulture at or via email at [email protected] or [email protected]. Northwoods Wildlife Center

The Redman kids learn about the world Lac du Flambeau elementary students of Broad-winged Hawks from Bart and explore the world of eagles and Rory at Northwoods Wildlife Center’s hawks during one of their regularly Wildlife Educator Bart teaches students about bird Annual Fall Open House. Photo scheduled school programs flight at Carnegie Library in Ironwood, Michigan courtesy of Adam Redman

Providing A Better Future for Wildlife By: Courtney Wright, Wildlife Educator

Northwoods Wildlife Center’s ultimate food and how to interact with its own as stewards of the dream is to return every wildlife patient species, and most of all, these animals lack environment, can that enters our doors back into the wild. a healthy fear of humans, an extremely do to help provide Unfortunately, that is not always possible. dangerous problem for life in the wild. them with a Some animals are admitted with severe, better future. Luckily, the arrival of Zorra has provided irreparable injuries or illnesses, some are Northwoods Wildlife Center with an Zorra’s story is a new story that we admitted with old issues causing mobility outstanding opportunity. Over the years are excited to share with you all. Our or survival limitations, and some, like schools, libraries, and community groups education staff is currently working on “Zorra” the silver-phased red fox, are have continually come to our staff to learn the next steps to bring Zorra and other admitted with another issue all together. A about the amazing worlds of Wisconsin animals into our educational ambassador lack a fear. birds and reptiles. We have now begun family. One major step that is required is Zorra the fox was admitted to NWC after exploring the opportunity to add a to expand our mammal enclosures so they she approached a house and attempted to mammal or two to the mix! can be included in our tours and programs. interact with the humans living there. Her Each of our ambassadors has a story to Interested in helping pave the way? rescuers recognized straightaway that this share. Stories of car collisions, of shot Please consider donating towards our was not normal fox behavior. Our staff pellets, of fishing hooks. Of falling from annual appeal this year. Your generous quickly recognized that this fox had been nests, or being abandoned by mom. contributions will help ensure that animals raised in captivity as a pet fox prior to her Although these stories may have had sad like Zorra the Red Fox, Woody the Wood admission to the Center. This immediately beginnings, they have led each of these Turtle, Percy the Eastern Screech Owl, deemed her as non-releasable. A wild animal animals to become ambassadors for their and Hanna the Bald Eagle, all have the that has become socialized to humans has species, educating our communities on the best future possible with our Northwoods none of the tools it needs to survive in the importance of wildlife and what all of us, Wildlife Center family. wild, such as a knowledge of how to acquire 3 Thank You to Those Who Make it Happen

Summer 2017 Interns Stefanie Bolduc: Wildlife Conservation and Management major at Delaware Valley University Shane Mart: Zoology major at Miami University Hannah Fake: Conservation Biology major at St. Lawrence University Kassidy O’Donnell: Environmental Education and Interpretation major at UW-Stevens Point Ellie Bissell: Animal Conservation and Care major at Green Mountain College Chris De Los Angeles Avina: Biology major at Bowdoin College Josh Sanko: Wildlife Technologies major at Pennsylvania State University Amy Stilley: Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences major at Texas A&M University

Fall 2017 Interns Nick Parker: BA Integrative Biology from UC Berkeley Hannah Maasch: BS Biology from Northland College Jesse Predmore: BS Biology from Lock Haven University Emily Paul: BS Environmental Biology from Grace College

Spring 2018 Interns Summer 2018 Interns Aidan Moore: BS Biological Sciences Chloe Doe: BA Animal Sciences from University of Massachusetts and BS Animal and Poultry Sciences David Jalbert: Natural Resources and Environmental Science major at University from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and of Kentucky State University Reilly Carlson: Conservation Biology major at SUNY College of Environmental Ashley Lema: Associate of Arts degree Science and Forestry from State College of Florida Aidan Moore: BS Biological Sciences and BS Animal and Poultry Sciences from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Millie Donoghue: BA Psychology from Wake Forest University Emily Powell: BS Wildlife Ecology from UW-Stevens Point Evan Miller: Conservation Biology major at Humboldt State University Tyler Winters: BS Wildlife and Conservation Biology from Kansas State University

Fall 2018 Interns Tyler Winters: BS Wildlife and Conservation Biology from Kansas State University Taylor Enlow: BA Biology from University of Arkansas Emily Powell: BS Wildlife Ecology from UW-Stevens Point Aidan Moore: BS Biological Sciences and BS Animal and Poultry Sciences from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Macy Blanchard: BS Natural Resources Ecology and Management from Louisiana State University 4 My Summer with Hank By Reilly Carlson, NWC Summer 2018 Intern

Over the past two months, I had the Most days, he would eventually step up, pleasure of working with Hank, one of but it would require me gently touching our resident American Kestrels. Just a year his feet, rather than him stepping up ago, Hank arrived at our center with a completely on his own. It went this way badly broken wing. He was able to recover for weeks until one day, out of nowhere, I from that, but he couldn’t fly well enough walked into his enclosure and he flew from to be released back into the wild. across the room onto my shoulder. From here, he just had to learn to only land on Luckily for Hank, he was young enough my glove, but he would repeatedly fly onto at the time that he had potential to be an my glove from his perch. excellent educational ambassador for his species. I was also lucky, because I got to be I could tell that really, he was after his one of the interns that realized his potential. mouse that he knew I had hidden in my pocket, but it was still an incredible feeling For weeks, I would visit Hank every day to have him trust me that much. He had and spend time with him to encourage him also started to allow me to touch his feet, to trust me. At first I would just talk to which is an important step if he’s going to him for a little while, feed him, and wait be going to educational programs, as he’ll until he would eat in front of me before need to wear anklets. I left. Eventually, I started to encourage him to step on my glove, something he had My time with Hank is over but I know that done with the intern who worked with him he’ll continue to improve with whoever before me as well. I would hold my glove works with him next. Good Luck Hank, I up to his feet and use a bit of mouse to miss you! entice him into stepping up.

Ashley at Snowy Owl Release Chloe and Tyler at Cooper’s Hawk feeding Millie with Bald Eagle

Volunteer Spotlight: Cheryl Akey

We’d like to give a big shout out to one of our wildlife phone-line and, most of all, she loves Front Desk Volunteers, Cheryl Akey! After that every day volunteering at NWC is a different volunteering with us for over three years, Cheryl experience from the last! has many stories to tell! She loves visiting with If you’d like to join Cheryl and the rest of our Center guests and talking about the many wildlife center family as a Northwoods Wildlife animals in our baby nursery, helping concerned Center volunteer, give us a call at 715-356-7400. citizens with wildlife questions via our emergency 5 2017 photo gala contest

Winners What talent! Thank you to everyone who was a part of this event which celebrated the beauty of the animals and nature that enhance our lives. Whether you entered photos, helped at the event, or donated a raffle prize, you helped the Center and made it a very special evening. To see all of the photos mentioned below, visit our Facebook page.

NORTH AMERICAN WILDLIFE CATEGORY 1st – Good Morning by Gay Van Pelt (2018 Artist of the Year) 2nd – White Deer Reflection on the Moccasin Creek by Brook Burling 3rd – Hello by Julie Klug

NATURESCAPES CATEGORY 1st – Curl of Time by J.H. Arnold 2nd – Lake Tomahawk by Michael MacDonald 3rd – Rainbow Web by Blake Richard YOUTH CATEGORY 1st – Crater Lake Critter by Xylina Graf 2nd – Iris by Miah Newport 3rd – Feeding Time by Rachel Burns

BUGS AND BLOOMS CATEGORY 1st – The Guardian by Evie Pokorny 2nd – Milkweed Hug by Hannah Dana 3rd – Frosty Perfection by Kathy Wilke

PETS CATEGORY 1st – First Frolic by J. Keeler Johnson 2nd – Heal by Kristen Dixon TRAIL CAMERAS CATEGORY 3rd – Doesn’t Taste Like Duck by Jeff Druckre 1st – Phantom of the Swamp by Scott Samuels 2nd – Sharing Mealtime by Charles Schaller 3rd – What was THAT? by Victoria Palen 6 THANK YOU Thank you to all the businesses and individuals who donated to make the Photo Gala a huge success. Please visit the businesses and thank them for helping the critters! Donors Lori’s Flower Cottage The Waters of Minocqua Dave Blunk Ann Marie’s Mama’s Supper Club Trig’s Cellar 70 Becky Dunn Black Bear Bar Minocqua Brewing Company Walmart Minocqua Cheryl Akey Bosacki’s Chocolates & More Minocqua Popcorn Company Wild Berry Market Karen Broderick Brian Michaels Northern Pines Greenery Woodruff Ace Hardware Deb Monson Campanile Center for the Arts Northwoods Animal Hospital and Rental Sandi Reichelt Chequamegon Adventure Norwood Pines Supper Club Urban Farmgirl Dick and Leslie Guelcher Company Patricia Koerner June Lewandowski Dr. Robert and Louise Wright Ross Sportswear Volunteers David Wittrock Fuhrman and Ippen Families Sam’s Rentals Vickie Abraham Louise Wright Hair FX Smokey’s Restaurant Jan Santarius Karen and Will Ippen Hallman Lindsay St Matthias Thrift Shop Geri Miller Dennis Kohl JJ’s Acres Stoney Creek Garden Center Karen Gabert LUHS Option 2 Students Lake Tomahawk Meat Market The Boathouse Colleen Skjerven Rae Grosman Lakeland Cinema The Cheese Board Beth Wetzler Enter our 2019 Photo Contest The 2019 Photography Gala will be held on February 9, 2019. The categories are: North American Wildlife, Bugs and Blooms, Naturescapes, Pets, and Youth (ages 17 and under). Submissions must be received by Friday, February 1, 2019. Gallery space is limited, we encourage you to submit photos as early as possible. Entry details can be found below: • Photos must by 8"x10" in size, with a white- or cream-colored mat. • Entries must be labeled on the back with name, address, phone and/or email, photograph category, and title of photograph. • Entries must not have any identifying information on front. • There is no limit to the number of photographs you submit. • $10 entry fee for each photo must be included with submission. • Mail or drop off entries: 8683 S Blumenstein Road, Minocqua, WI 54548 This is an amateur contest, you may not make more than 25% of your annual income from professional photography. By submitting your photo, Northwoods Wildlife Center retains the rights to use photographs for promotional purposes. Photographs may be picked up at the Center in June of 2019 or mailed to you if adequate postage is provided. For more information about the 2019 Photography Contest and Gala, please call Northwoods Wildlife Center at 715-356-7400.

Wish list

The range of items it takes run NWC is extensive and ranges from small everyday items to big-ticket equipment. This is small sample of items we need. To see a complete list please visit our website: northwoodswildlifecenter.org. *Items of greatest need in bold.

ANIMAL CARE SUPPLIES EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS Live minnows HP ink cartridges (#61 black Garbage bags (13 gal and larger) Outdoor-use extension cords (9'-25') Meat-based baby food and tri-color) Wood chips Sandpaper Unsalted peanuts or mixed nuts Ammonia-free cleaning products Astroturf Cable ties (large and small) Acorns/hazelnuts Bleach cleaning products Vet wrap (brown and green preferred) Leather work gloves (size M, L, XL) Live worms/insects (earthworms, Heavy duty scrub brushes Rescue disinfectant (concentrate) Welding gloves (size M, L, XL) mealworms, crickets, waxworms) Deep Woods OFF Distilled water Latex gloves – powder free (size M, L) Unopened Esbilac (puppy milk Superglue or Gorilla glue Feather dusters Nets (small and musky-net sizes) replacer) – powdered Flashlights Unopened KMR (kitten milk Bath towels GIFT CARDS/CERTIFICATES Folding mesh laundry baskets ANIMAL FOOD SUPPLIES replacer) – powdered Walmart Vitamin E moisturizing supplement Fresh fruits and vegetables GENERAL ITEMS Foster and Smith/Petsmart/Petco Triple antibiotic ointment Raw eggs Canned dog or cat food Toilet paper BP/Shell/Marathon Gas Stations LARGER ITEMS Rodent blocks (rat/mouse food) Paper towels Amazon Twin mattresses for intern housing Timothy hay Hand sanitizer Trigs/Save More Marketplace 15” digital photo album Rabbit pellets Cardstock (brightly colored) Menards/Home Depot Reptomin (turtle food) Stamps (any value) Ace Hardware Barnes & Noble 7 NWC Rehabilitates and Releases Confirmed Distemper Coyote Case By Amanda Walsh, Wildlife Rehabilitator

In 2017, the Northwoods Wildlife Center little movement capabilities. Rehab staff Animals are able to ‘shed’ the disease into admitted 40 animals of three species immediately sent out a distemper test the environment even after showing minimal (raccoon, coyote, and gray fox) suspected to confirm our suspicions, however, we to no physical symptoms. This shedding and/or confirmed positive for canine did notice how active his eyes were, in can take place up to four months after an distemper. This trend continued into 2018 that they seemed to follow you across animal is diagnosed. This coyote therefore defining a break-out year(s) for the disease. the room. This behavior along with his spent the next four months in his outdoor attitude revealed more of a “down on his enclosure before we could consider him Canine distemper is a serious and luck” situation, different than all our other releasable, as we did not want to perpetuate contagious viral disease that affects the distemper cases. This began to give us this disease into the environment. animal’s respiratory, gastrointestinal, hope. and central nervous systems. Symptoms that were commonly seen in our patients While we waited for the results of his test included disorientation, green eye-shine, the first week, he was syringe fed palatable thick mucus in eyes and nose, seizures, diet with vitamins to provide him with matted fur, loss of fear of humans, and both the nutrition and hydration he so hardened foot pads. There is no known desperately needed. During this time he cure for this disease apart from supportive slowly improved, increased movement care, and even then the odds are extremely and expressed appropriate distrust for low for an animal to successfully come humans. Shortly thereafter we received through the disease enough to be deemed the news that he was indeed distemper releasable. This has been an incredibly positive. However, due to such incredible hard year of cases challenging our progress, and speaking with other wildlife rehabilitation department both mentally, rehabilitation centers for advice, we physically and financially. decided to continue to take it slow and to Release day! June 27, 2018 proceed with a rehabilitation plan for this Photo by Dean Hall coyote, knowing that he could regress at any time. NWC was extremely excited to plan the release for this coyote on June 27, Over the next four months, he progressed 2018 near the state forest where he was from laying immobile to standing and discovered, offering hundreds of acres of eating solids foods, he also gained nearly land to explore. Having fully recovered 25 pounds. His stay also meant elevated from any distemper symptoms, and no cleanliness practices inside and outside longer a threat to spread the disease to of his isolation area as to not spread the other animals and into the environment, disease to other animals. These included he was liberated and free once more. bleach baths, gloves, and face-masks as this disease is able to spread through direct This is the only documented distemper contact (urine, blood, saliva, contact with case that NWC has chosen to pursue with feeding bowls), and aerosol (sneezing, a carefully planned rehabilitation plan. This coyote was admitted on coughing) etc. Typically, NWC will receive animals that December 21, 2017. He was are at late stages of the disease and thus Ultimately, the coyote was stable enough to extremely thin and dehydrated, exhibiting visible distress and pain, often be moved to an isolated outside mammal unable to stand or eat on his own. making euthanasia our most humane enclosure to gain more space as he was option. If you see an animal exhibiting the becoming more mobile. This cage offered On December 21, 2017 NWC admitted above symptoms do not hesitate to give furnishings appropriate for a coyote, a coyote that was emaciated weighing NWC or your nearest wildlife rehabilitator including woodchip/dirt piles, den box, in at just 13 pounds (a healthy adult a call. We wish this coyote luck in his and live tree foliage, to make him feel more coyote will weigh 35-40 pounds!) He second lease of life! at home in the “woods.” was also dehydrated, and showed very

Meet our new residents

Please help us in welcoming our four new feathery faces to our educational ambassador team this year! Both Hank the American Kestrel and Tommi the Red-tailed Hawk were patients admitted to the wildlife center last year, both deemed non-releasable due to irreparable wing injuries. They are currently in training as outreach birds for the Center – we hope to have them join us on educational programs later this year! Our other two newbies include Hanna the Bald Eagle and Percy the Eastern Screech Owl; they were both transferred from other facilities – Percy from Michigan, and Hanna from Montana! Percy is already a “master of disguise” in his enclosure on our tour, and we hope to move “Hanna Montana” on display within the next couple months once she has completely settled into her new surroundings. Hanna Percy 8 Bald Eagle Eastern Screech Owl Resident Sponsors

The NWC Resident Sponsorship Program is a way for supporters to ensure that our educational ambassadors have the very best habitat and care possible! Our resident animals are the hardest working critters in the Northwoods; they are here to educate thousands of visitors at the Center and participate in over 200 programs throughout Northwoods communities about wildlife conservation and environmental education. How to become a sponsor: When you become a Resident Sponsor, you help provide food, veterinary care, enrichment, and a healthy home for your animal. Call the Center to get started, or sponsor one as a gift to someone else who loves wildlife!

Resident Sponsorships Hanna the Bald Eagle Stan McMurry (January 2017-September 2018) Renee & Jim Greco Sam Prestia Glenda Holm Zoella Teeter in honor of Lyra Zoch Aqua the Snapping Turtle Johana Semmelmeyer in honor of Susan Bilda in honor of Emma Leider-Bilda Russell the American Crow Christi McGaffigan (Passed away July 2017) Bob the American Kestrel Zoella Teeter in honor of Eavan Wauters Jillanne Consie in honor of Laura Fuhrman in honor of Sam Fuhrman Ron Burger Phyllis Conlin in honor of Mike Milburn Aiden Skotterud Hook the Painted Turtle Evan Miller Sancho the Gray Rat Snake Ken Pobo Sherry Ryther Josh Sanko Sherry Ryther Rosemary Seibel The Paul Bunyan Club Sierra the Red-tailed Hawk Ashley Sherman & Tamara Mecum Anna Seibers Marti Hall in honor of Claire Hall Amy Stilley Vern & Effie Weiss The Jacobsen Family Bull the Three-toed Box Turtle Michelle, Kevin, & Charlotte Dr. Robert & Louise Wright Hortense the Turkey Vulture Lian-Anderson Luke & Joe Davignon M. Lee Nordstrom Cecil the Northern Saw-whet Owl Ken Pobo Tanya Truse in honor of Ava Truse (Passed away November 2017) Erin Eneboe in honor of Barb Prindle Katie Barden Linda Brunner in honor of Speedy the Three-toed Leah Nemetz in memory of Kate Chloe & Isabelle Schneider Box Turtle (Matyska) Page Stan Slater Char Nemec Brian Pappalardo in honor of Marti Hall in honor of LiaLiz Thao Scott Samuels Brogan & Asher Pappalardo Tommi the Anne Swiderski Hubertus the Florida Soft- shell Turtle Red-tailed Candy the Corn Snake Margaret & John Winn in honor of Hawk Stefanie Bolduc Annabella Winn & Brayden Gaalke The Parker Family Gemma the Northern Goshawk Marty the Cooper’s Hawk Miranda Weiss Marti Hall in honor of Grant Hall (Passed away February 2018) Shane Mart The Paul Bunyan Club Willow the Jesse Predmore Barred Owl Stan Slater Mini the Snapping Turtle Keith & Sharon Paul & Dawn Pirkel The Jacobsen Family in honor of Hanson in Amanda Walsh Percy the Eastern Screech Owl honor of The Diane Chart Family Quinn Altman Hank the American Kestrel Tommi Sabrina Diamond Richard Bennett Keith & Red-tailed Hawk Laura Fuhrman in honor of Sam Fuhrman Renee & Jim Sharon Michelle Hinkens in honor of Greco Hanson in Adam & Josie Hinkens Michelle Hinkens in honor of honor of Ken Pobo Adam & Josie Hinkens Kyle Beaton Laura Rubin Don & Sue Kort The Bissell Annie Scully in memory of Leah Nemetz in memory of Family Charlotte Schmelzer Kate (Matyska) Page Reilly Carlson Ashley Sherman & Tamara Mecum Ken Pobo Hannah Fake Eliza Siebers Sherry Ryther Laura Fuhrman Tahira Juiris in honor of Aayan Juiris Sandy Finholt in honor of Ashley Sherman in honor of Garrett Luplow in honor of Sam Fuhrman Race the Red-tailed Hawk Gary & Virg Sperry Ashley Lema Cheryl Agnew Rick & Gayle Steiner in honor of Hannah Fake Chris & Christine Barden in honor of Carol Steiner in honor of Anna Barden Anne Swiderski Sol Obregon Hank Kassidy O’Donnell Tahira Juiris in American Kestrel Tanya Truse in honor of McKenzie Truse Woody the Wood Turtle honor of Kay Krans in honor of Rory the Broad-winged Hawk Aaron Juiris Chris De Los Angeles Avina Anders, Press, & August Lerach Kristin, Grace, & Johana Semmelmeyer Leah Nemetz Hannah Maasch Annemarie Newhartz 9 In Memory of family & friends

The memory of each person whose name is in bold has been honored by the friends and family who graciously continue the legacy of a cherished one who has enriched their lives.

Elton Lorenz Lexi Schlapper Marion Hoffman Joseph O Reichl Richard & Judith Oehler Ferdinand & Diane Schlapper Janet Willman Rebecca Stephens Cheryl Crawford Ronald Boykins Juliana Walton Lenton Williams Gerald & Jill Flickinger Kenneth Boykins Ruth Weston Freeman & Vienna Johnson Karen Bakken Al Trotalli Diane Chart Virginia Wenzel Steven Williams Peter Guzzetta James & Margaret Crowley Grey & Mary Jo Wenzel Marlene & Ronald Wojack Jacqueline Riggs Dr. Howard Cook John Burlingame Ronald & Glennes Youngbauer James & Barbara Connel Jacqueline Kashmere Dee Burlingame Michael Garrity Daniel & Ursula Parabek Francine Blackwell Helen Mader Costello Family Fredric & Karen Trank Don Perrin The Dehlers Schmitt Family Janet Slupski International Decorators Gary & Pamela Herdrich Krishna Ramachandran Audrey Reegle Julie & Robert Disch Susan Kern Lyle Koerner Orin & Christine Greb Leanne & Louis Arbs Mary Jean Pitts Anthony & Maurine Pintozzi Tom & Liz Bertell F Jean Cramer Kenneth & Sandra Flinchum DuPage Memorial Group Donald Alwin James & Carol Friday Lowell & Patricia Littaritz Michael & Robyn Larson Robert Puckett & John Prucha Phyllis Schiller Kim & Jane Nessel Mark & Michelle Disch Richard Wittenkamp Gary Schiller Ken & Pam Schoville Richard Tank Susanna Moody John & Jan Repphun Al Denninger Herb Schilder Kathy Konitzer Barbara Denninger David Jonesi Warren & Dorothy Rebholz Maria Cianciolo-Konitzer Keith & Sandra Krueger Lee & John Kelly Edward Devins Germaine Jonesi family Doris Jacomet Barry & Mollybelle Berish Kathleen Devins & friends Alvin & Michael Jacomet Bradley & Lisa Tank Ray Erickson Steven & Bonnie Draeger Carol Uglow Jeanne Murphy Patricia Erickson Rick Giminger JG & Marcia Corcoran Mila Murphy Russell & Maryann Draeger Mary-Kay Bourbulas & Helen Marinich Mike Doren Greg Zimmerschield Jack Marinich John Hammer Dick & Leslie Guelcher Greg & Mary Jo Wenzel Peter & Rella Shulla Steve Tameling Violet Gurtner Bunny Benecke Peggy Tameling Gene Doner James & Patrice Gurtner Virgin Pines Condo Association Barry Benecke Rita Kotarba Kristy Bridenhagen Phyllis Schiller Dennis Nelson Ruth Lartz Debra & James Meyer Gary Schiller Kathy Look Joyce Proper Stephen & Dorothy Amy Bons Gina Vosters Robert J Haugh Jr Buraczewski Ronald & Shirley Golec Schuter Family Jane Ringeisen Reas Family Dorothy Densmore William Speerstra Charles Knoebel Kriesel Family Arnold Gretchen Speerstra Margaret & Kurt Krueger Jan Torbenson Dennis Arnold Don Torbenson Bettinger Family Kate Wade Audrae Kulas Jan Torbenson St. Matthias Thrift Shop William Slowik Paul Kulas Robert Panosh Oehler Family James Bollwinkle Joan Justice Gerald Panosh Christine Bollwinkle Andrew Faulkner Northwoods Steppers Dance Victor Sorenson Faulkner Family Club Clifford Kotlarek Darla Sorenson Jane Somers Elaine Kotlarek Sandy Kwietnewski Elizabeth Farnsworth Marlene Learman Trudy Black Mackenzie Goldthwait The Black Family

Animal companions give so much to those who love them when they are here. They will continue In Memory to give through contributions made in their memory. of Loyal Harley by Shelley Green Jimbo by Gold Family Jiggles Animal Sheldon, cat of Liz Whalen Madison, the best Northwoods by Joan & Paul Rosland Companions by H.E. & D.W. Dionne dog by The McGill Family Magic by Vicki Layman Mallard Duck Coho by Mildred Sharpe Barney & Bella by Carol Hanson by John & Mary Laub Ragnar by Mary Ray Guelcher by Cynthia Bour Lexi by Dianne Schlapper by Joanne Olsen Calvin & Baron Charlie Gidget by Sara Stewart Lily by Helen Thomas by Richard & Helen Schoebel Gus by Kim Vane 10 Honorariums

Dr. George & Velta Christee Means Reince Anast by Renee Means by Guy & Katie Roe Berin Read David Derk by Carolyn Finzer by Beverly Katzen Linda Senkevicius Jo Ann Doberful by Bonnie Wison by Judith Doren John Studdard Laura Fuhrman by Joan Green by George & Velta Anast Lanny Studdard Karen Gabert by Joan Green Our bald eagle that arrived in late August unable to stand has by George & Velta Anast, Harriet & Ralph fully recovered from extreme weakness, dehydration, and lack Ellin & Joseph Purpora Swanson of muscle mass. We have never been more proud to watch her Tom Gabert by Ralph & Barbara Swanson steadily improve week after week perching and flying in our new by Guy & Katie Roe flight conditioning aviary! These stories are always bittersweet; Grant Vercautern she was released in November near the lake where she was by Jeanne Haverly Sondra Katzen rescued. Top photo taken by Dean Hall The Lakeland Times. by Beverly Katzen Brian & Kerry Wardius Robert Metropulos Family by Mary Jo Haven by Ken & Barb Wardius Geri Miller Laurie & Rick Zelm by George & Velta Anast, by Guy & Katie Roe Howard Ellis Kristin Phaller by Lakeland Dental, Constance Omitt

By the Numbers (THROUGH OCTOBER 30, 2018)

Education Wildlife Rehabilitation 667 Tours 529 Total Animals Admitted 3,823 Visitors to the Center 217 Mammals 140 Educational programs delivered 289 Birds (including raptors) 4,694 attendees 23 Reptiles 136 Releases so far (+55 pending release) Volunteer Hours – 12 months 812 Animal-related phone calls 1,011 Hours Woody

Income $269,258 Expenses $270,109

Contributions 5 Salaried $131,409 Employees $145,559 Fund Raising, marketing $27,158 Fund raisers Insurance - liability $35,630 volunteer $10,585

Facility maintenance, utilities $18,727 Large Gift Administration Misc. Education $4,751 Income $15,600 $10,582 $7,788 Membership 15 Interns $12,685 Animal Care - food, caging, $6,860 Taxes, Benefits, medicine, supplies $20,209 Education Planned Giving Continuing Ed Income $19,853 $30,065 $41,906

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HOW CAN YOU HELP? Upcoming Events

We do not receive any government funding. Our Chilly Chili Challenge wildlife patients and residents rely solely on your donations! January 12, 2019 Minocqua Brewing Company • Become a member! Please return your membership in the enclosed envelope. • Check our wish list on Page 7, we are always in need of supplies. Annual Photo Gala February 9, 2019 • Donate online www.northwoodswildlifecenter.org 6 – 8 PM • Amazon Smile. Select Northwoods Campanile Center for the Arts Wildlife Hospital and Rehabilitation (photo submissions due February 1st) Center for donations of your purchases on Amazon. Night for Wildlife • Volunteer your time. We have a need for volunteers with various skills. September 19, 2019 5:30 – 8 PM • Sponsor a resident. Call NWC or check our website for details. Minocqua Country Club • Sponsor a classroom. Call NWC on programs you can sponsor for a classroom at area schools. Open House October 19, 2019 • Consider a gift from your estate. There are many options for planned giving. 1 – 4 PM • Be a wildlife ambassador! Invite friends and family to visit us. Northwoods Wildlife Center

Dates and times are subject to change. Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram facebook.com/NorthwoodsWildlifeCenter instagram.com/northwoods_wildlife_center More events will be added, so please visit our website, Facebook page, or c Please consider making a donation in all us at 715-356-7400 for the most up-to-date information. the enclosed envelope or by PayPal. Visit northwoodswildlifecenter.org and click the Donate button.