Birds of Prey Northwest

A HOME FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF WILDLIFE REHABILITATORS Above our wildlife rehabilitation facility sits an unused 30’ x 16’ space. We see an opportunity to turn it into a safe, simple home for two college interns who come to Idaho to learn hands-on wildlife rehabilitation, animal husbandry, conservation and environmental education. OUR GOAL: $30,000 We want to create: * Two separate sleeping quarters * A shared bathroom with shower and sink * A small kitchenette * Plumbing, electrical, insulation and finishing work This isn’t about building something fancy. It’s about building an opportunity. Affordable housing is one of the biggest barriers for students seeking seasonal internships in rural Idaho. Providing on-site housing allows students to safely live, learn and fully participate in the daily work of wildlife rehabilitation. And what they learn here doesn’t stay here. These students become the next generation of rehabilitators, veterinarians, biologists, educators and conservationists. One empty space. Two interns. $30,000. An investment in the future of Idaho’s wildlife. WILL YOU HELP US BUILD IT? Donate if you can. Share if you can’t. Tag a friend, business or organization that loves wildlife and believes in investing in young people. Help us turn an empty space into a PLACE TO GROW—a place to live, learn, serve and discover a calling. Donate. Share. Be part of the story.

Where Do Idaho’s Monarchs Go? Help Us Solve the Mystery. For more than 14 years, the Washington State University Pacific Northwest Monarch Tagging Program has shown that nearly all Oregon and Washington Monarch butterflies migrate to California to overwinter along the coast. But Idaho’s Monarchs have left scientists with an unanswered question. Despite tagging thousands in Idaho, only three have ever been recovered in California, suggesting they may travel a very different route, possibly due south through Utah and Arizona, and perhaps all the way to Mexico. Traditional paper tags haven’t been enough to solve this mystery. Thanks to recent technological advances, we now have a breakthrough. Tiny, solar-powered electronic transmitters—called E-tags—can safely be carried by Monarchs and allow researchers to track individual butterflies in real time. These signals are picked up by nearby Bluetooth-enabled cell phones and sent to a central database, giving scientists an unprecedented look at migration routes across wide, open landscapes where sightings are rare. This year, the goal is to E-tag 100 Monarchs in Idaho, but each tag costs $200, and we need your help. Donations of any size make a difference, and if you sponsor a full tag, you can name your Monarch and follow its journey on your phone. By supporting this project, you’re helping solve the Idaho Monarch Mystery and protecting the future of this extraordinary species. Learn more or donate at adoptamonarch.org. Thank you for being part of the discovery.