The following events not only help CROW meet the increasing need for patient care dollars but also provide opportunities for community awareness and involvement in helping our wildlife neighbors in distress.

Healing Winds Visitor Education Center
CROW's new state-of-the-art Healing Winds Visitor Education Center offers a look inside the world of wildlife medicine through exhibits, live webcams, videos and interactive displays. Visitors will learn about wildlife injuries and how humans can help. Our summer hours are: Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10:AM - 4:PM. We also invite you to join us for our weekly presentations hosted by our medical team. Please see the calendar below for topics of interest and scheduled dates.

Weekly Wildlife Presentations: Thursdays at 11 AM.

• June 17 -"Traditional Chinese Medicine" presented by Dr. PJ and student Jesse MacKenzie from UGA.
• June 24 - "5 Element Theory in Chinese Medicine" presented by Dr. PJ and student Christine Raubaut from MI U.
• July 1 - "Turtles & Tortoises" presented by Dr. PJ and student Kaylee Quinn from Clemson University.
• July 8 - "Wildlife Baby Care" presented by Dr. PJ and student Chloe Apelgren from Northern Michigan.
• July 15 - "Canine Distemper" presented by Dr. PJ and student Ryan Bookstaff from Ohio State.
• July 22 - "Canine Distemper" presented by Dr. Amber and student Ryan Bookstaff from Ohio State.
• July 29 - "Herbal Medicine" presented by Dr. Amber and student Erin Rogers from Oklahoma State.
• August 5 - "Snowy Plover" presented by member and volunteer Claudia Burns.

Look for our educational presentations to resume in October. For more details on the Visitor Center, please click here.

29th Annual "Taste of the Island" Fest
CROW will celebrate its 29th Annual "Taste of the Islands" Festival on Sunday, November 21 from noon to 6pm at Sanibel Community Park, 2231 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, Florida. $5.00 donation requested. If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please email Ava or call (239) 472-3644 x227.

The event brings together the island’s restaurants in a celebration of Sanibel-style cuisine, all while raising money for CROW’s mission to care for sick, orphaned, and injured native and migratory wildlife. The fest features dishes from local establishments, live music, and a recipe competition that will challenge the island’s chefs to come up with a new dish featuring a yet-to-be-named native ingredient. For CROW, the Taste not only represents a community celebration but also an opportunity to share CROW’s mission.

Voted "Best Island Event" for the past several years, we look forward to, once again, making CROW’s 2010 "Taste of the Islands" the PARTY OF THE YEAR! Please join us!!