Ridgfield Wildlife Awareness

08/17/2023

Please join Kris and I for a super informational and FUN evening!!! 🐰🦊🐻🐥🦇🦉🐸🐍🐢

Thursday, October 12th from 7-8:30 pm

10/26/2022

Woodcock Nature Center posted this earlier today! Such a great fun and educational activity!

We are excited to offer our Owl Pellet Dissection Kits again- with NEW items! These are awesome educational kits for any age and the owl pellets are from our own owls- Click & Hooty! To learn more or purchase your kits click the link below! 🦉🦉🦉
https://www.woodcocknaturecenter.org/copy-of-educational...

10/04/2022

05/16/2022

if you are passionate about protecting one of the last parcels of woods/wetlands in the center of town. The woodland animals need us!

Protect Prospect Ridge Rd Woods & Wetlands as Open Space

04/20/2022

‼️PSA‼️

04/09/2021

Today is the perfect day to post about baby bunnies! A post on the town page stated that they found a baby bunny without a mother in sight and they took the bunny(and it’s siblings) inside. Although it may seem that this is the right thing to do and you may have the best intentions- Mama rabbits only come back to the nest 1-2 times per day!

04/05/2021

Spring is here! This week we will share some great tips on what to do if you find baby animals!

03/14/2021

Hello Folks! With Spring just around the corner, the calls will start to come flooding in about injured or orphaned animals!! Let’s talk about fawns...🦌🦌🦌

Deer deliver their newborns in the strangest of places! Residents will find them and be concerned about a newborn deer on their lawn, in their garden, under the azaleas, etc. Most call because they think the fawn is in peril and Mom is nowhere to be found. Well, Mom is actually off feeding and helping to keep predators away. Those who call ask what they should do for the fawn ... LEAVE IT ALONE, do not touch, move or attempt to feed it. Here's the scoop. Deer are NOT like horses. They do not have their legs under them immediately and need time to rest after birth. Horses get up and go that's the sign of a healthy horse. A healthy fawn will curl up, nap most of the day and move their heads. They have no scent and predators cannot find them unless humans interfere. Mom leaves during the day for 2 primary reasons: to feed, and to keep her scent a distance from the fawn. Mom will come back (unless something tragic happens to her), but don't expect her until dusk and certainly don't expect her if humans are hovering around. If you are fortunate enough to have the gift of a fawn please enjoy the experience, respect Mother Nature and let the Mom do what comes naturally. She will move the fawn daily so you may see it in different locations. Please share this info with your friends! *not our photo*

01/16/2021

Woodcock Nature Center has these awesome kits to help our local wildlife! 💚💚

Wreaths for Wildlife Kits are back!!! We sold out so quickly that we decided to build more. Help our local wildlife and support the nature center! 🐇🐿🦉🪶🌲
To purchase please click the link below: https://www.woodcocknaturecenter.org/wreaths-for-wildlife

12/17/2020

Help our wildlife during the winter months! These wreaths for wildlife are both helpful to native animals and beneficial to the Woodcock Nature Center which provides environmental education to our community!! 💚🌲🐿🕊🦆🐇

Help your feathered and small furry neighbors stay fed and warm during these winter months by giving them a source of food and nesting materials. We’ll decorate plain balsam wreaths with natural, safe, animal friendly materials!