Wildlife Rehab of Northwest Montana
Education Programs:
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An important part of what we do at Wild Wings Recovery Center are the education programs that we offer.
We do many programs for the community, at local schools, as well as public organizations.
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Education Program Fees ;
$200 for an hour
with 4 -6 Raptors.
There may be additional charges depending on travel distance or number of birds requested.
Please contact us at (406) 250-1070 for pricing and to schedule a program.
The center is open to the public.
We offer group visits at our facility to view the birds, tour the facility, and receive an educational presentation on our
individual education birds.
Home Tour Fees;
Adult $7 Child $4
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We limit the groups to 25 people to maximize the personal experience for each visitor.
Tours and Education Programs are available for morning, afternoon, and evening.
Please contact us at (406) 250-1070 to arrange a visit.
Some education programs from 2021. To see current programs, please visit us on Facebook.
Rowdy - Ruffed Leg Hawk with Ruby at Smith Valley School
Luther - male American Kestrel with Billie Lexi - female American Kestrel with Laura
Arthur - Ferruginous Hawk with Barbara at Smith Valley School
Rowdy - Ruffed Leg Hawk with Ruby at Smith Valley School
November Smith Valley School
March, Swan Valley Elementary
Bentley with Nicole at Marion Elementary School
Tika with Deb at Marion Elementary School
Bentley with Nicole at Marion Elementary School
October Marion Elementary School
April, Edgerton Elementary School
April, "Subaru Loves the Earth" Event
April, Bigfork Elementary & Middle School
May, Dayton Elementary School
May, Annual "Earth Day" Celebration
May, 5th Annual F.H. Gives Event
June, Muldown Elementary School
July, Polson Elementary School
May, Arbor Day Celebration
May, Backslope Brewing
"Community Benefit Night"
June, MWWRC's Annual
"Feathered Friends" Fundraiser
July, "Spring Into Safety" Kids Day
July, Senior Citizens Group
Below are just a few programs from 2018.
January, Edgerton Elementary.
March, Lone Pine State Park's
"Who's Who for Owls?" event.
March, Lone Pine State Park's
"Connect to Kalispell" open house.
April, Glacier National Park
"Year of the Bird" Celebration
April, Linnie's Kids Daycare Center
April, Earth Day
April, Summit Prep School
April, Arbor Day
May, Ruder Elementary
April, Cabelas Ladies Day Out
May, Muldown Elementary
May, Bigfork Cultural Center
May, Whitefish Wetlands
June, Immanuel Lutheran Home
June, Somers School
June, The Lodge Memory Care Unit
June, Audubon Home Tour
June, Whitefish Sportsman
June, Our "Feathered Friends" Annual Fundraiser
June, Rising Mtns. Assisted Living
Below are just a few programs from 2017.
January, Children's House
Montessori School's Benefit Concert.
January, Children's House
Montessori School's Benefit Concert.
April, Evergreen School Program.
April, Arbor Day Celebration in Kalispell.
April, Earth Day Celebration in Whitefish.
May, Cabela's "Ladies Day Out" Week-end.
May, FlatheadGives Event.
May, W.F. Lake Institute Forestry Station
May, Pablo Tribal College
June, Dick Idol Gallery
June, Muldown Elementary
June, Eureka Audubon
June, at Cabela's
June, at Murdoch's Kalispell
July, HA Brewing Co & Cafe Jax
July, Whitefish Community Library
July, "A Wild Time with Jack Hanna" fundraiser
July, Our "Feathered Friends Annual Fundraiser"
August, Sportsman Ski Haus' Rocky Mountain
Elk Foundation weekend.
September, Buffalo Hills Terrace
September, Friendship Force; Waite, England
September, Cabela's Lady's Day event
October, West Glacier Elementary
October, Bigfork's Tamarack Time
November, Swan River Elementary
November, Prestige Assisted Living
November, K. William Harvey Elementary
Below are just a few programs from 2016.
Volunteers Sarah with Harley the Harlan's Hawk, and Cassandra with Lacey the Osprey.
Volunteer Byron Crow with Snowy Owl, Tika.
Nancy with Igor the barn Owl, and Sarah with Harley the Harlan's Hawk, with photo-bomber Lexi the American Kestrel.
Volunteers Sarah with Harley the Harlan's Hawk, and Cassandra with Lacey the Osprey.
March, Children's House Montessori School's Benefit Concert.
Volunteers Byron and Cassandra speaking to members of the Flathead Valley Home School Association.
Volunteers Nancy and Cassandra speaking to the group...
The children, getting an idea of what's on the days menu, with volunteer Nancy.
Volunteers Byron and Cassandra speaking to members of the Flathead Valley Home School Association.
April, Flathead Valley Home
School Association.
Earth Day Celebration
Executive Director, Beth Watne, with Duke the Peregrine Falcon.
Volunteers Jason with Louie the Long Eared Owl, and Todd with Lexi the American Kestrel.
Earth Day Celebration
April, Earth Day Celebration
Executive Director, Beth Watne, with Lacey the Osprey.
Duke, the Peregrine Falcon.
Frank the Northern Pygmy Owl.
Executive Director, Beth Watne, with Lacey the Osprey.
April, Glacier Gateway Elementary
Volunteer, Byron with St. Ignatius Elementary School students at the Ninepipes kids pond.
Volunteer, Byron with St. Ignatius Elementary School students at the Ninepipes kids pond.
April, St. Ignatious Elementary School
Executive Director, Beth Watne, and volunteer Cassandra Wilson, educating 5th graders on all things Owl.
Beth with Tika the Snowy Owl.
Nancy with Louie the Long Eared Owl.
Executive Director, Beth Watne, and volunteer Cassandra Wilson, educating 5th graders on all things Owl.
April, Arbor Day Celebration
Executive Director, Beth Watne, with Lacey the Osprey.
Volunteer, Byron Crow, with Tika the Snowy Owl.
Executive Director, Beth Watne, with Lacey the Osprey.
Along with Executive Director Beth Watne and Duke the Peregrine Falcon, volunteer Byron Crow with Arthur the Ferruginous Hawk, volunteer Bob Watne with Igor the Barn Owl, and volunteer Nancy Hager with Pixie the Western Screech Owl.
Along with Executive Director Beth Watne and Duke the Peregrine Falcon, volunteer Byron Crow with Arthur the Ferruginous Hawk, volunteer Bob Watne with Igor the Barn Owl, and volunteer Nancy Hager with Pixie the Western Screech Owl.
May, Pablo Program
May, Loyola Elementary in Missoula
River Honoring sharing Tika, Igor, Bentley, Frank, & Duke with a 1000 4th graders from the Mission Valley.
River Honoring sharing Tika, Igor, Bentley, Frank, & Duke with a 1000 4th graders from the Mission Valley.
May, River Honoring Ceremony
Executive Director Beth Watne, volunteers Cassandra Wilson and Byron Crow, sharing the centers Hawks and Falcons.
Executive Director Beth Watne,(middle), with volunteers Cassandra Wilson and Byron Crow, sharing the centers Hawks and Falcons.
Executive Director Beth Watne, volunteers Cassandra Wilson and Byron Crow, sharing the centers Hawks and Falcons.
May, K.William Harvey School
Executive Director Beth Watne with Frank the Northern Pygmy Owl. Cassandra Wilson with Pixie the Western Screech Owl, and Amy Amidon with Duke the Peregrine Falcon.
Executive Director Beth Watne with Frank the Northern Pygmy Owl. Cassandra Wilson with Pixie the Western Screech Owl, and Amy Amidon with Duke the Peregrine Falcon.
Executive Director Beth Watne with Frank the Northern Pygmy Owl. Cassandra Wilson with Pixie the Western Screech Owl, and Amy Amidon with Duke the Peregrine Falcon.
June, Give Local Fundraising Event
Executive Director Beth Watne with Igor the Barn Owl, Cassandra Wilson with Louie the Long Eared Owl, and Nancy Hager with Pixie the Western Screech Owl.
Executive Director Beth Watne with Igor the Barn Owl.
Cassandra Wilson with Louie the Long Eared Owl.
Executive Director Beth Watne with Igor the Barn Owl, Cassandra Wilson with Louie the Long Eared Owl, and Nancy Hager with Pixie the Western Screech Owl.
June, Dick Idol Art Gallery
Executive Director Beth Watne with Igor the Barn Owl.
Volunteer Cassandra Wilson with Harley the Harlan's Hawk.
Volunteer Susan Miller with Lexi the American Kestrel.
Executive Director Beth Watne with Igor the Barn Owl.
June, Girl Scouts Home Tour
Executive Director Beth Watne with Lacey the Osprey.
Volunteer Todd Wilson with Harley the Harlan's Hawk.
June, Annual Feathered Friends Fundraiser
June, Whitefish Library
July, Tamarack Brewery
July, Dick Idol Gallery
July, Buffalo Hills Terrace Home Tour
July, Friendship Force Australia Home Tour
July, Whitefish Community Center
August, Dick Idol Gallery
August, Stumptown Day Camp
Below are just a few programs from 2015.
Boy Scout Program, with Kari, Cassandra, Kim and Sue.
Sue with Hootie, Northern Saw-Whet Owl.
Cassandra with Spencer, Barred Owl.
Boy Scout Program, with Kari, Cassandra, Kim and Sue.
February, Boy Scout Troop Program
Immanuel Lutheran Home residents.
Cassandra with Spencer, the Barred Owl.
Amy with Gatsby, the Great Horned Owl.
Immanuel Lutheran Home residents.
February, Immanuel Lutheran Home, All Owl Program
One of Fair-Mont Egan Elementary School's, bake sale fundraisers for our center.
Cassandra with Spencer, the Barred Owl.
The goodies!
One of Fair-Mont Egan Elementary School's, bake sale fundraisers for our center.
March, Fair-Mont Egan Bake Sale Fundraiser
Immanuel Lutheran Home, All Falcon Program.
Cassandra with Duke, the Peregrine Falcon, and Kari with Jack the Prairie Falcon.
Amy and Kim sharing the American Kestrel.
Immanuel Lutheran Home, All Falcon Program.
March, Immanuel Lutheran Home, All Falcon Program
Kari and Cassandra introducing children at Fair-Mont Egan Elementary to a few of our raptors.
I think we have their full attention...
Kari, introducing HawkEye, the Rough Legged Hawk.
Kari and Cassandra introducing children at Fair-Mont Egan Elementary to a few of our raptors.
April, Fair-Mont Egan Program
Byron, Kari, and Cassandra at the Arbor Day Celebration with a variety of our Education Ambassadors.
Cassandra with Spencer, the Barred Owl.
Byron, Kari, and Cassandra at the Arbor Day Celebration with a variety of our Education Ambassadors.
April, Arbor Day Celebration
Executive Director Beth, speaking with the children about Raptors.
Kari, speaking about Duke, the Peregrine Falcon.
Cassandra introducing Lexi, the American Kestrel.
Executive Director Beth, speaking with the children about Raptors.
June, Fair-Mont Egan at the Center.
Executive Director Beth, speaking about Lexi, the American Kestrel.
Byron introducing the group to Duke, the Peregrine Falcon.
Executive Director Beth, speaking about Lexi, the American Kestrel.
June, 1st Interstate Bank's Seniors Club Program
At Cabela's speaking to the public.
Beth, Byron, Nancy, Cassandra, and Sue.
Cassandra and Beth.
At Cabela's speaking to the public.
June, at Cabela's Store.
Cassandra speaking about Homer, the Great Grey Owl.
Executive Director, Beth Watne, showing the group how our Education Ambassadors travel.
Byron and Beth answering questions after the program.
Cassandra speaking about Homer, the Great Grey Owl.
June, Flathead Audubon Facility Program.
Beth and Homer, the Great Grey Owl.
Nancy and Louie, the Long Eared Owl.
Beth and Homer, the Great Grey Owl.
Visiting with the public...
Beth and Lacy, the Osprey.
Nancy and Louie, the Long Eared Owl.
Visiting with the public...
July, Tamarack Alehouse Fundraiser
July, ImagineIf Library Program
Waiting for the crowds...
Beth with Lacey, the Osprey.
Kari with HawkEye, the Rough Legged Hawk.
Waiting for the crowds...
July, At Jack Hanna's Bigfork Farm
Amy with Arthur the Ferruginous Hawk.
Beth with Lexi, the American Kestrel.
Cassandra with Spencer the Barred Owl.
Amy with Arthur the Ferruginous Hawk.
August, Sportsman's Expo Day
Beautiful Bibler Gardens!
All set up in the gorgeous barn for the evening...
Beautiful Bibler Gardens!
August, Bibler Garden's threw a Private Fundraiser for our Center
Beth with Lacey the Osprey.
Executive Director Beth Watne with Jack Hanna.
Inside the historic Kootenai Lodge.
Beth with Lacey the Osprey.
August, Jack Hanna's "Wilds" Fundraiser
at the historic Kootenai Lodge
Beth introducing Bentley the Great Horned Owl.
Cassandra speaking about Homer, the Great Grey Owl.
Cassandra telling guests about Hootie the Saw-Whet Owl.