Welcome

My name is Lisa, and I am volunteer at the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program (RMRP). The purpose for this blog is talk about what happens behind the scenes at the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program. My goal is to give readers a better understanding about raptor rehabilitation, and just how the RMRP releases more than 70% of treatable raptors that come through the program.

First, I would like to give readers a little bit of background on the RMRP.


What Do We Do?

The Rocky Mountain Raptor Program is a raptor hospital and medical care facility, admitting injured and sick raptors, i.e. eagles, owls, hawks, and falcons, with the goal of releasing them for A Second Chance At Freedom.

Raptors that are permanently injured and therefore nonreleasable may become an Educational Ambassador. These raptors are the cornerstone of our Environmental Education program, which makes more than 200 presentations each year throughout the region, teaching children and adults about the importance of protecting wildlife and wild places.

This blog will helps us continue to achieve our mission!
The Rocky Mountain Raptor Program helps people understand their critical role in preserving wildlife and wild places for future generations, and is fervently dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing injured birds of prey, including eagles, owls, hawks and falcons.

With all that in mind, I welcome you to reading about the life and times of the volunteers at the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program.

About Me

Let me introduce myself. As I said before, my name is Lisa, and I am a volunteer at the RMRP. I am a recent graduate from Colorado State University. I graduated with a degree if forestry and theatre. Odd combination? Not really. What I discovered with my double major is that my passion is helping people better understand their environment and the nature surrounding them. Using both science and art is the perfect way to do that. I work for the Colorado State Forest Service as forester doing outreach and education. This job is a perfect way for me to combine my love for science and art.
Why did I start volunteering for the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program? I have a special place in my heart for wildlife. I want to help the raptors, and teach people about these wonderful birds, and the places that they live. By volunteering, I am accomplishing this, and I also am constantly learning about raptors and their environment. It is a win-win situation.

And that is why I am starting this blog. I want to share some of the knowledge that I am learning by volunteering. I am fairly new to the program, so as I learn and advance in the program, I plan on writing about it.
I encourage you to post comments and questions. If I cannot answer them, I will sure find someone who will.