We started outreach and education in 2003. Events from library and school visits to assisted living and art programs. Although the events were varied, education was a consistent aspect thru out the years and will continue to be our focus.
We are proud to be an ongoing resource to Athens Tech, with a hands -on lab for the students and will continue for as long as they would like to continue with that.
Maintaining the sanctuary, flight and living area for the birds is a never ending cycle ensuring a clean and safe environment for the flock. Pictures of changes and updates as well as events can be found here.
Athens Tech – Held in Sept: An educational lab where the students are given the opportunity to work one on one with the birds.
Students learned the “step-up” command and got the birds to step up from cages, the floor and from person to person. Proper restraint was also done by all, ensuring the bird’s safe handling along with transferring a properly retrained bird from one student to another. Grooming and husbandry finished out the lab portion of the visit. The students did dremel work on mock toe nails as well as cutting some molted wing feathers, getting a good understanding of how hard the nails are and how strong feather shafts can be. Students then spent time among the birds in the aviaries and flight, observing and learning a little about behavior. 
