Year: 2021

Aspen was at the center bright and early the next morning to help the animal care staff get a head start so it would be easier on them during the Baby Shower. She helped feed baby squirrels until Kim the Director arrived. She had a large rubber tote that she gave…

With the semester underway, Aspen was pretty busy with her classes. This semester she had Genetics, another difficult class. Needless to say, it had been a while since she'd been to the center. She received an email from the Volunteer Coordinator announcing a spring cleanup day to prepare the center for…

It was unusually warm for mid-February. Jack and Aspen sat in lawn chairs in the woods behind their house, binoculars to their eyes scanning the woods for the Great Bird Count. It had become a tradition and Aspen came home from school for the afternoon to keep that tradition going. Carolina…

Aspen began the new semester of classes a few days late due to the snowstorm. New classes, new professors, same old hard work, which is why she was surprised to receive a text from Professor Dawson a few weeks into the semester. She had taken his class freshman year. The text…

  Winter was usually slow at the center; Mother Nature took a break from having babies so they got a breather. A few days before Aspen headed back to school she stopped by to help paint with a few volunteers. The main room was a ghost town. To be safe the few…

Six-foot tall, a beast covered in fur growled as he approached. Inside were two innocent creatures oblivious of his approach. Unusually cold, but inside it was cozy and warm. Suddenly there was a loud banging. They knew he’d found them. Inside the safety of their home, they scurried frantically. There was…