Project Wildlife Seeks Director of Development Project Wildlife has ambitious goals for growth and is seeking an experienced and highly accomplished Development Director to lead the expansion and diversification of philanthropic revenue. This leadership position is responsible for further shaping and executing a strategic and long-term fundraising plan which will ensure the continued growth and success of Project Wildlife Programs. Please find a full job description here.

Community Support Wins Project Wildlife $25,000! Thanks to heroic efforts by Project Wildlife staff, volunteers, fans and supporters, PW took first place in the 2011 ECO Ambassadors People's Choice contest! PW is deeply honored by the support shown throughout the contest and the number of people who were pulling for the organization. PW is also incredibly thankful to CBS 8, SDG&E and The San Diego River Park Foundation for administering the contest and including PW as a finalist. The contest brought much-needed recognition and awareness to the great work being done by environmental nonprofits right here in San Diego. On Friday, December 2nd SDG&E presented PW with $25,000 on the CBS8 morning news, which PW will use to bring wildlife education to San Diego’s underserved schools. In fact, very soon thousands of disadvantaged students will have the opportunity to witness the wonder and beauty of our local wildlife and learn how they can make an impact on their local ecosystem.

Project Wildlife Helps Recover San Diego's Burrowing Owls October 2011 Efforts to recover San Diego's population of Burrowing Owls are underway and Project Wildlife is helping - one owl at a time. This unique, long-legged owl lives in burrows underground in wide open landscapes throughout North and South America. Due to habitat loss, San Diego's population of Burrowing Owls has decreased from around 600 in the 1980s to less than 100 today. PW has teamed up with biologists at Rancho Jamul Ecological Reserve to help establish a population of Burrowing Owls in the area. Project Wildlife brings rehabilitated owls to the reserve where each is outfitted with an artificial burrow within a temporary outdoor cage. If the owls make themselves at home in the burrow, the caging is removed to allow the owls to breed and restore the species' population. YOU CAN HELP in the effort to save San Diego’s Burrowing Owls! Every dollar makes a difference in Project Wildlife’s ability to help this vulnerable species.

Project Wildlife’s
5th Annual WE LIKE IT WILD!
a Resounding Success!

It was a beautiful and relaxing sunny afternoon on the bay for the guests of PW’s annual fundraiser, held Outer Banks Style on Sunday, October 2nd at Island Prime/C-Level on Harbor Island.

VIP guests mixed and mingled with animals from Project Wildlife and SeaWorld while hearing about how wildlife and human health are intricately linked from County Veterinarian Nikos Gurfield.

Throughout the event guests were treated to animal presentations and up-close encounters with local wildlife by PW volunteer educators. And there was something for everyone at the silent auction table, from art and jewelry to So Cal staycations and more.

Wine tastings from Freixenet USA and Bergquist Wine Marketing and beer tastings from Karl Strauss were beautifully paired with a delicious menu from Event Chair and Host Executive Chef Deborah Scott of Island Prime/C-Level. Later in the afternoon, guests sipped coffee from Café Moto while bidding on exciting live auction items, from a Hawaiian vacation to from a Hawaiian vacation to a “King of the Artic” excursion to see polar bears in the wilds of Manitoba, Canada.

 Thanks to the generosity of sponsors, guests, volunteers and donors, WE LIKE IT WILD! Outer Banks Style raised nearly $100,000 to fund PW’s life-saving programs and services.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to everyone who helped make this event possible!

Thank you again to our wonderful
2011 WE LIKE IT WILD! Event Sponsors:

Premier Sponsor
Rita and Brys Myers

 

Golden Sponsor
Connie Golden

 

Silver Sponsor
Ruth Hayward

 

Host Sponsors
Executive Chef Deborah Scott and The Cohn Restaurant Group

 

Bronze Sponsor
Dolores and Donna Devonshire

 

Bronze Sponsor

 

Patron Sponsor

 

Patron/Media Sponsor

 

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Want to see native wildlife up close or speak
with our dedicated volunteers about PW? 

Come meet our Education Volunteers and Animal Ambassadors at the following community events:

Hawkwatch
Date: Every Saturday in January 2012
Time: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: Wildlife Research Institute
18030 Highland Valley Road Ramona, CA
For More Information:  http://www.wildlife-research.org/index.

San Diego Bird Festival
Date: March 1-4, 2012
Time: 12 p.m.-5 p.m.
Location: Marina Village at Mission Bay Park
1936 Quivira Way, San Diego, CA
Cost: Exhibition is free. See website for prices of workshops, walks, & trips.
For More Information:  http://www.sandiegoaudubon.org/events/bird-festival

San Diego Science Festival, EXPO Day
Date: March 24, 2012
Time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Location: PETCO Park
1936 Quivira Way, San Diego, CA
Cost:  Free.
For More Information:  http://sdsciencefestival.com/2012-festival.html.