Hoo's Woods Raptor Center

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Hoo's Woods Raptor Center

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We help birds of prey through education, rehabilitation and conservation  


P.O. Box 21, Milton WI 53563

falco5@ticon.net 

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Hoo's Woods Releases 2022

Here are a few of our releases from 2022 for you to enjoy. Thanks to your support we are able to continue our mission to rehabilitate and provide education to the public. 

Learn More about Hoo's Woods

Recently we met up with Mark Koehn and Lance with Channel 3 Madison to film a segment of The Traveler highlighting our work and several of our birds at Hoo's Woods.  Thank you Channel 3! 

Wings and Wine 25th Anniversary Event

This year  marks Hoo's Woods  25th year of raptor rehabilitation and education.  We will be celebrating at the beautiful Northleaf Winery in Milton Sunday August 6th from 2-5 pm.  Ticket sales will be coming soon.  Join us for wine, food, live music, live raptors including our bald eagle, silent and live auctions.  We hope you will join us! 

Alliant Energy- Power Chronicles STEM for Schools

 We are so excited to be part of Alliant Energy's newest graphic novel  Power Chronicles: Akilah and the Power of Nature. Our barn owl “Hush” and Dianne are two of the featured characters. This novel is a STEM book for schools, with an online version and video link at  [https://bit.ly/3kBdPrW](https://bit.ly/3kBdPrW)  We  participated in  the “Pioneering Your Future in STEM” eventa hosted by UW-Platteville  with 400  5th thru 8th grade girls from the region to experience hands on activities, They were able to meet and learn more about our barn owl “Hush” in person.  How cool is that?  This event and novel were generously sponsored by Alliant Energy,  offering opportunities to learn more about STEM while having fun.   Thank you Alliant for allowing us to be part of this very important and educational project and for their generous donation to assist with our rehabiliation and education efforts.  



Schedule an Education Program

 

We offer a variety of outreach programs with our education raptors for schools, libraries, senior groups, conversation clubs and more.  For information about our programs available and fees, click on Program and Fees    For questions contact us at  falco5@ticon.net 


Public Program Calendar 2023

 

Thursday March 16th 6:30 pm

West Bend Community Memorial Library

West Bend Wi

Snowy Owl program - this program suitable for ages 6 and older, must be accompanied by an adult 


Friday March 31st 1:00 pm

New Glarus Public Library

Bald Eagle, Snowy Owl and others

This program is suitable for ages 6 and older, due to content. Must be accompanied by an adult


April 25th 6pm

Middleton Public Library

Raptor Education program including several live raptors


May 4th, 6:30 pm

McFarland Public Library

Madison WI

Bald eagle program, suitable for ages 6 and older.


May 13th Migration Celebration

Four Rivers Environmental Center 

Channahon Illinois

Raptor programs at 10am, 11:30am 1pm 

Featuring our golden eagle and more


June 21st 5:45 pm

Cassville Public Library

Raptor program- suitable for ages 6 and older


June 27th 2 pm

Fitchburg Public Library

Madison WI

Bald Eagle program suitable for ages 6 and older


July 10th 2pm

Hedberg Public Library

Raptor Education childrens program- content aimed at ages 6 and older


July 22nd 10:30 am and noon

Governor Dodge State Park

Bald eagle program 


Programs for schools, clubs and private events are not listed

Please check back as we are continually adding programs. 

Our Education Birds

"Frankie" Turkey Vulture 

    Our Mission

    Hoo's Woods, founded in 1998, is a non-profit 501 (C)(3) raptor education and rehabilitation center located near Milton, in Southern Wisconsin.  Our mission is to inform and educate through the schools, scouts, community organizations, and general public regarding wildlife and habitat. We rescue and rehabilitate birds of prey.    

    Education

    Interested in attending or scheduling a live raptor education program? Click here to learn more. You may also contact Dianne at 608-883-2795, email at falco5@ticon.net, or download one of our  brochures. 

    Our Sponsors

    Thank you to the following foundations and corporations for their support! 

      

    We Energies Foundation, Antonia Foundation, Vitech Int'l,  Alliant Energy Foundation, Blackhawk Community Credit Union, Blackhawk Bank of Janesville, MGE Foundation,  Green Bay Packers Foundation, Hang Glide Wisconsin,  Partners for Wildlife, James Holland Charitable Fund, Shackelford Family Foundation, Tallgrass Prairies, Inc., American Family Insurance Colleen Frentzel Agency,  Handy Art, Creative Plastics Corporation and Marling Lumber    We apologize for any ommissions. 

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    We are dedicated to the rehabilitation, education and conservation of birds of prey. Your donation matters. 

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    Downloads

    kestrel and screech owl box plans (pdf)Download
    barred owl nest box (pdf)Download
    2021 HWRC Annual Report (pdf)Download
    HWRC Wishlist 2023 (pdf)Download
    HWRC brochure new 2023 (pdf)Download

    Hoo's Woods Coloring Sheets

    bald eagle head (pdf)Download
    Barred Owl color sheet (pdf)Download
    Eagles on ice (pdf)Download
    peregrine falcon (pdf)Download
    red tailed hawk (pdf)Download
    saw whet owls (pdf)Download
    screech owls (pdf)Download
    Spectacled Owl (pdf)Download

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