Summer is in full swing at Piedmont Wildlife Center! Throughout Leigh Farm Park, kids are playing, animals are thriving, and the sun is shining! Just like our community, our garden continues to grow and grow. This spring, we planted a variety of vegetables to feed our Ambassador Animals and flowers to support native pollinators! Unsurprisingly, the animals seem to love the home-grown veggies and we're sure they are craving more. We've had lots of visitors to the pollinator plants, including several species of bees, butterflies, and even hummingbirds!

With the help of generous monetary and supply donations, the front of the PWC cabin has gone from a weedy patch to a bountiful bed. It’s been such a success that we constructed an additional raised bed to even more herbs, vegetables and pollinator plants!

Some other notable projects are also moving forward as planned. We've completed demolition of our old red-shouldered hawk enclosure, and are preparing to build a new one in its place. We're excited to finally begin visiting camps, school groups, and more with our Ambassador Animals. Lastly, our summer interns just completed their internships and their respective Capstone projects. These projects include an obstacle course for our squirrel and opossum, a content queue including videos and photos of our fabulous Ambassador Animals, and garden identification signs!

Of course, all that we have completed in these past few months would not be possible without our donors. We are so thankful and appreciative of everything that you have provided for us. Your donations help us out greatly, whether it be for projects like the ones completed this summer, or supplies used to care for the animals!

Stay tuned for updates on the garden, PWC events, and more!

Scout the squirrel enjoying a freshly-picked squash blossom