2014 Year in Review: Raina Krasner, Outreach Coordinator
Last spring, the outreach department decided it was time to search for a new snake to add to our team of education animals.
Last spring, the outreach department decided it was time to search for a new snake to add to our team of education animals.
One of my favorite memories for all of 2014 began with a beautiful summer morning bike ride in the Valley with my congenial regular Sunday morning riding group.
Another year has flown by and I’m left wondering where the time has gone! 2014 has been filled with many amazing memories and trying to select just one to share is almost impossible.
The moment that I walked in the door for my first day of volunteering and rehabilitator training at the Wildlife Center, I wished I was a sponge.
Where do I begin?! It’s been almost six months since I started my position as the veterinary fellow. Man, how the time flies!
When I was a little girl, one of my favorite Christmas specials was “The Year Without a Santa Claus.” I remember curling up on the couch with my mom to watch this show on TV year after year.
When people find out where I work, they often tell me how lucky I am, and that I must have a really interesting and satisfying job. And they’re right!
Back in 2009, I was in charge of my very first gala and benefit auction at the Wildlife Center.
I never had a problem with snakes, and after working with wildlife it’s hard not to grow a deep affection for our slithery friends.
When I look back on 2014, I have so many memories -- the sad, emaciated yearling bears I helped nurse back to health, the strange absence of baby squirrels early in the spring, traveling to the NWRA conference in Tennessee, the first adorable baby bunnies, turtles wrestling earthworms, delightful baby Blue Jays and rambunctious bear cubs …