RACE BENEFICIARY:
The mission of the Carolina Waterfowl Rescue is to provide rescue and rehabilitation for sick, injured, and orphaned birds as well as increase public awareness and appreciation for animals.
Carolina Waterfowl Rescue (CWR) is run by experienced, federally-licensed migratory bird rehabilitators specializing in birds. We strive to take the forgotten and unwanted animals that fall through the cracks with traditional rescues. We provide care for animals along with trained volunteers and avian veterinarians. We strive for the highest standards in animal care as well as promoting professionalism in the wildlife rehabilitation arena. We work with animal control agencies, law enforcement and other rescues and assist with oil spills, hoarding and criminal cases involving birds. The Carolina Waterfowl Rescue is the Beneficiary of proceeds from the Wild Turkey 5K Trail Run and Walk, September 22nd, 2018!You don’t have to participate in the 5K race to help! Bring an item or items off the following wish list, or a donation, to the Union County Heritage Festival and receive a free raffle ticket to be used on a myriad of wonderful prizes from handmade items to dinner out at a favorite restaurant and movie tickets!
CWR wish list:
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Carolina Waterfowl Rescue
P.O. Box 1484 Indian Trail, NC 28079 Phone: 704.668.9486 General email: info@cwrescue.org Injured animals: hotline@cwrescue.org Rehab staff: rehab@cwrescue.org Songbird referral list: songbird@cwrescue.org Volunteering: volunteer@cwrescue.org Adoption: adopt@cwrescue.org For more information please visit: www.carolinawaterfowlrescue.com. Facebook: www.facebook.com/cwrescue. *We are licensed for all birds but due to time and financial constraints we can only accept certain types of birds. Please call us if you need assistance we will try to refer you if we are unable to help.
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Carolina Waterfowl Rescue Story: Clarence and Dustin
Clarence, a white Chinese goose, lived on a pond for 8 years after his mate was killed. He followed the Canada Geese that came in and out each day desperate for a friend. He even offered to help raise their babies but no one would take Clarence up on his offer and he remained lonely. Clarence was picked up after a coyote injured his wing requiring amputation. Clarence was sad at losing his wing but he was so excited to see goslings at the rescue. He tried and tried to get close to them but they were in a separate area. After he begged and begged we finally let him in to see the goslings. Clarence immediately started fulfilling his dream of having a family by acting as a parent for all the goslings at the rescue. He teaches them everything they need to know about being geese and even how to fly.
Dustin came in a few years later. Dustin is a Canada Goose who was born and raised in captivity. He was banded
from a canned hunting ranch and found scared and alone in the middle of a junkyard. Dustin seemed to be unable
to communicate with other geese and as far as we could tell had never been outside. It wasn't long Clarence took
him under his wing and taught him to swim, go outside and even eat grass!
Dustin and Clarence are inseparable and you'll never see them without each other. Clarence continues to raise all
of our goslings each year up to 50 at a time. This year Clarence also taught Dustin how to raise babies.
from a canned hunting ranch and found scared and alone in the middle of a junkyard. Dustin seemed to be unable
to communicate with other geese and as far as we could tell had never been outside. It wasn't long Clarence took
him under his wing and taught him to swim, go outside and even eat grass!
Dustin and Clarence are inseparable and you'll never see them without each other. Clarence continues to raise all
of our goslings each year up to 50 at a time. This year Clarence also taught Dustin how to raise babies.
Union County Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Association (UCEMGVA)
Proceeds from the Heritage Festival help the UC Extension Master Gardener Volunteers fulfill our mission to foster a ‘partnership to create a sustainable community through education and implementation’. In other words, we like to help and teach our community about good gardening practices, composting, integrated pest management, and home grown food production, just to name a few.
We are a volunteer organization that has been serving our communities in Union County and surrounding areas of North Carolina since 1989. Our home base is in the Union County Agricultural Center in Monroe, NC, where we maintain our Teaching Gardens and Greenhouse.
We participate in various community programs such as: School Outreach and Speakers Bureau, Plant a Row for the Hungry, Union County Farmers Markets, Community Gardens, and Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs).
Each year we host the Union County Heritage Festival, an educational and fun festival focused on the stewardship and celebration of the bounties of the earth, and our UC communities and citizens. We offer Successful Gardener classes, and hold Three Sales Events per year: a Tree Sale, a Spring Plant Sale, and a Fall Bulb & Plant Sale.
To encourage budding future farmers, we annually award 4H scholarships, and a UCEMGVA Scholarship to a senior graduating from a Union County School and going to a NC college to major in botany, crop sciences, environmental studies, horticulture, animal husbandry, forestry or related fields.
We monitor a 24/7 gardening call system called the Growline for Union County. 704-283-3822 or ucmgwebsite@gmail.com. We maintain a Web site: www.mastergardenersunioncountync.org on which we publish useful and informative gardening information.
Proceeds from the Heritage Festival help the UC Extension Master Gardener Volunteers fulfill our mission to foster a ‘partnership to create a sustainable community through education and implementation’. In other words, we like to help and teach our community about good gardening practices, composting, integrated pest management, and home grown food production, just to name a few.
We are a volunteer organization that has been serving our communities in Union County and surrounding areas of North Carolina since 1989. Our home base is in the Union County Agricultural Center in Monroe, NC, where we maintain our Teaching Gardens and Greenhouse.
We participate in various community programs such as: School Outreach and Speakers Bureau, Plant a Row for the Hungry, Union County Farmers Markets, Community Gardens, and Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs).
Each year we host the Union County Heritage Festival, an educational and fun festival focused on the stewardship and celebration of the bounties of the earth, and our UC communities and citizens. We offer Successful Gardener classes, and hold Three Sales Events per year: a Tree Sale, a Spring Plant Sale, and a Fall Bulb & Plant Sale.
To encourage budding future farmers, we annually award 4H scholarships, and a UCEMGVA Scholarship to a senior graduating from a Union County School and going to a NC college to major in botany, crop sciences, environmental studies, horticulture, animal husbandry, forestry or related fields.
We monitor a 24/7 gardening call system called the Growline for Union County. 704-283-3822 or ucmgwebsite@gmail.com. We maintain a Web site: www.mastergardenersunioncountync.org on which we publish useful and informative gardening information.