Keepin It Wild Wildlife Rescue

09/25/2025

🌿🦝 Back to the Wild! 🦝🌿

This week, we proudly released 9 beautiful juvenile opossums back where they belong—in the wild. ✨ Watching them grow strong, healthy, and ready for freedom is the best part of what we do.

Thank you to everyone who supports Keepin It Wild—your kindness makes these happy endings possible. 💚

09/24/2025

🌿💚 Big Thank You from Keepin’ It Wild! 💚🌿

We want to give a huge shout-out to everyone who has helped and contributed to our wildlife rescue. As a nonprofit, we cannot function or provide care without people like YOU—those who give food, funds, and supplies that keep us going every single day.

Special thanks to:
✨ Becca, Alex D, Heather, Jeanne, Bobby, Olivia, Jill, Charlene, Cora
✨ Court Street & Marty’s Tap
✨ Country Market
✨ Haley’s Harvest and More
✨ David & Letha
✨ Shannon, Tara, Tom, and Ann Marie

Because of your generosity, we’ve been able to help so many animals this year. 🦝🐿️🦉🦊 Every donation, big or small, makes a difference in saving little wild lives.

🍂 And don’t forget—we’re currently collecting items for our Fall Auction Fundraiser! If you’d like to contribute, we’d love to hear from you.
This beautiful quilt was donated by my mom Donna for the fall auction!

09/23/2025

🌾❄️ Don’t cut everything back this fall! Leaving seed heads & stems standing gives birds 🐦 food, cover, and shelter all winter long.
Top plants to keep in your garden:
1️⃣ 🌸 Coneflowers – Goldfinch snacks into winter
2️⃣ 🌼 Black-Eyed Susans – Packed with seeds
3️⃣ 🌻 Sunflowers – Natural feeders for finches & chickadees
4️⃣ 🌿 Joe-Pye W**d – Attracts songbirds
5️⃣ 💛 Goldenrod – Foraging for sparrows & juncos
6️⃣ 💜 Asters – Tiny seeds for finches & chickadees
7️⃣ 🍂 Switchgrass – Seed + snow-proof cover
8️⃣ 🌾 Little Bluestem – Shelter & seeds for flocks
9️⃣ 🌹 Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ – Dried blooms for finches
🔟 🌳 Native Shrubs (Elderberry, Viburnum, Dogwood) – Winter berries when bugs are gone
✨ Tip: Skip the fall clean-up—your garden can be a bird buffet all season long! 🐦🍂❄️

09/22/2025

💛 Short & Shareable
🦉 A barn owl family = 3,000 rodents a year.
🌾 They save farmers millions worldwide.
But rodenticides? ❌ They poison more than rats. They kill owls, hawks, foxes… even pets.
👉 Protect predators. Protect balance.

09/21/2025

09/20/2025

🍂🐾 Keepin’ It Wild Fall Auction Fundraiser 🐾🍂
We’re gearing up for our Fall Auction Fundraiser and need your help to make it a huge success! 💛
(📅 Date to be announced soon!)
We are looking for donated items, gift certificates, or themed baskets to include in our auction. Big or small, every contribution makes a difference and helps us continue rescuing, rehabbing, and releasing the wild ones that need us most. 🌿🦝🐿️🦉🐇
💡 Ideas for donations:
Gift cards or certificates
Handmade crafts or home décor
Themed baskets (coffee lovers ☕, pet lovers 🐾, spa day 🕯️, movie night 🎬, etc.)
Seasonal goodies 🍁🎃
Services or experiences
Your generosity directly supports our mission at Keepin’ It Wild Wildlife Rescue — giving injured and orphaned wildlife a second chance at life in the wild. 🌎✨
If you’d like to donate, please reach out to us! 💌
🙏 Thank you for helping us keep it wild!

09/17/2025

💙 Blue Jays: Smarter Than They Look! 💙
Did you know blue jays are tool users? 🪶🔧
These clever birds have been observed using sticks, paper, and even bits of newspaper to reach food that’s otherwise out of reach.
They’re problem-solvers, quick learners, and excellent mimics—sometimes even imitating hawks to scare off other birds! 🦅
Next time you see a flash of blue in the trees, remember: you’re looking at one of nature’s brainy birds. 🐦✨

09/16/2025

💛 Bumblebees: Friends, Not Foes
🌎 Protect them, and they’ll help feed the world!
Why bumblebees matter:
• 🌼 They pollinate wildflowers, keeping ecosystems thriving
• 🌽 They boost our food crops—tomatoes, peppers, berries & more
• ❄️ They work in cooler weather when honeybees stay home
• 🤲 They’re gentle by nature, stinging only as a last resort
Let’s keep the buzz alive—for us and for nature. 🐝💛

09/16/2025

🌰 Squirrels, Chipmunks & Ground Squirrels: Nature’s Little Hoarders! 🌰🐿️
As the days grow shorter, our small wild neighbors are hard at work. 🍂
Tree squirrels stash acorns, walnuts, and pinecones in dozens of hiding spots. They rely on sharp memories (and a bit of luck!) to dig them up when snow covers the ground.
Chipmunks fill their cheek pouches and haul food back to underground burrows, stocking pantries that will carry them through winter naps.
Ground squirrels prepare by eating and storing enough to sustain long hibernation, some not surfacing again until spring.
Every nut tucked away isn’t just survival—it helps forests too. 🌳 Forgotten seeds can sprout into new trees, making these critters unsung gardeners of the wild. 💚
Next time you see one scurrying with a full mouth or digging furiously, remember: they’re securing their winter future and shaping tomorrow’s forests. 🌱

09/12/2025

🌿✨ Every little life matters ✨🌿

From tiny paws 🐾 to curious eyes 👀, every animal that comes through our doors reminds us why we do this work. 💚

Your kindness — whether it’s a blanket, a bag of food, a donation, or even a simple share — keeps us going strong for them. Together, we are giving second chances, one little life at a time. 🦝🐿️🦉🐰🦊

Thank you for being part of our journey and for helping us keep it wild. 🌎💚

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