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Our mission statement:
"Dedicated to the live capture-rescue, rehabilitation and lifelong care of otherwise doomed wild burros."
Preserving America's Heritage
"Dedicated to the live capture-rescue, rehabilitation and lifelong care of otherwise doomed wild burros."
Preserving America's Heritage
Wild Burro Rescue
PO Box 10
Olancha, CA 93549-0010
email: wildburrorescue@gmail.com
cellular/voicemail : 760-384-8523
e-fax : 760-875-6076
Located in Olancha, California
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Another one of our friends from the "Best Friends" organization, Clay Myers, came to visit WBR and put together a wonderful video which you can view on "Youtube"
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Thank you for your donation to
Wild Burro Rescue!
we are NOT government sponsored!
we rely on the generosity of the everyday folks like you to help us in the day to day care of the burros we have here at the sanctuary!
Wild Burro Rescue!
we are NOT government sponsored!
we rely on the generosity of the everyday folks like you to help us in the day to day care of the burros we have here at the sanctuary!
Wild Burro Rescue & Preservation Project is a non-profit, tax exempt, animal protection organization
IRS EIN Number: 94-3168144
IRS EIN Number: 94-3168144
tax deductible!
Thank you from all of us!
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this site is maintained by Karen Gilligan, volunteer/webmaster for WBR
updated on: Monday December 28, 2009
updated on: Monday December 28, 2009
December 2009
Seasons greetings, friends of the burros!
It's shaping up here to look like the best Christmas ever for the burros. The new shelters, new feeders and watering stations and only the choicest 4-way mixed grain hay are such a blessing. Only with your help were these improvements made possible. Thank you for providing the material which made this work a reality.
We are looking forward to spring with opportunities to continue the green projects here. Our goal to continue our water line to the lower corrals means an additional 2000 feet of trench must be dug, pipe laid and another 2500 gallon tank installed for this gravity-fed system. We have trenched over 2500 feet already and half way down the property we have water pressure capacities of 40 pounds to operate irrigation manifolds propagating native grasses and other forage plants that already exist here for the burros.
Extending the corrals and creating pathways for the burros to access these areas we will need solar powered electric fencing consisting of posts, 2" poly-wire tape and charging units. This will take many man labor hours for there will need to be many rocks moved and land to be graded as these roads are being made. Our little diesel tractor with back-hoe has been such a great helper! We have just over 200 hours on it now and the work done by this machine has created incredible new potential to utilize this land and its many resources.
For the human inhabitants here we are continuing the "shelter in place". This 600 square foot green house with caretakers living area has a roof and through the hard work we were able to plant a small mixed fruit orchard total of 14 trees with the addition of black berry canes and grape vines. Our wind break trees that we have been rearing since spring are now ready to plant.
We will begin trenching to lower corrals again next spring. We encourage your participation in this process. Opening up the additional 100 acres on this land for the burros habitat is becoming visible and we are excited about having you come out to be a part of it. We are preparing garden plots, amending soil (adjusting this high alkalinity) and hope to have food to share next summer.
Reflecting back on our work, this Christmas, for the betterment of the burros and the people who inhabit this place/volunteers who visit: without their help the process at times seems overwhelming . Our muscles are sore and joints are aching. Only by creating the infrastructure to facilitate these projects can we encourage more volunteers to help us achieve this goal of sustainability on our model green sanctuary.
Warmest wishes to you this season. Please come up and see us whenever you can.
love,
Diana and Jay
Seasons greetings, friends of the burros!
It's shaping up here to look like the best Christmas ever for the burros. The new shelters, new feeders and watering stations and only the choicest 4-way mixed grain hay are such a blessing. Only with your help were these improvements made possible. Thank you for providing the material which made this work a reality.
We are looking forward to spring with opportunities to continue the green projects here. Our goal to continue our water line to the lower corrals means an additional 2000 feet of trench must be dug, pipe laid and another 2500 gallon tank installed for this gravity-fed system. We have trenched over 2500 feet already and half way down the property we have water pressure capacities of 40 pounds to operate irrigation manifolds propagating native grasses and other forage plants that already exist here for the burros.
Extending the corrals and creating pathways for the burros to access these areas we will need solar powered electric fencing consisting of posts, 2" poly-wire tape and charging units. This will take many man labor hours for there will need to be many rocks moved and land to be graded as these roads are being made. Our little diesel tractor with back-hoe has been such a great helper! We have just over 200 hours on it now and the work done by this machine has created incredible new potential to utilize this land and its many resources.
For the human inhabitants here we are continuing the "shelter in place". This 600 square foot green house with caretakers living area has a roof and through the hard work we were able to plant a small mixed fruit orchard total of 14 trees with the addition of black berry canes and grape vines. Our wind break trees that we have been rearing since spring are now ready to plant.
We will begin trenching to lower corrals again next spring. We encourage your participation in this process. Opening up the additional 100 acres on this land for the burros habitat is becoming visible and we are excited about having you come out to be a part of it. We are preparing garden plots, amending soil (adjusting this high alkalinity) and hope to have food to share next summer.
Reflecting back on our work, this Christmas, for the betterment of the burros and the people who inhabit this place/volunteers who visit: without their help the process at times seems overwhelming . Our muscles are sore and joints are aching. Only by creating the infrastructure to facilitate these projects can we encourage more volunteers to help us achieve this goal of sustainability on our model green sanctuary.
Warmest wishes to you this season. Please come up and see us whenever you can.
love,
Diana and Jay
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Photo effects by:Nancy Brossart
chinatown@cheddarbay.com
chinatown@cheddarbay.com
Diana Chontos loves hanging out
with her burros!
with her burros!
photo by Clay Myers
photo by Clay Myers
Happy New Year to you all from all of us here at WBR!
Photo by Amy Dolego