Only a select few have the opportunity to raise a baby Steller’s Jay, an Evening Grosbeak or a Western Gray Squirrel. There are state and federal laws prohibiting the average person from doing so.

However, as a trained volunteer with Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, you would be working with these wild creatures – and many more – under the permits issued by California Fish and Game and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Annually, LTWC cares for more than 700 wild birds and animals with the No. 1 goal of releasing every one back into the wild.

You can learn to be a wildlife rehabilitator by taking the two-day training seminar May 28-29. The cost per person is $60. For families of two or more, the first family member is $60 with each additional member $40.

If you are interested in this type of volunteering, go to LTWC’s website or call LTWC Executive Director Cheryl Millham at (530) 577.2273 to obtain a registration form.