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I created my Squirrel Garden when I lost my job due to disability. I really enjoyed watching the animals in my yard and decided I wanted to create a sustainable habitat for them. I began studying the Squirrels to learn what they eat, what I could grow for them and how I might enrich their lives. The "garden" grew even if my ability to grow plants didn't. I began watching the birds and learning to identify them by sight and sound. I decided to put up trail cameras and share online about the animals in my yard. I soon found out there was as much activity at night as there was in the daytime! The animals gained a following online and then one spring day, I found a deceased female. She didn't have any signs of being a mother, so I didn't look for a nest. Six days later I found a deceased baby under a nest. I ran and got my neighbor and he climbed up and found one more barely clinging to life. That was what sparked the beginning of what would become the Squirrel Garden Rescue and Rehab, opening Spring of 2025.

Sunday, November 24, 2024

The current state of the rescue



There isn't a lot I can help with building wise, but I definitely can decorate!  I made the logo and put it on our front windows.  The large indoor enclosure will be in front of that window and the front door leads into the rescue.  The wall is put up and the electric cords are in place.  My cousin is an electrician, and he has volunteered to come hook us up.  I put up some of my favorite pictures from the Squirrel Garden and some of the squirrel paraphernalia I have collected from friends.  We also have the decorative bird house my grandson and husband made together.  After the electric is installed, the wall will go up and then we can do the flooring.  We still have some furniture that needs moved around.

The outdoor enclosure is now fully framed and the roof trusses are up.  The footings are 3 feet deep.  We need to trench 12 inches into the ground all the way around the inside walls to put the wire mesh on.  There will be a half roof over the double door entry partly over the enclosure and the rest will be open so they can get both shade and sun.

 

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