The Rescue and Rehabilitation Center

 

📸 Piglet’s Origin

She didn’t ask to be rescued. She became campaign canon.

[Image: Baby Piglet wrapped in sweatshirt]

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 during the day! 

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 what would become the Squirrel Garden Rescue and Rehab, open Spring of 2025.

The Rescue and Rehabilitation Center

This page honors the founding of Nutwork HQ’s licensed sanctuary for injured and orphaned wildlife. It began with Piglet, a baby squirrel rescued from a nest six days after her mother’s passing. Her image opens the scroll.

The center passed inspection in February 2025, rescued and released three sisters in spring, welcomed Reina in summer, and installed a new floor. The placeholder page remained until fall, when the scrollsmith remembered and rebooted the badge board.

The guided tour video includes closed captions, honoring accessibility protocols inspired by a deaf grandfather and mentor.

🎥 Guided Tour: February 2025 Edition

Before the floor. After the license. Mid-saga.

[Embedded video with closed captions]

🛠️ Infrastructure Timeline

• February 2025: Passed inspection. Licensed.

• Spring 2025: Rescued and released three sisters.

• Summer 2025: Welcomed Reina. Installed new floor.

• Fall 2025: Placeholder page still said “Coming Soon.” Scrollsmith remembered. Badge board rebooted.

Every rescue is a relic. Every release is a ripple.