The Guardianship Program
The care and treatment of animals is our first priority. Release back into the wild is our goal. We have several veterinarians and volunteers that graciously donate their services, but cost of rescue, rehabilitation, and release of wildlife is still significant. The Guardian Program allows donors to exclusively sponsor a resident animal for one year renewable. Supporting a resident animal’s food and care allows TreeHouse to allocate other funds toward animals receiving rehabilitative care.
Our resident animals help us serve the community through environmental education. All of the TreeHouse resident animals serve an important purpose. Some of them are outreach and education animals for events and programs while others serve as foster parents to orphaned wildlife that come through our rehabilitation program. Several help educate guests to TreeHouse by viewing them up close in the comfort of their enclosures. All of the resident animals at TreeHouse have a unique story and are here because they are unreleaseable. Interested in sponsoring a resident? Scroll over the pictures below for pricing and visit our Resident Animals page for information on specific residents.
Enclosure sponsorship also available for individuals or corporations.
Signing up to be a TreeHouse Guardian comes with several unique benefits:
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Sole sponsorship of the animal of your choice for one year (naming rights included if unnamed, initial animal choice on first come first serve basis)
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Certificate of Adoption
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Natural history and life history of your resident animal
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5x7 color photograph of your animal
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Your name as a guardian on a visible plaque located in our outdoor billboard system.
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One year subscription to our annual newsletter
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Subscription to our monthly e-newsletter
Read our residents' stories here and choose the animal ambassador for you, your family, or group.
Some of the best TreeHouse Guardians are classrooms and scout troops. In addition to learning about animals, children also learn the benefits of giving, since every dollar goes directly to the care and feeding of the animals. For more information, call the center at (618) 466-2990.
Not interested in becoming a Guardian but have a favorite animal? Donate in their name. Donate $20 or more and you will receive our newsletter at the end of the year. Make sure to add a note to let us know who you are donating for and make sure to add your address if you would like a newsletter.
Topaz: Sponsored by Judie and Crew
Leia the Screech Owl: Sponsor, Patrice Vaeth. Amaretto the Screech Owl: Sponsor, Samuel White Josephine Gay: Sponsored by the Nall Family.
Jack: $500 Sponsorship Chili: Lifetime Sponsorship by Elaine English Grove. Heady: $500 Sponsorship Marcy: Sponsored in memory of Marcy Ann Thomson Victor: Sponsored by Victoria Vernau.
Howie the Great Horned Owl: Sponsor, Lee Ann Kaskutas Owlbert the Great Horned Owl: Sponsored in Memorial to Lee Ann Matzen Cole the Great Horned Owl: Sponsored by Elaine English Grove.
Maorga: Sponsor, Mary Morrison. Lief: $500 for sponsorship.
Mac: Sponsored by Gary Surgeon. Hope: Sponsored by Gary Surgeon. Spuds: Sponsored by Gary Surgeon. Ozzy: Sponsored by Brooke Aldridge. Emrys the Bald Eagle: Sponsored by Phillips 66 Wood Refinery Skye: Sponsored by Gary Surgeon in memory of long time volunteers Mel & Shirley McCann.
Bandit the Osprey: Sponsored by K.A.E.
Hershey the Red-tailed Hawk: Sponsored by Christine Casten in memory of Lee Casten Luke the Red-tailed Hawk: $500 Sponsorship Cirrus the Red-tailed Hawk: Sponsor, Susan Rollins. Socks the Rough-legged Hawk: $500 Sponsorship Huey the Coopers Hawk: Sponsor Sheila & Ernie A.
Einstein the Turkey Vulture: Sponsor, Ivan Vining Issac Newton: Sponsor, Col. Stephen Miller (Ret) Karrion: Sponsor, Eric Bloemker in honor of his sister Karen Igor: $500 Sponsorship Luther: Lifetime Guardianship in honor of Luther Disher.
Ed or Penelope the Pelican: $750 Sponsorship
Ingram, the American Crow: Sponsor, Morrison's Irish Pub
Zuni is sponsored by Trinity'y Way in honor of Trinity Marie Buel. Apache is sponsored by Trinity'y Way in honor of Trinity Marie Buel.
Vixey the Red Fox: Sponsored by Cindy Tampow Fagin the Red Fox: $750 Sponsorship Dorian the Gray Fox: $750 Sponsorship Moxie the Silver Fox: $750 Sponsorship Utah the Silver Fox: $750 Sponsorship
Rizzo the Bobcat: sponsored by Justin Hopkins II Nyx the Bobcat: $750 Sponsorship
Silverpelt: Sponsor, Rachael Fry Murray the Groundhog: Sponsored by Kathryn Slepicka Dobrinic and David Dobrinic. Maddie: Sponsored by The Family Campers and RVers Club.
Houdini the Eastern Box Turtle is sponsored by Bryer. Marty the Eastern Box Turtle is sponsored by Geoffrey & Katherine Ralston. Sponsorship. Bubbles the African Side-necked Turtle: $100 Sponsorship. Tucker the Yellow Mud Turtle: $100 Sponsorship Stanley the Red-eared Slider: Stanley is sponsored by Veronica, Olivia & Levi Dawdy. Van Gogh the Painted Turtle: $100 Sponsorship
Sandy the Axolotl: Sponsor, Mary Rotz in memory of Sandy Konopeiski Pepper the Axolotl: Sponsor, Lila Sharp
Slinky the Plains Garter Snake: Guaridans - Geoffrey & Katherine Ralston. Noodle the California King Snake: $100 Sponsorship Hazel the Western Hognose: Guardian - Sophia Ward