Event Details
Get an inside look at the world of wildlife rehabilitation with Kathy Woods, founder of the Phoenix Wildlife Center, over drinks and good company at Irvine Nature Center.
Learn how injured hawks, falcons, owls and other native wildlife are rescued, treated and returned to the wild, and hear stories from nearly three decades of caring for Maryland’s birds of prey.
Kathleen Woods is the Executive Director of Phoenix Wildlife Center, a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to rehabilitating and releasing native birds, mammals and reptiles. She has held state and federal permits for 28 years, including a Bald Eagle permit and a rabies vector species permit that allows her to rehabilitate skunks, foxes, raccoons and bats. She also serves as President of the Maryland Wildlife Rehabilitators Association.
Kathy is one of only two rehabilitators in North America to take part in first-of-its-kind research led by Powdermill Nature Reserve (Carnegie Museum of Natural History) studying how birds fare after colliding with glass. Six at-risk birds rescued by Lights Out Baltimore were rehabilitated, banded and tagged at Phoenix Wildlife Center, then tracked through Motus Wildlife Tracking towers, including one on the center’s roof. The center is currently caring for the fallen and orphaned black-crowned night heron population in Fells Point.
Single event pricing: $58 per guest for members (Pacesetter Level or above), $68 per guest for non-members. Full series pricing (7 events) is also available: $348 for members, $408 for non-members.
Registration and tickets: https://explorenature.doubleknot.com/event/2026-2027-eat-drink-learn-raptors-rehab-rye-1119/3157244