Found a new wolfpack...

For those that don't know, I recently moved from Southern California to Oregon to take a summer job with the EPA as a Biologist's Assistant. I haven't written a blog for quite awhile as nothing out of the ordinary has really been going on....until recently.

I was helping my landlord unload a van full of trash at one of his properties and he mentioned that just up the road was a wolf sanctuary. Really? I've always admired wolves...while I didn't know that much about them, I always found them to be fascinating and one of the many misjudged species. I often felt that I could relate to the "lone wolf" that could set out on its own or join up with a pack. This also may turn into a unique opportunity to work with them since I lived so close. I asked my landlord if he knew anything about volunteering with them and he said I would have to talk to Lois, the founder of White Wolf Sanctuary (WWS). Shortly after asking him, one of the volunteers came down to meet a tour group...there couldn't have been better timing.

I spoke with her for a little bit to get more info of the kind of volunteer work needed to be done. The job list is probably endless...mowing, feeding, watering, cleaning, fundraising, paperwork, etc. etc. etc. Being a jack of all trades I figured I could fit in there somewhere, so I made a reservation for a tour the next day.

The introductory presentation was pretty educational and the way Lois spoke, you could tell she had a real passion for what she did. I'll get more detailed in future posts, but I can see so much that this place and these wolves have done and can do in the future to educate people about the environment and maybe even themselves, I decided immediately I wanted to be a part of it and Lois let me in.

There's a laundry list of stuff I want to help with, so focus is going to be an issue as it always is with me. I also know my personality so I'm watching that to see if this is just another novelty thing that I do, however, I don't think this one is since it falls along a passion that I have. So, if you like, you can follow along my Oregon Trail...there will be a variety of postings of all sorts, some serious, some funny, some education and others will just be whatever, a lot of it will be dependent on my mood. Comment if you like, you could probably get newsfeeds as well...anyway, on with the show.