Making Tracks for Wildlife 5K/Race Results
4/23/2007
It was a busy Earth Day celebration for the staff, volunteers and critters of Walden's Puddle!  We were all up before sunrise preparing for our second annual Making Tracks for Wildlife 5K ...

Happenings 2007 & Making Tracks for Wildlife 5K
3/2/2007
2007 has been relatively calm so far here at the Puddle.  Mild winter weather has been advantageous to animals and has kept us from becoming snowed in…or out… of our Center, well more than onc...

Happy Holidays!
12/22/2006 Wildlife Update!
As another year draws to a close, we pause for a moment to reflect on the year past.  Successes: there were many, such as the first year using the new fawn corral and the numerous first ye...

Walden's Puddle on Animal Planet!
12/11/2006
Tune in Monday, December 11 at 7pm or 10 pm or Tuesday, December 12 at 2 am or 1 pm central to Animal Planet network's show "Backyard Habitat."  Walden's Puddle will appear i...

Winter Wildlife
12/11/2006
Greetings! Welcome to another Wildlife Update.As the days become shorter and colder, we are reminded that winter is onlya few weeks away. Granted, here at Walden's Puddle, winter me...

Thanksgiving Turkeys!
11/29/2006
With Thanksgiving being celebrated tomorrow, we decided to focus on thebird that makes us all go gobble, gobble!  Yes, as well as the Butterball,Tennessee is home to the Wild Turkey, whic...

Say What?
10/2/2006 Wildlife Update!
Walden's Puddle - "Giving Wildlife a Second Chance" Greetings!  Welcome to another Wildlife Update!Here at Walden’s Puddle we are still receiving a steady flow of fall<b...

Steve Irwin: a wildlife warrior
9/26/2006 Wildlife Update!
September 13, 2006 As most of you probably already know, wildlife lost a true friend this past week.  Steve Irwin, a.k.a the Crocodile Hunter, was killed last Monday by a sti...

The Eagles have landed!
9/26/2006
August 30, 2006 Exciting things have been happening at the Puddle this summer. Despite the heat, we have been fortunate enough to have several Boy Scouts do their service projects, to...

And an osprey in a pear tree...
9/26/2006 Wildlife Update!
August 16, 2006 Greetings! Welcome to another Wildlife Update. Two weeks ago, we began to receive our second batch of baby squirrels. Every year Walden’s Puddle will receive two ...

Walden's in the news, wildlife & global warming
9/26/2006 Wildlife Update!
August 2, 2006 Greetings! Welcome to another Wildlife Update. As the familiar story goes, we are still extremely busy here at the Puddle. Most of us would say we are close to pull...

Reptiles & Amphibians Matter Too
7/6/2006
Summer has arrived in Tennessee, and this means Walden’s Puddle is at the peak of our season. Warmer weather means that more and more animals are active and unfortunately that means more and more ca...

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Mail item(s) to
Walden's Puddle Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
P.O. Box 641
Joelton, TN 37080

or call (615) 299-9938 to arrange to bring the item(s) to our facilities.

Administrative
Batteries 9 volt/AA/AAA/C/D
Black ink cartridges - HP LaserJet 4000 or HP Deskjet 970CSE
Color ink cartridges - Epson Stylus C42UX or HP Deskjet 970CSE
Copy machine cartridges - Canon PC 920
Digital lamp projector
Laser color printers
Pentium 3 or above computers
Stamps (39 or 63 cent)

Cleaning Supplies
Liquid automatic dishwasher detergent
Liquid bleach
Liquid laundry detergent
Paper Towels

Educational Supplies
Birdsong Identiflyer - handheld bird call device.
Birdsong Indentiflyer bird call cards
Book - Take Along Guide to Birds, Nests and Eggs. Boring, Garrow.
Book - Take Along Guide to Snakes, Salamanders and Lizards. Burns, Garrow.
Book - Teaching Green: the Elementary Years. Grant, Littlejohn, editors.
Book- Biodiversity Basics, An Educator's Guide to Exploring the Web of Life. World Wildlife Fun
Book- Take Along Guide to Frogs, Toads and Turtles. Burns.
Books - Animal Behavior Series: Animal Defenses, Animal Senses, Animals Hibernating, etc.
Rubber Animal Track replicas - raptors, common mammals, etc

Hardware
100 foot electrical wiring (10/2 with ground & 12/2 with ground)
Hardware cloth (1/4" or 1/2")
Heavy duty bungee cords (all sizes, preferably dark colors)
Heavy duty scissors or kitchen shears
Pressure treated lumber (2x4, 4x4, or 1x6)
Sisal rope (1/2" or 3/4")
Welding gloves

Large Items
Compost Tumbler
Generator
Golf cart
Patio Furniture (good condition)
Picnic Table
Refrigerator
Vehicle (for educational outreach and animal transport to vet)
Washer

Miscellaneous
Crushed rock for driveway
Gift Cards - Home Depot, Lowes, Tractor Supply Co., Big Lots, Walmart
Mulch (finely chopped)
Native Flowers (annuals/perenials)

To provide care to sick,
injured and orphaned
native Tennessee wildlife
and to provide educational experiences to the community, allowing for
a greater understanding
and appreciation of wildlife.

The goal at Walden’s
Puddle is to return as many wild animals as possible to nature. No animal is turned away as long as we have adequate funds. We are
not species-specific, instead choosing to assist all wild
animals in need.