Antler Ridge is a great place to volunteer if you love animals, don't mind working hard and are ok with getting a little dirty! It has been a great volunteer experience for my teenager as the director and team leaders have really taken her under their wing. She has learned
Mission: The mission of Antler Ridge Wildlife Sanctuary is to: provide care and treatment to sick, injured or orphaned wild animal; rehabilitate them back to their wild state so they can be returned to their natural habitat, actively educate the public to care and support for the ecosystems and the environment in which they share with wildlife, and; to protect and preserve our native lands.
Results: Antler Ridge Wildlife Sanctuary (ARWS) is a wildlife rehabilitation center that provides care to orphaned or injured wildlife. ARWS is licensed by the state of New Jersey to care for fawns, raccoon, skunks, opossums, squirrels, rabbits, woodchucks and other small mammals. The Sanctuary is an all-volunteer 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization located in Warren County on a 120 acre preserved farm and is entirely supported by public donations.
Target demographics: wildlfie of NJ
Direct beneficiaries per year: over 1000 animals
Geographic areas served: Newton New Jersey, cover Warren and Sussex County
Programs: conservation, aniam husbandy, wildlife habitate and rehabilitation
Antler Ridge is a great place to volunteer if you love animals, don't mind working hard and are ok with getting a little dirty! It has been a great volunteer experience for my teenager as the director and team leaders have really taken her under their wing. She has learned so much and gained a lot of confidence and independence. Antler Ridge's mission to help wildlife and educate the public stands out in everything that they do. It is a high functioning operation with an important role in the community.