1. Earthfire Institute
Wildlife Sanctuary & Retreat Center
Newsletter winter 2014 - 2015
Willow the coyote
1999 - 2014
at fifteen years old, she was a remarkable being and
ambassador for the wild, reminding us of the many
unique intelligences that share the earth with us.
MarilynPaine

2. he bears have taken
their final swim in their
ponds and, properly
plump, are starting to look a
bit vague and pathetic (as we
all do as we approach sleepy-
time). Volunteers have gath-
ered sweet-smelling leaves
for the bears to mix with their
hay as they carefully stuff their
dens for their long winter sleep.
It is luscious to have different
textures and scents for your
five-month bed. The hay for
the horses, burros and bison is
in for the winter; the wood and
propane for our heat; the ani-
mal areas are newly lighted for
nighttime emergencies, and we
have a functional snowplow for
the first time in years.
The year has been full of joy
and tragedy. We received Loki
the fox, vitality in-
carnate. We lost
Magic the horse,
after a heart-
breaking attempt
to heal his bro-
ken leg. Willow,
that brilliant and
mischievous coy-
ote, gently passed
away at the age of
15 1/2. Remark-
ably talented and
generous people
are coming forth to
help us with retreats,
organizational devel-
opment, media out-
reach, and physical
design of the land. I
have begun to share
the animals’ stories
and their profound
implications at con-
ferences around the
world. There is a clear
sense of momentum.
We have been in exis-
tence for fifteen years
now and each of us here finds
that every year brings richer,
deeper understandings and
connections with the animals
and nature. It is our joy and
passion to share these connec-
tions with the rest of our fellow
humans. With all the troubles
of the world, nature is still
here, still a place of beauty
and solace, inspiration and
perspective. It is a gentle qui-
et wisdom, easily drowned out
by the raucous demands and
difficulties of modern life but it
is always there, waiting for us.
The animals here help us with
this. Interacting with them;
learning from them, one can-
not help but sense we are part
of something much larger and
wondrous. How to share this
with people? How to reach
as many people as we can so
that the animals’ voices and
wisdom are included in the
political and environmental
decisions we make, large and
small? Our days here are spent
between the nuts and bolts
of building the organizational
structure that will support this,
and the wonder of what we do.
These are two radically differ-
ent tasks but it is essential to
integrate them. It is the sepa-
ration of wonder and business
that causes us trouble.
We are working on three areas:
Taking the animals’
voices out to the world.
● By improving our media
strategy, through increased
outreach over the web and
print media.
● By increasing speaking en-
gagements to carry the voices
out through workshops, confer-
ences and interviews. This year I
have spoken at several national
forums with themes ranging from
exploring spirituality and the in-
terface between science and in-
digenous wisdoms, to organiza-
tions focused on down-to-earth
activism. We need both inno-
vative thinkers and researchers
to forge a change
in world view; we
need people to
help take the ideas
and apply them in
a practical manner.
The animals’ stories
offer important per-
spectives in each
of these cases.
In January I am
speaking at the
Minding Animals
Letter from the Director
T
Feral wolf dog finding his way towards humans
Teton Totem loving the Bear Garden pools
1
1.
M

3. 2
Conference in New Delhi, In-
dia. It is important that Earth-
fire’s intimate experience of
wildlife be presented there,
complementing the activist and
academic perspectives that pre-
dominate. It is the first time we
are presenting to a world audi-
ence and we need to do more.
If you have suggestions for
where to speak, here or over-
seas, please do let us know.
● By focusing our retreats
more on action-oriented lead-
ers from various fields; leaders
with heart and vision who will
serve as seeds to plant their
new insights and perspectives
into their own fields.
Working on long
term organizational
sustainability.
● We are working with Bud-
dhist-oriented non-profit con-
sultant Richard Landry to
clarify our long-term vision,
strategy and needs.
● We are currently conducting
a full legal audit to be sure all
our ducks are in a row.
● We continue to build a strong
Board based on character, tal-
ent, imagination, and passion for
the mission. To this end we are
delighted to welcome Andrew
Torgove as our newest member,
who brings considerable finan-
cial, business and organizational
expertise and insight.
All of this is part of setting
the stage to attract major do-
nors and develop a sustainable
funding base.
Improving the physical
structures, master plan,
and animal habitat.
● We have been gifted
enough funding to continue
moving forward on the hos-
pice infirmary building and are
currently refining the plans.
In the process we are look-
ing at the entire layout of the
property from a permaculture
perspective, working with
the land and its natural flow.
Earthfire has come far over the
years with your help, encour-
agement and gifts of time and
funds. As a result we are now
poised to make a significant
and ever-increasing impact on
environmental thinking. Your
continued and valued support
is vital to our success be it your
suggestions, thoughts, or do-
nations. We would love to hear
from you.
Wishing you, yours and the
Earth the very best for the
holidays and the coming year,
Susan B Eirich Ph.D
"Hi my name is Pablo Morris. I am 14 yrs old and
I spent 2 weeks last July working and learning
with Jean. Being at Earthfire, among wildlife -
interacting with them as I could, was a unique
and unforgettable experience for me. I felt as if I
jumped into the world of nature, and away from
the world of only humans. It was peaceful! Now
that I am home and far away from Teton Valley (I
live in France), whenever we pass by big polluting
factories, I feel angry and sad. I'd like to make a
difference one day."
Pablo came to visit Jean at the urging of his father (who
saw Earthfire's website) and his uncle, who resides in
Alta, WY. Both feel that Pablo has a special sensitivity
with animals and wanted him to learn from Jean.
Jean, Pablo and feral wolf dog Kumo.
2. 3.
Loki the FoxMagic Huckleberry Bear Bear
MikeTrahan

4. Seeing through new eyes by Andrew Hinton
Andrew Hinton
hese are the words
which drew me to Earth-
fire Institute, where I
spent ten days in early October.
I am a filmmaker embarking
on a new project exploring the
complex interdependence of
humans and animals. I want to
understand why time and again
these relationships have broken
down, causing suffering and
destruction. But instead of fo-
cusing on all that is wrong, I’m
looking for people and animals
actively seeking news ways of
being together. For the exam-
ples of a more compassionate
dynamic, where communication
between species can lead to
some kind of understanding.
Susan’s writings on the Earth-
fire blog (from which the quote
above came) gave a sense of
something mysterious and
wonderful going on. So I de-
cided to see if I could capture
or experience it. In the pro-
cess I traced a line back along
my own disconnect from the
natural world - I travelled from
the urban jungle of New York
City to the open horizons of
the Idaho countryside. From
a world surrounded by busy
humans and buildings and
screens to one full of wildlife,
mountains and nature.
I woke the first morning to the
sounds of wolves howling and
was surprised to find a huge
smile on my face. Not twelve
feet away the bears were stir-
ring. Then the foxes and coy-
otes joined in too.
Rose De Dan was kind enough
to allow me to participate in
her A Walk On The Wild Side
shamanic retreat, so every-
thing began by meeting the
animals in ceremony. Over the
course of four days we con-
nected to the sacred in our-
selves and our surroundings.
We shared stories and made
offerings. I witnessed things
I couldn’t entirely explain and
asked questions that couldn’t
easily be answered.
As the days passed I watched
a bear very timidly emerge
to experience the bear gar-
dens for the first time (who
knew bears are nervous of
the new too?). I spent enough
time happily sitting in silence
beside Runs-Like-the-Wind
the three-legged deer to be-
gin imagining we had become
friends. And filming the lunar
eclipse one cold clear night, a
huge figure approached in the
dark and stood just the other
side of the fence, allowing me
to scratch her flank while she
grunted contentedly. Hearing
Bluebell the buffalo breathing
up close beneath the stars was
a deep, resonant and some-
how ancient experience. I re-
alized that by creating an en-
vironment where fear has no
place (as Susan and Jean have
done at Earthfire), where we
can get close enough to hear
each other breathe, amazing
things can happen.
But perhaps the most mean-
ingful experience during my
stay was the visit of a young
human named Zim who came
to Earthfire with his mother.
Zim jumped excitedly from foot
to foot as he reeled off the long
list of pets he cares for at home.
He showed us magic tricks
with a deck of cards. And he
listened wide eyed as Jean
Elmo the lynx enjoying the beauty of the land.
AndrewHinton
T

5. 4
shared stories of walking and
working with wolves.
As we toured Earthfire, meet-
ing each animal in turn, Zim’s
excitement and disbelief grew.
He asked Jean a million ques-
tions, and Jean answered with
profound kindness, seeing in
the boy a kindred spirit.
Zim’s small hand held out
grass for the bears, who gen-
tly took it from his fingers. The
lick of trust he earned from
a wolf dog towards the end
of the tour felt like an initia-
tion. Before he left I turned
my camera on him and asked
what effect the visit had had.
He paused thoughtfully before
answering, “I want to make
sure that all animals I meet
have a life as good as these
ones. Or even better. And I
want to make sure every ani-
mal feels good and happy and
never gets hurt.”
My first few days back in New
York I felt a profound sad-
ness, a sense of loss almost. It
was confusing not to have my
three-legged deer friend near-
by. The reminder that Earth-
fire had given me of what we
are missing, what we are los-
ing by choosing to live in cit-
ies, weighed heavily. I felt as if
I had lost my herd.
Like Zim, I am left with a
sense of duty to do right by
the animals somehow, to pay
forward the gift of sharing
space with them. At Earthfire
the veil between the species
is the thinnest I’ve encoun-
tered yet. And Susan was
right. When it gets pierced it
is truly a beautiful thing.
Andrew Hinton is a documentary
filmmaker and a former producer for
the BBC.
This fall a donor gifted Molly Zimmerman and her truly
remarkable 11 year old son, Zim, to a private visit to
Earthfire. (See article by Andrew Hinton). It was a joy for
Jean to share his knowledge with this child.
“It was fascinating to listen as Jean shared his innate
understanding and abilities of animal communication, but
my true pleasure came at seeing my 11 year old boy’s
rapt attention to every word and gesture coming from
Jean. As we walked around to meet the animals, my son
was Jean’s shadow and sponge, absorbing every tidbit of
animal wisdom, mirroring every movement.
Our interaction with the animals is hard to describe in
words. I looked right into the eyes of grizzly bears. In
amazement I watched my child quietly approach these
great beasts and offer tufts of freshly pulled grass. I saw
how delicately these huge creatures gently took the of-
fering from his small hand with their soft lips. It was a gift to witness my son in an enclosure
with a wild wolf dog. To see his interest in this young human, to witness as he sniffed and ap-
proached and then allowed him to touch him is the stuff of which fairy tales are made. Jean
showed us how he called the buffalo. They lifted their heads at his greeting and walked to the
fence to meet us. Again, it was surreal, to see my young human reach through the fence and
stroke the majestic creature. I was truly awed by the power of this encounter. I know the expe-
rience cemented in my son’s mind what his young brain already knows; these creatures, these
beings have a spirit, a wisdom and a power equal if not greater to our own.”
-All the best to the beings at Earthfire! Molly and Zim
A magical visit by Molly Zimmerman
Zim and Runs-Like-the-Wind.
AndrewHinton
AndrewHinton

6. ne of the things we
love about babies of
any kind is the wide-
eyed innocent wonderment
at the world. It is an endear-
ing, evocative quality and
not what one would expect
of a grizzly bear. But it is just
what we find with one of our
bears, Humble Bumble. How
can that be? How is it that
a full grown grizzly bear has
the sweetness and innocence
of a young animal?
I have written elsewhere
about his learning disabilities,
and what it implies about the
innate similarities between
all of us. How an egg terri-
fied him, and when he got the
courage to swat it, it broke,
and then he was terrified all
over again. How it took forev-
er for him to dare to go into
his first pool. How easily he is
overstimulated and how dif-
ficult it is for him to soothe
himself. And his fear of any-
thing new.
But as I spent time with
him the thought kept aris-
ing… how is it that this griz-
zly bear’s main qualities are
sweetness and innocence?
It is not what his species is
known for. It is not how they
ordinarily develop. Survival in
the bear world, as for any wild
animal, requires clear focus
and attention to reality and
detail; awareness of varied
seasonal food sources, den
locations, territorial bound-
aries, protection from other
bears or assertion over other
bears. There is little room for
wonder – being in a state of
wonder leaves one vulnerable
to attack. And yet there he is.
He clearly has some form of
brain injury or genetically
different wiring. It was evi-
dent from the very beginning
when we brought him home
as a baby from a roadside
zoo. Whatever the cause, it
apparently knocked out his
ability to measure, judge,
focus; instead soothing him-
self by bouncing up and
down in a corner, using his
coping mechanism of panic.
Those very abilities; to mea-
sure, judge, focus, soothe,
protect oneself by judgment
rather than panic, require a
maturing brain.
So – if other bears mature
and apparently lose their
sweet and innocent quali-
ty, but Humble Bumble bear
retained it, what might that
mean? Perhaps the original
wiring is for sweetness but
the need for survival requires
rewiring or overlaying ter-
ritoriality, anger, jealousy;
maintaining self-esteem to
maintain a place in the social
hierarchy. Without the need
for survival and the resultant
biological imperatives, might
this be true for all animals…
and humans as well? Perhaps
underneath, without the need
for survival and competition,
lies an innate sweetness in all
of us? If so, how can we ac-
cess it? Many religions teach
the idea of compassion rather
than judgment, which reduc-
es competition and increases
a sense of safety. Perhaps
they are tapping into that in-
nate capacity and suggesting
ways to bring out the sweet-
ness in the other. *
What I want to share with
you now is how brave he was
in daring to go out into the
new bear gardens. He saw
the other bears go out. He
was interested. But it was a
very long walk (from his per-
spective) from his enclosure,
along the chute that protect-
ed him from the other bears,
O
Humble Bumble Bear investigating.
Susan and Baby Humble Bumble
HUmble Bumble - A very Brave Bear by Susan Eirich
S
MarilynPaine

7. to the garden. Jean laid out
a beautiful trail of marshmal-
lows along the way. He even
put a tempting bunch of five
near the entrance.
It took a very long time for
Humble Bumble to venture a
foot over the threshold bar
into the chute. A very long
time to investigate the top and
bottom; the left side and the
right, with each step. He then
took a few steps and bounced
up and down to soothe him-
self. Sometimes he bounced
even as he took a step. He
made it to the tempting
bunch of five marshmallows
and to the amazement of our
watching staff, Stephanie and
Amanda, he stepped right on
them. That would never hap-
pen with our other bears – no
treat would be missed regard-
less of distraction. Stephanie
later came up with a story
title, “The Case of the Five
Flattened Marshmallows.”
The treats held no interest for
him. There are several inter-
esting theories why… he can
only focus on one thing; the
fear was too great; that wires
are somehow crossed in his
brain and he doesn’t make the
connection between the white
puffs on the ground and the
sweet morsels in his mouth.
In any case he did make it
to the end of the chute but
the second threshold, the en-
trance into the sunny garden,
was too much for him.
He looked up at the v st blue
sky, the spacious garden in
front of him, and was over-
come. He turned and went
home to safety; to the known.
We tried again the next day.
It took a little less time and a
little less bouncing, and he ar-
rived at the second threshold.
Jean had given up on marsh-
mallows which worked so well
to focus the other bears. This
trip was Humble Bumble’s
alone, with no treats or extra
distractions other than the
comforting, orienting pres-
ence of Jean. And he did it!
First one paw, then another;
a third and a fourth. Then a
slow sniffing and rocking back
and forth as he ambled into
the first part of the garden.
Then he was ready to return.
But he did it! It had taken us
weeks and weeks to get him
to go into the original Wildlife
Garden when he was a young
bear. In comparison his jour-
ney out to the Bear Garden
was really fast. He has, on his
own terms, in his own way,
and his own time, learned to
face life more easily. Humble
Bumble has grown. It was a
triumphant day for all of us.
* For another article and time – our
animals also become sweeter as
they age. What might that mean?
6
!
Smelling everything. Two feet out. Hello Tree!

8. e urgently need to
use, and integrate,
many perspectives
in solving our environmen-
tal decisions. One source of
our difficulties is a lack of a
multi-faceted approach. We
need spiritual, artistic, scien-
tific, indigenous, practical, and
ethical ways of understanding
issues. To that end Earthfire, in
its capacity as an incubator for
new approaches to conserva-
tion, holds retreats that explore
these different approaches in
an attempt to encourage inte-
gration. One example would be
the shamanic retreat, A Walk
on the Wild Side, held annual-
ly here with Rose De Dan, who
uses ceremony to build bridges
between humans and animals
for global healing. I have been
told of a group of Buddhist la-
mas who spend three months
each year in deep meditation
to raise the general conscious-
ness level of the world. They do
this despite their busy teaching
schedules because they con-
sider it so important. In a way
that is what Rose is doing be-
low with the bison.
A Walk on the Wild Side
By Rose De Dan
"On my way to the first shamanic
retreat at Earthfire in 2010, I had
a vision. I was admiring the mut-
ed colors of the Montana land-
scape as it slid by, mile after mile.
There was the occasional glimpse
of livestock amidst fences and
rocky buttes. Then, all at once,
everything I had been seeing dis-
appeared. In its place was a vast
herd of bison, covering the land,
and off to the side, an abundance
of pronghorn an-
telope. So many
individuals—it
seemed as though
the earth itself
were moving.
And then, just
as suddenly, I
was seeing the
original land-
scape again, but
with a different
perspective. In
contrast to the
abundance of life
in the vision that
had filled the
plain, now the land felt bar-
ren and I could feel the fences
that divided properties and re-
tained livestock as boundaries
that restricted the freedom of
wildlife and the flow of ener-
gy. My soul wept for what was
lost, and I realized that I had
somehow slipped into a time
that once was—a time when
the buffalo and pronghorn
roamed freely and the native
peoples lived in harmony with
the land and the animals.
That vision stayed with me
during our incredible meetings
with the animals at Earthfire,
and especially when we met
Bluebell, the buffalo. Shaman-
ic visions are intensely spiritual
and huge in perspective—giv-
ing an overview of a major is-
sue. Meeting Bluebell was very
grounding. Meeting her made
the vision real, and it was eas-
ier to put a face on all of the
buffalo herds I saw afterwards.
Bluebell’s energy was incred-
ibly rich and powerful. One’s
body leaned toward her per-
haps in awareness, on a deep-
er level, of the connection that
the tribes had with the vast
herds that once roamed this
land. And the feeling was mu-
tual. Bluebell had adopted hu-
mans as her herd.
Over the following years I would
return to the vision and to the
feeling I had when in Bluebell’s
presence. I became aware of
a pull to visit Yellowstone, our
nation’s first national park and
a site of great importance to
the buffalo and the ceremonies.
As I researched the history of
bison I learned that their near
extermination in the 1800’s
was linked with our govern-
ment’s desire to eliminate the
perceived Indian threat: kill
a tribe’s food source and you
eradicate an entire people.
The government almost suc-
ceeded. By 1902 only 23 wild
buffalo remained in Yellowstone
Bluebell and the Big Medicine blanket
W
7
TNima investigates the blanket
AndrewHinton
AndrewHinton
A Blanket and Bison: a Shamanic Perspective

9. National Park. Today the herd
numbers about 4,000, and it
is estimated that the land can
only support about 2,000—a
crisis that has sparked legal and
ethical debates as we search
for solutions ranging from re-
storing free-range to the herds,
to culling by slaughter.
And suddenly, in the midst of im-
mersion in research, it all fell into
place. I understood what Spirit
wanted; we were to incorporate
the relationship between the
people, animals and the land into
ceremony to assist in rebuilding
the bridge and healing the rift.
My spirit guides instruct-
ed me to purchase a specific
Pendleton blanket called Big
Medicine as a gift for the buf-
falo themselves. The design
commemorates the birth of
a sacred white buffalo born
in 1933 on the Flathead Indi-
an Reservation, named “Big
Medicine” to reflect its sacred
power. The blanket description
read: “Many Native American
tribes consider the return of
the White Buffalo the fulfill-
ment of an ancient prophecy
and the beginning of a new
era for the peoples and Mother
Earth." Every year the Blanket
and I travel to buffalo herds
in various states and present
it to them. And every year the
blanket is presented to buf-
falo elder Bluebell and young
white buffalo Nima at Earthfire
as part of our ceremonies with
humans and the animals.
Bluebell takes her role as lead-
er seriously and is very sen-
sitive to energy. She is also a
focal point to bring the energy
of all those buffalo herds back
to. She is part of the reweaving
of the whole. The Buffalo Blan-
ket has a great deal of energy
due to its buffalo connections
and the shamanic ceremonies.
When I present the blanket to
Bluebell she usually licks it, try-
ing to “eat” the good energy.
But this year our experienc-
es were very different. Before
our 2014 retreat the Blanket
was presented to the buffalo at
Custer State Park, Wind Cave
National Park and the Rosebud
Reservation in South Dakota.
Instead of being able to visit
peacefully with the buffalo we
found the herd at Custer State
Park had been rounded up like
cattle and corralled, and were
due to be vaccinated and culled.
At the Rosebud Reservation we
ended up being swept up by the
park rangers into the chaos of
a spontaneous buffalo round-
up. It was heartbreaking to see
the buffalo running before us in
fear—to watch mothers afraid
for their calves. There was noth-
ing sacred in how the buffalo
were treated in either place.
This time when I presented the
Blanket to Bluebell at the begin-
ning of our retreat she immedi-
ately sensed the difference in the
energy and let us all know what
she thought by lowering her head
and swiping the blanket with her
horns repeatedly. I was in to-
tal agreement with her. Buffalo
should be treated with respect.
On behalf of the buffalo, we (the
people, animals and the Blan-
ket) brought that energy of dis-
respect and lack of connection
to the sacred to a fire ceremony
to be cleared, in hopes of creat-
ing a new beginning for all. And
when the cleansing was com-
plete and the Blanket imprinted
with the transformed energy, I
again presented it to Bluebell.
She “tasted” its energy and
then imprinted it with her own
by rubbing her face and chin on
it. The healing had begun."
Rose De Dan, Wild Reiki and Shaman-
ic Healing LLC, is an animal communi-
cator, Reiki Master Teacher, shamanic
energy healer, and author. Her teach-
ing and ceremonial work is inspired
by wild and domestic animals who
have issued a call to action for per-
sonal and global healing.
The ibex Sophie sat with.
8
The fire cleansing ceremony.
AndrewHinton
AndrewHinton

10. 2014 Accomplishments
9
● Filmmaker Andrew Hinton
is working on an Earthfire
documentary.
● Susan was featured on PBS
special "The Embrace of Ag-
ing," talking about the impor-
tance of the spiritual perspec-
tive on growing older.
● This years retreat schedule
ranged from meditation and
writing to art to connecting
with Wildlife.
● We have begun hosting Tele-
seminars that have been suc-
cessful and fun.
● We have begun hosting cus-
tom visits and internships that
have been a huge success.
● Susan has taken the voic-
es of the animals around the
country and abroad. Talks
have taken place from one
coast to the next. She will be
going to the "Minding Animal
Conference in New Dehli this
January.
● We continue to grow an audi-
ence on our Social Media sites:
Facebook, YouTube, and insta-
gram as well as on our website.
● We wrote and clarified Earth-
fires Vision strategy state-
ment.
● Staff trainings in media and
fundraising.
● We have begun updating and
reviewing all legal documents
● We have expanded our board
●
●
● Finished the bear Gardens so
the bears could play.
● Began Permiculture design
for whole property, prepara-
tory to starting office/hospice/
infirmary building
● Planted trees throughtout
property.
● We have added lighting all
around the property.
● Bought a new plow and truck
so we can all get to work.
● Built ramps for all
1. Taking the animals’ voices out to the world
2. Continue to work on long term organizational sustainability
3. Continue to improve the physical structures, masterplan, & animal habitat
Earthfire's mission is to change how people see, and therefore treat wildlife and nature. We do
this by helping people make an emotional connection with the rescued wild animals of Earthfire.
Loving wild animals deeply shifts our perceptions, helping us feel the power and companionship
of a non- human-centered perspective. This starts us on a journey towards connecting with an
ever-expanding circle of life, leading us to make better conservation decisions.
Thus Earthfire Institute serves as a successful, powerful seed center of ideas, stimulating and
reframing the discussion of conservation by including the voices of living beings usually per-
ceived as outside our community.
Elmo the lynx strutting his stuff
at Sarah McLean retreat.
Ramble Bear having a
glorious time in the pool.
Foxy Whitefoot exploring
the Small Animal garden.
AndrewHinton

11. General Operating Expenses
● Annual base operating expenses $228,000.00
Add Additional Human Assets to the Earthfire Team
● Assistant Director $35,000.00
● Ranch Foreman/Handyman $24,000.00
● Assistant Wildlife Understudy to work with Jean $23,000.00
● Part-time media strategist and web content provider $18,000.00
Taking the Animals’ Voices out to an International Audience
● Travel expenses for speaking engagements for Executive Director $8,000.00
● Produce a professionally made video of remarkable animal
healing stories at Earthfire $15,000.00
Animal Care and Habitat Enrichment
● *Priority* New roof to cover the wolf enclosures, to keep out rain and snow $25,000.00
● Connections for the small animals to be let out directly into their gardens $3,000.00
● Cat Gardens for the cats to play in $30,000.00
Physical Facility Improvements
● Property maintenance and yurt repair $15,000.00
Presenting Animal Voices to Thought Leader Audiences
● Invite influential young leaders in conservation, business, media and education to attend
a think tank retreat at Earthfire, expenses paid. Attendees would take ideas back out into
their areas of influence $20,000.00
2015 fundraising needs
10
g
n. Timber wolf Nightwind Jean and White Buffalo Nima Young cougar girl Tahi

12. P.O. BOX 368 DRIGGS, IDAHO 83422 - 208.456.0926
www.EarthfireInstitute.org
The mission of earthfire institute
is to change how humans see,
and therefore treat,
wildlife and nature.
Wolves Chimayo and Nightstar howling to their pack.
MikeTrahan
All photos property of Earthfire Institute
Graphic Design by Amanda Head
AndrewHinton