California Council for Wildlife Rehabilitators - CCWR

02/09/2026

CCWR Members, please check your email for important details on Board Member elections!

12/05/2025

Together, our members form a community that advocates for our California wildlife. If you aren't a member yet, consider joining today!

11/12/2025

That's a wrap! Thank you to everyone for participating in our 2025 Symposium -- See you next year!

11/09/2025

Day Two of our 2025 Symposium; We can't wait to see you!

11/08/2025

Symposium Attendees: All talks in the Western Meadowlark room have been changed to Northern Harrier room for the remainder of the symposium due to technical concerns. Thank you for your flexibility!

11/08/2025

Important Update for Symposium Attendees!
Start times for the next couple sessions will be delayed by 30 minutes.
Please refer to the updated schedule on our website:
https://ccwr.org/symposium-schedule

Thank you!

11/08/2025

The time has come! Registration will be open tomorrow morning at 8am.

Programing and scheduling can be found here:
https://ccwr.org/symposium-schedule

Hotel map, registration details, and dining options can be found here:
https://ccwr.org/attendee-guide

We can’t wait to see you.

11/08/2025

Happening Now, hope to see you at our Icebreaker, starting now!

10/24/2025

Two weeks until our 2025 Annual Symposium! We can't wait to see you all in Petaluma!
https://ccwr.org/symposium-2025

08/22/2025

Have a research idea that can help advance oiled wildlife response? Submit a pre-proposal to the OWCN!

We are now accepting pre-proposals from professionals interested in furthering our goals for the 2026-2027 funding period. At this time, we are soliciting pre-proposals for full research projects (>$15,000/year for up to three years, with yearly re-application): onehealth.infoready4.com

Submit your pre-proposal by September 20 at 11:59PM PDT for consideration.

Don’t miss your chance to share your expertise, connect with global leaders, and help shape the future of wildlife response!

08/14/2025

Scholarship opportunity!

Are you (or someone you know) a wildlife rehabilitator who could use some financial help attending a training or conference? Do you want to learn more about public education and advocating for wildlife coexistence? Do you have an idea that would help you reach more people or more effectively motivate the public to act to prevent harm to wildlife?

Consider applying for the Helene Van Doninck Memorial Scholarship! This year's deadline is August 31, 2025. For more information, visit:

https://theiwrc.org/helene-scholarship/

08/13/2025

2025 Symposium Registration is still open, as well as our call for Speakers!

We're back for our 2025 annual symposium in Petaluma, CA! Registration, call for speakers, and hotel reservations are open! Find all the details at: ccwr.org/symposium-2025