I know, this blog is supposed to be about real estate for people, but I couldn’t resist paying a virtual visit to some of our wilder neighbors at Walnut Creek’s swankiest address for animals: the Lindsay Wildlife Museum. And believe me, there is a connection to real estate here after all: it’s wonderful community resources like the wildlife museum that help make Walnut Creek such a desirable place to settle down, especially if there are youngsters in the picture.
Rescued Great Horned Owl Meeting Some Young Fans, Photo Courtesy of the Lindsay Wildlife Museum
Located at 1931 First Avenue in Larkey Park in north Walnut Creek, the museum was founded in 1955 by local businessman and animal lover Alexander Lindsay. It moved into its current 28,000 sq ft building in 1993, where its team of staff and volunteers works to rehabilitate injured local wildlife and educate visitors about the ecology, environment and natural history of Walnut Creek and its environs. Currently the museum receives over 100,000 visitors a year, including 40,000 school children.
So what kinds of wild friends can you and the kids expect to meet during a visit to the museum? Among its Animal Ambassadors (rescued animals who can’t be released back to the wild) are a gray fox, bobcat, desert cottontail rabbit, bald eagle, barn owl, desert tortoise, and even some of our less cuddly neighbors like a tarantula and black widow spider.
In addition to rescuing local wildlife, the museum offers an ongoing series of educational camps and classes for kids and adults. Upcoming topics include “Bones and Muscles”, “Weather Wizards”, “Animal Sounds”, “Furry Friends in Art” and “Introduction to Wildlife Rehabilitation”. You may also want to join the museum’s team of over 600 volunteers who help rehabilitate and care for its hundreds of animal rescues every year, or you can lend your financial support by adopting an injured animal.
It may have occurred to you that such a fantastic place must be in a pretty fantastic neighborhood…maybe even one you’d like to move to. And speaking as a realtor, I can vouch for Larkey Park and neighboring Palos Verdes being two of Walnut Creek’s most charming and family-friendly neighborhoods to settle down in. So if you’re considering joining the museum’s furry and feathered inhabitants in this area of north Walnut Creek, feel free to get in touch with me to see what homes are on the market there. You’ll be in good company!
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