{"id":14183,"date":"2022-03-06T01:51:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T01:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cascadesraptorcenter.org\/?page_id=14183"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:35:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T18:35:54","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cascadesraptorcenter.org\/es\/about\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuestra historia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cascades Raptor Center comenz\u00f3 como el sue\u00f1o de una persona: nuestra fundadora, Louise Shimmel, quien descubri\u00f3 el mundo de la rehabilitaci\u00f3n de la vida silvestre despu\u00e9s de encontrar una ardilla beb\u00e9 abandonada en su jard\u00edn y conectarse con su red local de rehabilitaci\u00f3n. Se sumergi\u00f3 en el trabajo con pasi\u00f3n e inmediatamente se sumergi\u00f3, asistiendo a conferencias nacionales y tomando clases para ampliar sus habilidades. <\/span><\/p>\n

Durante cinco a\u00f1os, trabaj\u00f3 en un hospital de vida silvestre para todas las especies como rehabilitadora y administradora, pero se hab\u00eda enamorado de las aves rapaces y so\u00f1aba con convertirlas en su especialidad. Ella imagin\u00f3 un centro de educaci\u00f3n y rehabilitaci\u00f3n de clase mundial en Eugene, Oreg\u00f3n, dedicado espec\u00edficamente a las aves rapaces.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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In 1990, Cascades Raptor Center was officially incorporated as a nonprofit. Louise had been doing raptor rehabilitation from her home and education at community events but pictured a site that would allow public visits, so she negotiated to purchase a tract of land on Fox Hollow Road from the City of Eugene. Through a massive group effort by volunteers and community allies, everything was moved to the new property – birds, enclosures, hospital equipment, and more! Almost as soon as news of the move was announced, teachers were calling to request field trips, and once enclosures were in place, Cascades Raptor Center opened to the public in 1994 with twelve resident education birds.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Today, Cascades Raptor Center sees more than 30,000 visitors and treats at least 500 wild patients in its hospital every year. The center now has over 30 resident birds and purchased an adjacent property in 2016, with plans in place to expand public operations onto this side in the future.
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Adem\u00e1s de cumplir todos los roles imaginables en sus 36 a\u00f1os con Cascades Raptor Center, Louise sirvi\u00f3 durante siete a\u00f1os en la junta del Consejo Internacional de Rehabilitaci\u00f3n de Vida Silvestre, dos de ellos como presidenta de la junta. Fue cofundadora y se desempe\u00f1\u00f3 como la primera presidenta de la Asociaci\u00f3n de Rehabilitaci\u00f3n de Vida Silvestre de Oreg\u00f3n, pas\u00f3 doce a\u00f1os en el consejo editorial de la\u00a0Revista de rehabilitaci\u00f3n de vida silvestre<\/em>, y en 2011 recibi\u00f3 el premio Lifetime Achievement Award de la Asociaci\u00f3n Nacional de Rehabilitadores de Vida Silvestre. En marzo de 2022, se retir\u00f3 del cargo de directora ejecutiva del Cascades Raptor Center y ahora se desempe\u00f1a como directora em\u00e9rita.
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If you would like to contact Louise about a non-raptor center subject, she can be reached here<\/a>.<\/span>
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