Upcoming Events
learn about wildlife & meet our ambassadors
BLoSSOM FESTIVAL
🗓 April 19, 2025 from 1PM-3PM
📍Albemarle CiderWorks
2545 Rural Ridge Ln, North Garden, VA 22959
Stop by Albemarle CiderWorks' Blossom Festival this spring! RWS will be there doing educational programming from 1-3 PM, but stay for the live music, great vendors, and awesome cider.
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🗓 April 19, 2025 from 1PM-3PM
📍Albemarle CiderWorks
2545 Rural Ridge Ln
North Garden, VA 22959
Celebrate Earth Month With RWS at PNB!
🗓 April 26, 2025 from 2PM-4PM
📍Panorama Natural Burial
3550 Reas Ford Ln, Earlysville, VA 22936
Join us at PNB for a family-friendly educational program about our wild neighbors. Learn about wildlife rehabilitation, meet ambassadors, and leave knowing how to better help Virginia's wildlife thrive. The program will commence at 2, and casual tabling will continue afterwards until 4 PM.
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🗓 April 26, 2025 from 2PM-4PM
📍Panorama Natural Burial
3550 Reas Ford Ln, Earlysville, VA 22936
rws at the library!
🗓 May 10, 2025 from 1Pm-2PM
📍JMRL Central Library
201 E Market St, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Enjoy a family friendly program in the heart of Charlottesville. Stop by to learn about wildlife and meet some wildlife education ambassador animals. Be sure to check out some books about critters for the whole family while you're there! Registration encouraged.
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RWS Presentation
On The riverfest stage
🗓 May 10, 2025 from 2PM-9PM
Rain date: May 11, 2025
RWS presentation time: 3PM on stage
📍 Rivanna River Company
1520 E High St, Charlottesville, VA 22902
We're thrilled to team up with the Rivanna Conservation Alliance for Riverfest this year! Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary will be presenting from the mainstage in the afternoon from 3–3:30PM.
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🗓 May 10, 2025 from 1Pm-2PM
📍JMRL Central Library
201 E Market St, Charlottesville, VA 22902
🗓 May 10, 2025 from 2PM-9PM
Rain date: May 11, 2025
RWS presentation time: 3PM on stage
📍 Rivanna River Company
1520 E High St, Charlottesville, VA 22902
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Wildlife baby shower
at selvedge brewing!
🗓 May 2, 2025 from 4PM-7PM
📍 Selvedge Brewing
2415 Ivy Rd Ste 190, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Our popular baby shower event is back! Stop by Selvedge Brewing in Charlottesville after work on Friday, May 2nd. Bring an item from our wish list and sip on a thank-you from the fine folks at Selvedge. RWS team members will be there with a few of our beloved education ambassador animals!
Wildlife Wish List
🗓 May 2, 2025 from 4PM-7PM
📍 Selvedge Brewing
2415 Ivy Rd Ste 190
Charlottesville, VA 22903
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Please note that we are closed to the public in order to maintain a natural setting for our wildlife patients. We do not permit visitors without a pre-arranged viewing time. Please do not come to the Sanctuary to visit without scheduling a tour.
If you'd like to schedule a visit, please send us an email or fill out the inquiry form here. We look forward to sharing the Sanctuary with you!
We appreciate your patience and flexibility in scheduling educational events as we receive a large volume of requests.
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Wildlife Hotline: (434) 263-4954
5450 Wheelers Cove Rd.
Shipman, VA 22971
Our phone number should only be used for wildlife emergencies, like a suspected injured or orphaned animal or a pressing wildlife help question. If you have other general inquiries, we would appreciate you contacting us via email or the contact form so we can keep our phone line open for wildlife in need. Thank you!
We are open for intakes 365 days per year. We accept new patients between 9AM-4PM. Call first, please!
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Our phone number should only be used for wildlife emergencies, like a suspected injured or orphaned animal or a pressing wildlife help question. If you have other general inquiries, we would appreciate you contacting us via email or the contact form so we can keep our phone line open for wildlife in need. Thank you!
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If you have found an injured or orphaned wild animal and need advice, please visit:
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Wildlife Hotline: (434) 263-4954
5450 Wheelers Cove Rd.
Shipman, VA 22971
We are open for intakes 365 days per year. We accept new patients between 9AM-4PM. Call first, please!
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