Page 5 - Chehalis Tribal Newsletter - September-October 2025

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sanctuary and the crucial need for
nature conservation.
The Treehouse Learning Center
will be near the current visitor
parking lot. The plan is to have a
roughly 250-foot Americans with
Disabilities Act accessible ramp
that meanders through the tree
canopies.
Another part of phase one is to
introduce plants to an area that
would make a great spot for
another enclosure, allowing
the organization to rescue
more wolves in perpetuity.
“Now, Wolf Haven is
closed two months out of the
year for whelping season.
Endangered pups that
are born here, we want
to give them space
so we close it in the
springtime. And
that’s a really,
popular time for
schools to want to
come do field trips,”
Evan said.
“We can’t
accommodate
those field trips for
those two months. Building this
treehouse and having that new
enclosure, we can remain open
and continue doing field trips all
year long and the baby wolves are
still safe,” he continued.
The treehouse and ramp will
cost $750,000 and the wolf
enclosure will cost $100,000 for Wolf Haven continues
a total phase one project cost of to create rich
$850,000. opportunities for
Phase two will be construction visitors to learn more
of a new Visitor Center. Wolf about its residents. The
Haven will begin to iron out Chehalis Tribe recently
details of the second phase after donated $5,000 to
construction of the assist in a new project.
treehouse.
Next year,
Wolf Haven
International will
host a “Wolves and Building this treehouse and
Wine” fundraiser in having that new enclosure,
March 2026 at Great we can remain open and
Wolf Lodge.
Hope to see you continue doing field trips
all there to support all year long and the baby
this great cause!
wolves are still safe.
EVAN SKYTTE,
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR
WOLF HAVEN INTERNATIONAL