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Squirrel Haggard, that's funny, Terry.  I started out with squirrels as a young kid after a hurricane.  Pockets full of squirrels, no other way to keep them warm.

Not much to see at this time, Havana, it remains mostly wilderness and the sole domain of the resident wildlife. Of the many people who have expressed interest in joining this project, none so far currently have the correct sort of vehicle to climb the rather short stretch of road to get up the mountain, which is really interesting to me.  When I tell people they need a 4WD, it's as if they don't want to hear that, don't believe me, or seem to otherwise think it's just not important.  
Keeps down traffic though.  
Bears don't mind climbing.  They like it.  
As to the caretaking of animals, so far as our patients, even at our main clinic this is not something we invite people to just come in and do on a visiting basis.  We have many volunteers but they are each trained and commit to a certain amount of time.  Even then it is always important to limit our overall time and contact with the animals either being raised or in some form of recovery, as much as that is possible, reducing their stress and keeping the wild things wild.  
I would encourage you to search out the nearest wildlife rehab facility in your area if you have the time to volunteer, they most certainly always need help.  Cheers!

Hello Lina and Havana, I missed your posts earlier and look forward to connecting with you.  For everyone else, if you come upon this thread, we are still looking for a couple of good residents and especially in need of carpentry skills.

Would you consider Weitchpec California?  And you'd need a 4wheel drive.

We would love to see you, Adam, when you come up this way.  Give a call or send a text when you can.  Dez  530-623-0376   Myriah, you too, come for a visit.  We are narrowing down the right people this summer to complete a longterm staff on hand for the animals, and the gardens, and the building, etc.  But it has to suit you first, so come and see if this is where you'd like to live.  And also Hello again, Ben!  Cheers everyone.

That's so funny, Ben.  That's exactly how I've been trying to handle these damned Himalayan Blackberries.  Including planting my fruit trees among them.  Gotta have some alternative food resource for our resident bears.   And those native blackberries sure do grow slow.

If you ever want to study bears, come and see us.  

Not to distract from Karen's post, but if anyone prefers the Klamath River country of very northern California, we have a similar situation, and very much in need of a carpenter.  Forest homesteading.

Pearl, I feel heartsick FOR you.  I'm afraid to leave anything on the property just yet for the very same reason, not even a small solar panel.  So far only a guitar and wheelbarrow have been stolen from us but it's enough to make me scared.  I'm finding law enforcement really is no help in these situations (never there when you need them sort of thing, as always) so I don't know what to do about it myself.  And I live way out in the woods.  Love and prayers.

20 acres mountaintop, good water, Klamath River/Trinity convergence country.  We do wildlife rehab, orphaned and injured, and will use a couple acres for this purpose eventually, but we don't need all of it.  What we need are good people around, just doing their own thing, no hard rules, except you must love animals, especially bears, whom you can live alongside easily, we can teach you.  They're just part of the resident community.  Lots of trees that need thinning, probably a woodworkers delight, great diversity.  A large old terraced garden area with a pond that needs reclaiming.  Ye ole Himalayan introduced blackberry is our enemy, even though delicious on pancakes, we can grow something better and less invasive.  I'm thinking sheep may be our answer.  Any willing shepherds about, I'll be happy to invest in guardian animals and much more, if you are willing to dedicate yourself to both land and animals.  Make a clean and peaceful life privately for yourself if you want.  Just no trash accumulation.  Tiny houses, big backyards, and all logical permaculture tenets apply as the only rules and that's it.  Off Grid.  Land Share/Intentional Community, whatever you want to call it  The land itself is to be left In Trust for anyone who helps.  We are all volunteers here.  We are the stewards.