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In depth story from KOMO
KOMO News (ABC Channel 4 in Seattle) has shared a longer, in depth video and interviews about the Taylor Bridge Fire at the sanctuary. They put the video on their website here. You can watch it below and you can email KOMO to thank them for sharing the original story at this address: [email protected]
Read MoreKOMO 4 News Story
Here’s the link to the Seattle KOMO 4 News story that aired tonight: http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Chimpanzees-survive-close-call-with-Cle-Elum-wildfire-168549526.html Eric Johnson and videographer Eric Jensen did a great job with this story and we were so glad to have them out again today. I should admit that J.B. dreamed up and built Young’s Hill. I did encourage him… and I…
Read MoreLink to King 5 story from today
Here is the link to the King 5 story that just aired: http://bit.ly/PyfMes and here’s a photo of that sad relic from the fire: We are so grateful to the firefighters for all they did making sure everyone was safe and for all of our volunteers and supporters who have gotten us through the last…
Read MoreChimps back on Young’s Hill
We opened the door to let the chimps back onto Young’s Hill for the first time since the Taylor Bridge Fire hit the sanctuary property on August 13th. Gary Chittim and Ken Jones from King 5 were here to do a story today. You can see footage of the chimps’ excitement and steps out on…
Read MoreSlurping the Day Away
Last week, volunteer Connie was here when it was about 100 degrees and we were working on ways to keep the chimps hydrated. It was a bigger concern than normal since the fire had caused a not-pleasant burned rubber smell to the well water, making us turn the chimps’ drinking spigots off. Staff decided to…
Read MoreFun ways to help
In addition to making direct donations to the sanctuary and sending us gift cards to Safeway, Lowes, Costco, and Home Depot, there are a few other ways that you can help the sanctuary. 1) Cruise Lake Washington, September 15 at noon. We have just a handful of spaces still available for this exclusive cruise. …
Read MoreKing5 Coverage and Firefighters Meet the Chimps
King5 broadcast a story on the sanctuary last night that you can watch here: http://bit.ly/OC11Wc To fill in a bit of information: in addition to the incredible work of the firefighters, the chimp house was safe because it was designed to withstand fire and because there was a defensible perimeter around the building, allowing the…
Read MoreAerial View of Fire that Burned Sanctuary Property
John Himmel of WSDOT took the original photo from below that shows the burned areas all around the sanctuary property. We added the labels. All of the black is where the fire hit. You can see that the fire circled around below the chimp house towards the driveway. Even all of us who have been…
Read MoreThe story of the fire – part 2
see the story of the fire part one here: https://staging.chimpsnw.org/2012/08/the-story-of-the-fire-part-1/ As we were keeping an eye on the fire on the ridge above, a truck pulled up in the driveway. It was Brad Rorem and his two sons, who were staying in the family cabin on the ridge (Brad was quoted in this article). Brad’s…
Read MoreThe story of the fire part 1
It’s difficult to know just what to do right now. Things still feel overwhelming, but are slowly getting back to normal. Soon we’ll be able to sit down and talk about how we can be even more prepared for future emergencies – equipment we might need, etc. In the meantime, I felt that it was…
Read MoreStill fighting (and playing!)
I posted the below on our Facebook page about an hour ago. Our internet connection is off and on, and it seems easier to post there for some reason, so be sure to check our page and share our status updates that way: www.Facebook.com/ChimpSanctuary. In that hour, we’ve fought off some more hot spots on…
Read MoreLoving Negra & Shopping for Sanctuaries
First – there’s still time to shop until your heart’s content at many fabulous businesses that are giving 10% of their proceeds to the Sanctuary Century 100-mile charity bike ride in Portland that will benefit Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Hope Animal Sanctuary and Out to Pasture Sanctuary. Lots of the participating businesses are online, so there’s…
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