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Open House & Nest Fest 2025

Dear friends of Tri-State,

Our annual Open House has been a tradition for decades. Every year, we invite the communities we serve to learn more about wildlife rehabilitation, reducing wildlife injuries, and helping our wild neighbors. Tours, education stations, exhibits, vendors, food trucks, and a whole lot of fun for the entire family!

(Kids are encouraged to bring their favorite stuffed animal for a health exam at the Teddy Bear clinic!)

Free to attend – donations of rolls of white paper towels or white toilet paper for baby bird care are appreciated.

 

Featured Exhibitors:

  • What You Can Do for the Birds

  • Volunteering with Tri-State

  • Blue Hen Birding

  • New Castle County Police K9

  • New Castle County Mounted Police

  • Delaware Bay and River Cooperative

  • UD Entomology Club

  • Delaware Ornithological Society

  • Newark PD SWAT

  • Delaware Museum of Nature and Science

  • White Clay Creek State Park

  • City of Newark Police Animal Control

  • US Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay

  • Delaware Animal Response

  • DE Natural Resources Police (DNREC)

  • Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Institute (MERR Institute, Inc.)

Activities:

  • What’s Inside an Owl Pellet?

  • Stuffed Animal Clinic

  • Measure Your Wingspan

  • Cornhole

Vendors:

  • UDairy Creamery Moo Mobile Food Truck

  • Mojo Loco Food Truck

  • Ocean Hug

  • 3D6Designs

  • Corviforms

  • Kathy Ruck Art

  • Heather’s Clay

  • Mary Anderson Pottery

  • Garden Birds on a Stick

  • Brush Print by Taccie

 

Our annual Open House is made possible by local business, corporations, and individuals.

Click Here to become a sponsor today!

 

Current Sponsors:

 

Wild Birds Unlimited

 

Phillips 66

Talleyville Frame Shoppe & Gallery

Arthur Hall Insurance

Bartlett Tree Experts

CTEH

Longwood Veterinary Center

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Nature Festival