History of The Recovery Center
We have been offering some history off the ABR bears, but today we share the history of The Recovery Center. It is actually the oldest building at the facility, but…
St. Patrick’s Day 2017and 2025
This will be an unusual post, but we think you’ll enjoy it (if it works). This was the ABR Facebook post from March 17, 2017. ABR Update-March 17, 2017-A Shamrock…
Banquet for Critters
As you know, the curators have been preparing and refurbishing the Wild Enclosures, The first thing they did was to burn till, and till again. After some much-needed rain, many…
Platforms and Pools!
The curators keep working. Curator Seth demonstrates his agility as he tests the strength of the platform at the lower end of Wild Enclosure #2. Looks like he’s getting ready…
And the Work Goes On. . .
ON March 12, the curators continued their labors. They installed the posts, using a miracle product. Fast 2K is a concrete alternative that saves curators’ backs from carrying sacks of…
Preparing for Platforms
We apologize for the delay. Today we resume with work on events of March 10th. Digging holes for the posts! An earth auger was rented for the hole-digging. Curators must…
Donors Help ABR in a Big Way!
We have some local businesses to thank most heartily for their generosity in helping us with our work on the enclosures. You may recall that we obtained a load of…
Birthday, Volunteers, and a Rememberance
February 22nd was a big day at ABR! Of course is was Cubby Birthday, which we celebrate each month on the 22nd, a date that falls in the middle of…
No Outside Work Today
It has been and continues to be very cold and snowy here in East Tennessee, including Townsend. The curators are stuck inside, working on computers and conference calls. The good…
Work and Critters at ABR
The work continues, even as the weather turns colder. In this video we see more work being done in Wild Enclosure #2, and then the cameras have captured some delightful…