Oasis Reflections
By Susan Platt, Volunteer March, 2015 Another day begins at The Oasis; it takes a team. The work day starts early: 8:00 AM in winter, 7:00 AM in summer. Everyone gathers in the office to clock, or rather, “screech” in,…
New Pole Barn
We just want to share with you, our friends, that the new Pole Barn is being erected and we are all excited that the birds will have a new, secure, stable structure to house them. We worked hard to raise…
Phillipe Macaw
Phillipe The Early Years By Sybil Erden, Founder Phillipe was one of the first Macaws to come to my home in 1997, in the days before The Oasis became a non-profit. We had already applied for incorporation and non-profit status,…
The Story of Haley – An Oasis Sanctuary Ambassador
At "Discover the Oasis 2012" 0n May 12, 2012, Julie Dyson, our Associate Director of Administration, told the following story. It was so well received that we wanted to share it with all. This is the story of Haley, a…
The Oasis goes Solar
“I did dishes today and couldn’t believe that three hours into cleaning 500 bowls I still had hot, hot water! It never ran out. It was wonderful”. A quote from Janet Trumbule, the Executive Director of Administration at The Oasis…
Pong Yo – The Life and Death of a Little Warrior
By Sybil Erden, with Jean Gauthier and Janet Trumbule - December 16, 2010 The hardest part of running or working at an animal sanctuary is not the tedium of cleaning and feeding…it is not fund-raising or business stresses….it is when one…
Gulliver Macaw’s Rescue
By Sybil Erden, Founder - August 2, 2008 As most of you are aware of by now, since April 6, 2008, The Oasis been working almost daily to get an abandoned American Macaw named Gulliver back to the US. He…
Our Angel Phoebe
By Pat and Neal Rudikoff In October 1998 we brought a sweet Male Umbrella Cockatoo, Zeus into our family. Our very first bird! We fell so in love, that a year later we got him a girlfriend to keep him…
Bringing Brenda Back
By Sybil Erden, Founder - December 29, 2002 Brenda and her mate Bob are two of the Rainbow Lories who came to us 1½ years ago. They were part of the Oronoco Rescue, a court ordered confiscation of 60+ birds,…