GROW Wildlife Hospital Will Become Environmental Draw To City of Chattahoochee Hills
GROW Wildlife, Inc., a non-profit corporation that is raising $3.5 million to build a Wildlife Hospital & Research Center, announced that the facility will also be designed as an environmental attraction that has received the approval from the City of Chattahoochee Hills in south Fulton County.
GROW Wildlife has hired Stevens and Wilkinson Architecture, Engineering, Interior and Design Management Associates to design the 11,000 square foot, four-wing structure to meet platinum level LEED certification. The building structure will be used to educate visitors on environmentally sustainable construction and demonstrate how clean energy use and renewable resources can benefit all species of life in the ecosystem, not just humans.
"As Georgia's premier wildlife veterinary hospital, research and education facility, we anticipate that it will attract more than 30,000 visitors annually," said GROW Executive Director Brenda Hudlow. "We expect this facility to become a destination for schools, educators, veterinarians, vet students, wildlife rehabilitators, environmental group and families of Chattahoochee Hills, Metro Atlanta and Georgia."
“The city wholeheartedly supports GROW Wildlife’s Environmental Center," said Chattahoochee Hills Mayor Don Hayes. "The concept of conservation through education and service is in line with our vision of providing quality of life and sustainability for the future. The city is proud to be a partner with GROW Wildlife and their efforts to bring a unique and innovative project to our city.”
GROW Wildlife’s hospital will provide lifesaving and specialized, professional medical care to sick and injured wildlife displaced by urban sprawl. The research arm of this veterinary teaching hospital will help identify wildlife diseases that could possibly affect human health.
The facility will allow University of Georgia veterinary students, natural science students and state licensed wildlife rehabilitators to benefit academically from a hands-on educational experience. In addition, GROW Wildlife’s environmental education programs will help teach children and adults to be good stewards of their environment and appreciate and preserve Georgia's wildlife.
To make this unique environmental education center become a reality in Georgia, GROW Wildlife is accepting donations by mail and online at www.growwildlife.org.
GROW Wildlife, Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit corporation that seeks to encourage wildlife conservation by promoting and providing professional veterinary care, education and humane treatment of wildlife injured or disadvantaged by human activity through wildlife veterinary hospitals.
Contact: Brenda Hudlow/Executive Director, GROW Wildlife, Inc. (770) 442-1400 or
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