Dedicated to the Preservation of Prairie Dogs and their Habitat
The board and general membership meetings were conducted on February 1, 2015. The meeting was well attended and the group discussed issues like site stewardship, rescue, fundraising, creating alliances, outreach, and other pressing issues.
To read the minutes, click on Minutes.
Cute is not a reason to go on living in the grander evolutionary scheme of things, but it must count for 
something. People love prairie dogs, even if they are next thing to a rat.
Michael Burns never expected to be walking around the plaza dressed in a big, fuzzy, buff-colored costume on the Saturday after Earth Day, hugging children and carrying a cardboard placard that said “Prairie dog family values.” The 36-year-old self-employed salesman who moved to Santa Fe from Portland, Ore. about four years ago, said he never thought much about prairie dogs until recently.
Read More: Daze
We need to raise $2500 to purchase microchips for the 2014 season; Just $50 buys 10 microchips!
Read more: Emma
The Chattanooga Zoo partnered with students and faculty in the UTC Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and College of Engineering to renovate the Zoo’s existing prairie dog exhibit.
The original prairie dog exhibit, home to five prairie dogs, was built in 1998. This exhibit is approximately 400 square feet in size and contains two chest-high observation windows. UTC Engineering students have redesigned the exhibit to incorporate a children’s viewing tunnel which will allows children to get eye level with their prairie dog counterparts through the creation of a viewing space within the actual exhibit.
Read More: Chattanooga
| Event | Details | Date | Volunteers | Coordinator |
| TABLING | ||||
| PDP Annual Meeting | 12,700 Montgomery Blvd NE, James Joseph Dwyer Memorial Police Substation | 1:00 PM, 2 February 2013 | Yvonne Boudreaux | |
| Water Conservation & Xeriscape Conference | February/March | Annabeth Fieck | ||
| Sevilleta Feeding Weekend: Seasonal feeding, 4-6 hours, lots of walking! | Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, Bernardo | March 15 | Ed Urbanski | |
| March Releases | Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, Bernardo | March 17 March 30 | Ed Urbanski | |
| Earth Day | La Montanita Coop Carlisle & Central | April 22, 2014 | Annabeth Fieck | |
| Fetch a Palooza | Journal Center | May | Becky Davis | |
| Blessing of the animals at the Center for Spiritual Living | September | |||
| Annual Garage Sale (Ray and Graziella?) | Vista Bonita NE | September | Ray Watt Graziella Singleton | |
| Santa Ana Enviro Fair | August | |||
| Refuge Day at the Sevilleta | November | |||
| Weems Artfest (3 days) | Expo | Mid November | ||
| Woofstock Pet Expo and Adoption Festival in Edgewood | August | |||
| Bear Fair | ||||
| OUTREACH/PRESENTATION | ||||
| ACE High School | January 24, 2014 | Jim Trever | ||
| Meadowlark Senior Center | March 5, 2014 | Jim Trever | ||
| S. Y. Jackson Elementary School | 6-730 PM | April 4, 2014 | Jim Trever | |
| ACE Presentation at Van Buren middle school | 4:20-5:30 PM | April,8, 2014 | Jim Trever | |
| Notes: If you are interested in helping with any of the events, please contact Prairie Dog Pals at (505) 296-1937 or prairiedogpals@comcast.net! | ||||