Today we went to the Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge in Medford. We started off the day by seeing some of the animals up close and going on a tour of the area. During the tour we learned about Cedar Run and what they do. Many animals that arrive at the hospital there are injured or found very young. They are rehabilitated and then set free into the wild again, but in some cases the animals are too adapted to human care or their injuries will prevent them from being able to thrive on their own so they stay at Cedar Run where they will be cared for. After the tour we ate lunch and continued our day with some service work. Due to the recent snow and the winter season a lot of leaves and branches were scattered around. Many of us helped to take the leaves and pick up stray branches while others cleaned up anything out of place in an area. After finishing all of the work we boarded the bus and headed back to school!
— Alex