PETALUMA WILDLIFE AND NATURAL SCIENCE MUSEUM
EIN 68-0213099 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A560)
What they do
In 1989, Hugh Codding Donated The Entire Codding Museum Inventory to Petaluma High School Instructor Ron Head to Create An Innovative Educational Program. Rons Dream Was to Give High School Students Career and Leadership Skills Through Active Participation In An Environmental Education Program. The Petaluma Wildlife Museum Facility Was Built In 1940 As A School Bus Garage. When The Museums Collection Outgrew The Confines of Rons Classroom Portable, The Codding Family Helped Purchase A New Bus Garage, Freeing The Old One to Be Used As A World-class 9000 Square Foot Wildlife Museum. Over The Next Few Years, Hundreds of Volunteers From Every Corner of The Community Donated Time and Money to Construct Various Dioramas Representing Habitats From Across The World. They Also Built Displays to House Mineral Collections, Poaching Artifacts, and The Large Live Animal Collection. Today, The Museum Houses Over 50 Species of Fish, Insects, Reptiles, Amphibians, and Mammals. Thousands of People Visi
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1995
- Location
- 201 FAIR ST, PETALUMA, CA 94952-2516
- County
- Sonoma
- In care of
- Tracy Perlich