Wolf Haven International

Elevate Education with a Treehouse Learning Center

For more than 40 years, Wolf Haven International has provided sanctuary for displaced wolves and wolfdogs while inspiring people to understand, respect, and protect wolves and the wild places they call home.

Students learning about animal skulls near the site of the future treehouse.Education has always been central to that mission. Today, Wolf Haven provides hundreds of education programs each year, reaching more than 12,000 people. But our sanctuary does not have a dedicated classroom. Students currently learn in a staff kitchen and breakroom inside our administrative building.

So many children dream of having a treehouse. Imagine getting to learn in a $1 million treehouse, surrounded by towering Douglas firs and Garry oaks, a restored Mima mound prairie, and a wolf sanctuary! Here in rural South Thurston County, we want to make that extraordinary experience accessible to students of all ages and abilities.

The new treehouse learning center will combine the wonder of a treehouse with hands-on education in environmental science, wildlife, and conservation, giving students a place to explore the natural world in a completely unique setting!

Every Dollar You Give Will Be Matched!

This Give Local, your support goes twice as far. Every gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $100,000, thanks to generous anonymous donors.

A gift of $10 becomes $20, $100 becomes $200, and $1,000 becomes $2,000 — helping create an accessible outdoor classroom for hands-on science and environmental education.

We’re in the Final Stretch 

Students with STEM kits in our staff breakroom/classroom.The treehouse learning center is a $1 million investment in environmental education and our community. Thanks to generous donors, foundations, tribes, community partners, and public funding, Wolf Haven has secured approximately 75% of the funding needed to build it.

Now we need to raise the final $250,000 to begin construction in early 2027.

The treehouse will provide:

• An ADA-accessible classroom for environmental science and wildlife education
• Dedicated education space that reduces the need for programming within the sanctuary, providing greater privacy for resident wolves
• Outdoor learning opportunities focused on forest and prairie ecosystems, wildlife, and habitat
• Hands-on lessons in ecology, biodiversity, and wildlife conservation
• A regional destination to serve students and educators for the next 30 years and beyond. 

Recognized for Excellence

Wolf Haven International is the only wolf sanctuary in the world accredited by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) and the American Sanctuary Association (ASA). In 2024, GFAS honored Wolf Haven as the Outstanding Wildlife Sanctuary, selected from more than 200 accredited sanctuaries worldwide for exceptional care, education, and conservation.

Every dollar you give to Wolf Haven during Give Local is doubled — up to $100,000.