05/20/2026
We know youโre really looking forward to the day you can come across an all-new bridge and return to our beloved Dorothy Rider Pool Wildlife Sanctuary. We receive your emails and DMs and phone calls regularly asking, โIs the bridge fixed yet?โ
Having you remain by our side this past year is ultimately how weโve been able to keep our mission alive and moving forward as we continue navigating operations without public access at the sanctuary, due to the bridge collapse last spring. We thank you for your grace, patience, and your steadโ in the form of kind words and financial support.
We share your grief. Your frustration. And your disappointment, too. All we want is to be back at the sanctuary with you.
And while weโre not there yet, there is some good news that brings us to your social media feed today: ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐
๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต.
Together, we are rising to meet this challenge with resilience. Together, we will see the other side of this incredibly trying passage. And together, is the only way we make it through.
Thank you again for your continued encouragement, concern, and support. It means everything to have you right here with us as we continue advancing plans to welcome you, your friends, family, and neighborsโalong with the entire communityโback to our one and only Dorothy Rider Pool Wildlife Sanctuary.
View the full bridge status updates at: wildlandspa.org/bridgestatus
โ ๏ธ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐น ๐ณ๐๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ. There is no public access currently, and we encourage you to explore our 13 other nature preserves. Your support helps keep these places safe, open, and accessible for all who call our region home.
