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One organization, several programs

Programs

Doing Big Things brings animal care, land and wildlife conservation, water and soil restoration, education, and stewardship together under one shared mission.

Program areas

Wildlife Conservation

Habitat protection, responsible coexistence, public education, and only legally authorized wildlife activities.

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Shared framework

Respond, restore, protect, educate, prevent, connect

Every program is designed around the same cycle, whether the subject is an injured animal, a damaged stream or a community need.

  1. 1Respond
  2. 2Restore
  3. 3Protect
  4. 4Educate
  5. 5Prevent
  6. 6Connect

Responsible coexistence

People, animals and natural systems share the same ground

We do not frame conservation as people against nature. The goal is conditions in which both can keep going.

  1. Step 1

    Understand the system

    Look at how people, animals, water, soil and habitat are actually interacting in a place before deciding what to change.

  2. Step 2

    Identify the harm

    Name clearly what is being damaged and who is living with the consequences — including the living things that cannot speak for themselves.

  3. Step 3

    Address immediate needs

    Relieve suffering and stop active damage now, even while the larger problem is still being worked out.

  4. Step 4

    Repair underlying causes

    Fix what allowed the harm to happen, rather than repeating the same rescue indefinitely.

  5. Step 5

    Create better long-term coexistence

    Leave conditions in which people, domestic animals, wildlife and natural systems can share the same landscape responsibly.