Earthfire Institute Wildlife Sanctuary & Retreat Center

named after a passionate earth-mother wolf with a fire in her belly to protect anything vulnerable, earthfire was founded in 2000 to develop a new model of relating to nature through the voices of the rescued wildlife under its care. a 40 acre wildlife sanctuary and retreat center, it is located on the western slope of grand teton national park, near driggs, idaho. earthfire creates the opportunity for life-changing interaction between humans and wildlife. we provide a home for animals that are not capable of living in the wild, and a safe place for humans to meet them. these encounters create a deep transformative sense of the connection between us and the larger community of life. this is the earthfire experience. our unique model of ecological advocacy begins with a personal awakening and leads to a renewed commitment to protect the planetary systems on which all life depends. grounded in the language of the heart, leading to a visceral understanding that life connects us, the earth