About Us
Built With Purpose And Passion
Built With Purpose And Passion
Our Story
The Birth of our sanctuary
It started in 2004 with a converted garage and a golden eagle. Dr. Carl Smith, a local veterinarian frustrated by the lack of specialized care for alpine wildlife, began taking in injured raptors that local clinics couldn't handle. The harsh winters of the Rockies made recovery difficult, so Carl invested his savings into a small plot of land sheltered by the treeline.
It started in 2004 with a converted garage and a golden eagle. Dr. Carl Smith, a local veterinarian frustrated by the lack of specialized care for alpine wildlife, began taking in injured raptors that local clinics couldn't handle. The harsh winters of the Rockies made recovery difficult, so Carl invested his savings into a small plot of land sheltered by the treeline.
Pillars
At Timberline, our values drive our work.
![](data:image/svg+xml,<svg display="block" role="presentation" viewBox="0 0 42 42" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M 42 16.962 L 42 25.038 C 42 26.823 40.554 28.269 38.769 28.269 L 28.269 28.269 L 28.269 38.769 C 28.269 40.554 26.823 42 25.038 42 L 16.962 42 C 15.177 42 13.731 40.554 13.731 38.769 L 13.731 28.269 L 3.231 28.269 C 1.446 28.269 0 26.823 0 25.038 L 0 16.962 C 0 15.177 1.446 13.731 3.231 13.731 L 13.731 13.731 L 13.731 3.231 C 13.731 1.446 15.177 0 16.962 0 L 25.038 0 C 26.823 0 28.269 1.446 28.269 3.231 L 28.269 13.731 L 38.769 13.731 C 40.554 13.731 42 15.177 42 16.962 Z" fill="rgb(61, 71, 53)" height="42px" id="WTteQm7UK" width="42px"/></svg>)
Clinical Excellence
We are a hospital first, not a petting zoo.
Clinical Excellence
![](data:image/svg+xml,<svg display="block" role="presentation" viewBox="0 0 42 42" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M 35.7 20.087 C 35.7 21.276 34.76 22.239 33.6 22.239 C 32.44 22.239 31.5 21.276 31.5 20.087 C 31.5 18.898 32.44 17.935 33.6 17.935 C 34.76 17.935 35.7 18.898 35.7 20.087 Z M 42 20.087 C 42 27.327 38.311 33 33.6 33 L 8.4 33 C 3.689 33 0 27.327 0 20.087 C 0 12.847 3.689 7.174 8.4 7.174 L 14.821 7.174 L 21.41 0.42 C 21.672 0.151 22.029 0 22.4 0 L 28 0 C 28.773 0 29.4 0.642 29.4 1.435 C 29.4 2.227 28.773 2.87 28 2.87 L 22.979 2.87 L 18.779 7.174 L 33.6 7.174 C 38.311 7.174 42 12.847 42 20.087 Z M 16.8 18.652 C 17.573 18.652 18.2 18.01 18.2 17.217 C 18.2 16.425 17.573 15.783 16.8 15.783 L 4.421 15.783 C 3.647 15.783 3.021 16.425 3.021 17.217 C 3.021 18.01 3.647 18.652 4.421 18.652 Z M 25.709 24.391 C 25.709 23.599 25.082 22.957 24.309 22.957 L 12.6 22.957 C 11.827 22.957 11.2 23.599 11.2 24.391 C 11.2 25.184 11.827 25.826 12.6 25.826 L 24.309 25.826 C 25.082 25.826 25.709 25.184 25.709 24.391 Z M 39.2 20.087 C 39.2 14.642 36.636 10.043 33.6 10.043 C 30.564 10.043 28 14.642 28 20.087 C 28 25.532 30.564 30.13 33.6 30.13 C 36.636 30.13 39.2 25.532 39.2 20.087 Z" fill="rgb(61, 71, 53)" height="33px" id="qh23JcAOi" transform="translate(0 4)" width="42px"/></svg>)
Sustainability
Prevention is better than cure.
Sustainability
![](data:image/svg+xml,<svg display="block" role="presentation" viewBox="0 0 42 42" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M 39.341 18.967 C 38.438 18.258 37.289 17.959 36.162 18.137 C 39.37 14.84 40.992 11.562 40.992 8.348 C 40.992 3.744 37.356 0 32.886 0 C 30.485 -0.015 28.201 1.051 26.645 2.913 C 25.089 1.051 22.805 -0.015 20.404 0 C 15.934 0 12.298 3.744 12.298 8.348 C 12.298 10.261 12.851 12.12 14.016 14.087 C 13.062 14.333 12.191 14.838 11.497 15.548 L 7.633 19.478 L 2.733 19.478 C 1.224 19.478 0 20.724 0 22.261 L 0 29.217 C 0 30.754 1.224 32 2.733 32 L 20.496 32 C 20.608 32 20.719 31.986 20.828 31.958 L 31.759 29.176 C 31.829 29.159 31.897 29.135 31.962 29.106 L 38.601 26.23 L 38.676 26.195 C 39.974 25.535 40.845 24.24 40.981 22.771 C 41.118 21.301 40.5 19.863 39.348 18.967 Z M 37.479 23.689 L 30.989 26.503 L 20.325 29.217 L 9.565 29.217 L 9.565 21.445 L 13.43 17.511 C 13.941 16.987 14.637 16.693 15.362 16.696 L 23.912 16.696 C 25.044 16.696 25.962 17.63 25.962 18.783 C 25.962 19.935 25.044 20.87 23.912 20.87 L 19.13 20.87 C 18.375 20.87 17.763 21.493 17.763 22.261 C 17.763 23.029 18.375 23.652 19.13 23.652 L 24.595 23.652 C 24.698 23.652 24.801 23.64 24.901 23.617 L 36.345 20.937 L 36.398 20.924 C 37.121 20.719 37.88 21.103 38.156 21.814 C 38.433 22.524 38.139 23.333 37.474 23.689 Z" fill="rgb(61, 71, 53)" height="32px" id="aocsk33DM" transform="translate(0 4)" width="41px"/></svg>)
Education
Teaching youth to respect nature.
Education
![](data:image/svg+xml,<svg display="block" role="presentation" viewBox="0 0 42 42" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M 42 14.235 C 42 17.132 39.649 19.48 36.75 19.48 C 33.851 19.48 31.5 17.132 31.5 14.235 C 31.5 11.339 33.851 8.991 36.75 8.991 C 39.649 8.991 42 11.339 42 14.235 Z M 10.5 14.235 C 10.5 11.339 8.149 8.991 5.25 8.991 C 2.351 8.991 0 11.339 0 14.235 C 0 17.132 2.351 19.48 5.25 19.48 C 8.149 19.48 10.5 17.132 10.5 14.235 Z M 14.25 10.489 C 17.149 10.489 19.5 8.141 19.5 5.245 C 19.5 2.348 17.149 0 14.25 0 C 11.351 0 9 2.348 9 5.245 C 9 8.141 11.351 10.489 14.25 10.489 Z M 27.75 10.489 C 30.649 10.489 33 8.141 33 5.245 C 33 2.348 30.649 0 27.75 0 C 24.851 0 22.5 2.348 22.5 5.245 C 22.5 8.141 24.851 10.489 27.75 10.489 Z M 32.085 21.889 C 30.546 21.041 29.408 19.616 28.922 17.929 C 27.897 14.409 24.669 11.989 21 11.989 C 17.331 11.989 14.103 14.409 13.078 17.929 C 12.596 19.61 11.467 21.031 9.937 21.881 C 6.919 23.513 5.394 26.983 6.235 30.306 C 7.076 33.63 10.068 35.96 13.5 35.963 C 14.5 35.966 15.49 35.766 16.41 35.377 C 19.344 34.168 22.639 34.168 25.573 35.377 C 29.267 36.981 33.57 35.385 35.32 31.761 C 37.069 28.137 35.641 23.779 32.085 21.891 Z" fill="rgb(61, 71, 53)" height="36.00000010758777px" id="HKgW6B2WV" transform="translate(0 3)" width="42px"/></svg>)
Integrity
Keeping animals wild is the priority.
Integrity
Team
Our Hard Working Team.
Dr. Carl Smith
Co-founder
Dr. Carl Smith
Co-founder
Anya Khul
Primary Veterinary
Anya Khul
Primary Veterinary
Julia Ashcroft
Infrastructure Specialist
Julia Ashcroft
Infrastructure Specialist
John Marston
Funding Strategist
John Marston
Funding Strategist
