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LTWC's Legacy

LTWC’s Legacy — A Life Devoted to the Wild This video is a tribute to the life’s work of Cheryl and Tom Millham, founders of Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care (LTWC), and to the thousands of wild lives they protected, healed, and returned to the world where they belong. Founded in 1978 in South Lake Tahoe, LTWC began not as an institution, but as a calling. What started with a single moment of inspiration grew into more than four decades of rescue, rehabilitation, education, and ethical wildlife care—serving animals from across the Lake Tahoe Basin and surrounding counties. This overview was created using original historical materials, news coverage, organizational records, and training documents that reflect the heart of LTWC’s philosophy: • Respect for wildness • Minimal human imprinting • Species-appropriate care • Humility, responsibility, and compassion • The belief that the goal is always return to the wild The video also draws from LTWC’s volunteer training manual, which captures decades of hands-on experience, hard lessons, and wisdom shaped by caring for more than 25,000 animals—from songbirds and raptors to bears, bobcats, and beyond. At its core, this is not just the story of an organization. It is the story of a family, a community, and a way of relating to the natural world with reverence rather than control. Created as a legacy piece for my parents, this video honors what they built, what they taught, and the ethic of care they lived every day. The wild was always the teacher. They simply listened. Source Materials Used This video was compiled using the following sources: LTWC official Mission & History materials LTWC website and organizational records South Tahoe Now (historical and contemporary reporting) Tahoe Daily Tribune archival coverage KTVU / Associated Press wildlife rehabilitation stories ABC7 historical coverage (including bear cub “Cinder”) Bently Foundation grant documentation Tahoe Women’s Community Fund summaries Tahoe Chamber of Commerce 40th Anniversary materials Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care Training Manual and archival writings