The Gold Country Wildlife Rescue center works with a volunteer staff to rescue and rehabilitate over 3500 wild animals in need of assistance each year with no cost to the public. GCWR Volunteer Coordinator Dina Fiala joins us in studio to discuss the upcoming volunteer training programs that will encompass everything from greeting guests and computer data entry to driving injured animals and actually handling them. AND Chris Cochran, with the California Office of Traffic Safety, discusses safe traveling during the holiday season. We’ll highlight weather conditions, proper tire chaining, saturation patrols, CHP checkpoints, designated drivers and alternatives to driving under the influence.