Our first Conservation Camp of the summer just finished up last week and judging by the pictures i think the kids had a blast! The registration for the July camp is coming up on the 29th of June so make sure to come in or call if you are interested or have any questions!


Campers and Yazoo-ers posing for a pic with staff, Mihail and Jessie, and islands that were graciously donated by Anne at Floating Islands International


Nicole and Erin study the uses of plants in our Native American Plant Garden.


Mihail, our grounds keeper, helping campers identify native and invasiveplant species


Campers disecting flowers

Some Wine Walkers enjoying themselves at the Bear Habitat wine station


Some of our staff hangin out before the Wild Wine Walk


Iggy, our iguana, painting for a "quick draw" that was available for auction


Guests enjoying the food, wine, and sunshine!



So we had our 2nd Wild Wine Walk of the summer last night we had a great turn out. Over 60 guests came to enjoy five different wines by Simply Wine (my favorite being the Paringa Sparkling Shiraz), food by Beyond Basil Catering, "quick draws" by our very own animal artists, a silent auction, a raffle, and got to watch enrichment for Bruno! As you can see from the pictures it was a wonderful evening to spend on the plaza in the company with new and old friends. Our next Wild Wine Walk will be July,29th , 6:00-8:00pm. It is $25 for non-members and $20 for members, or if you bring your glass back from previous Wild Wine Walks.

16 week old Amelia

Luna's Enrichment on Saturday

So i just calculated my carbon footprint at What is Your Carbon Footprint . Wow, I thought I was doing a sufficient job at keeping my carbon footprint in check and this was certainly eye opening! My score was 43 tons of CO2 vs. the national average of 24 tons of CO2! I couldn't believe it! And get this, the world average is 5.5 ! I know I am changing things in my lifestyle, like simply switching to energy efficient lightbulbs and turning down our hot water heater by a few degrees. Check out yours and come up with ways that you can offset your carbon footprint.

The long awaited arrival of our baby River Otters is almost here! Saturday, June 20th is the official unveiling of Benjamin and Amelia, our new River Otters. For their homecoming we will have a baby animal scavanger hunt, education booths, and special River Otter adoption kits. Here at the zoo we are all getting anxious for the public to see them (I have, and they are cuuuute)! So, please come out and help us welcome Benjamin and Amelia! Admission opens at 9:00am for members and 11:00am for non-members, hope to see you there!

Are your kids driving you crazy yet? Are you sick of hearing "I'm bored!", "What should we do?" Well, we may have a solution....Conservation Camp! I started going to Conservation Camp when I was 10 years old.....and now at 21, I work here! It is a great opportunity to get your kids involved in conservation and their community (and out of the house)!

Info:
Ages 9-11
9:00am - 3:00pm
Members: $150.00/week
Non-Members: $170.00/week

Registration Deadline Dates:
July camp - June 29th
August camp - August 3rd

Camp Dates:
July 13th - 17th with a focus on zoology
August 17th - 21st with a focus on energy conservation

Now, are both YOU and YOUR kids bored this summer? Come out and join the Green Team! You and your family can get dirty in the garden, learn about conservation, and have an animal encounter over lunch at the zoo!

Info:
Monday mornings 9:00am - 12:00pm
Members: $35.00 child/guardian per month
$90.00 child/guardian per 3 months
Non-Members: $40.00 child/guardian per month
$105.00 child/guardian per 3 months

.......and you get a cool T-Shirt!

As you read in my earlier post, Angie, our big horn sheep was sharing accomidations with our golden eagle, Oro. Well, she has another new roommate. Lucky, a baby big horn sheep that we recently acquired joined her today for the first time. Lucky was found by the Allen family outside of Gardiner, MT after his mother died from a fall. After contacting Fish Wildlife and Parks the family brought him here, to the zoo. Once Lucky completed quarantine we were able to introduce him to Angie and his new home. He and Angie immediatly took to eachother and he seemed to fit right into the exhibit, romping and racing around! We are glad that this seems to be a good fit for both him and Angie. We plan on giving him and official homecoming along with the new baby otters on June 20th! PLease come down and help us welcome our new additions!

Our Siberian Tiger Luna enjoying her enrichment item hidden inside of a cardboard box.

Bruno having fun in his pool on Saturday.

Arent these pics cool?! the dimensions and shapes of the continents haven't been altered at all! They are a little abstract but still pretty neat...check out more pics Animal Continents

If any of you have visited the zoo in the last couple of weeks you may have noticed an edition to the Big Horn Sheep exhibit. Oro, our golden eagle has now joined Angie, the big horn sheep. At this point Angie is a little skittish of her new roommate but consdiering they are sharing such close quarters she will eventually warm up to him. Come down and check them out!

Hey Guys! I just wanted to thank all of you who came out for Bruno's Birthday Party and got to try a piece of his birthday cake and watch him open (destroy) his presents and mock-campsite! I found the recipe for his cake at Dog Birthday Cake (my dogs couldn't get enough....and the keepers were sneaking bites of it as well)! Enjoy!