Summer Camp, Wacky Wednesday

By Lisa Hetherington,
The summer weeks are flying by but Zoo Camp is still going strong. Wednesday we celebrated a "wacky Wednesday" and all wore crazy socks. Four of our campers went above and beyond and took crazy to a whole new creative level. There are still a space available a few of our classes so check us out and try and join us for one of our other Wacky Wednesday or Fabulous Friday celebration.

Summer Camp, Vet Tag Along

Lisa Hetherington, Education Manager

Our first of two “Vet Tag Along” camps was enjoyable and informative for all involved. Nine campers had the opportunity to follow our Zoo Vet Dr. Wack around as he conducted his morning rounds.

Campers were able to assist with the dispensing of antibiotics to some of our box turtles and boa snakes, observed a checkup exam and x-ray of a duck with an injured foot and had an up close look at the squeeze cage used to examine the Giraffes. A big thank you to Dr. Wack and the vet staff for taking the time to spend with our campers!

Don’t forget to check back for more wildly inspiring camp stories! And there are still a few classes left, so visit our Summer Camp page.

Summer Camp, Turning Your Kids into Private Tour Guides

By Lisa Hetherington, Education Manager

Week 3 of camp has come and gone but not before over 120 campers had their adventures!

Our “Little Ducklings” learned all about what the Zookeepers do to prepare food for our many Zoo animals. Campers in “Zoo Moves” and “Endangered Strangers” not only learned about how animals moved and why many of the earth’s animals have become endangered but also had an up-close encounter with our Giraffes. The “Backyard Habitats” camp learned all about where some of our animals live in the wild and what they need to survive.

Finally our 5th and 6th grade camp “Earth 911” had a chance to research endangered animals and spend a week learning how they can change the world! At the end of the week they graduated and became certified Earth Doctors. We had a great week and our campers learned a lot.

As one parent told us “walking around the Zoo with my son is like having a private tour guide, he knew where everything was and had so much information to share.”

We look forward to 7 more weeks of camp and we will be sure to have more stories shared by campers, parents and staff! There are a few classes still available so check out the Summer Camp page.