New! Indoor Monkey Business Starting January 8
1:00PM-4:00PM
Cost: Zoo admission + $5/family
Join us this January for our new open play Fridays. This is a great way to wrap up the school week with a quick visit with the animals and an afternoon of games, toys and puzzles. We'll provide the toys, you provide the monkeys! Recommended for ages 5-10.
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Junior Duck Stamp Art Exhibit
January 9, 2010 to February 26, 2010
Cost: Free with zoo admission
Stop by the education center and see some of the state winners of the 2009 Junior Duck Stamp program.
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Zoo Explorers: The Mystery of the Scrambled Eggs
Wednesday, January 20 10:30AM
Cost: Zoo admission + $5/family
Does your 3-5 year-old love Dora and Diego? Then join us for this real life mini-adventure at the zoo. Help the zoo staff solve "The Mystery of the Scrambled Eggs." This adventure will take place in the barn, but please dress for the weather. Register the day of program in the gift store. |
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Kerry Silvia, one of our zoo keepers, for her honorable mention in the 2009 Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Photo Contest. Kerry's photo, one of the Zoo's river otters, was featured in the AZA's national magazine Connect. |
Winners of the 2009 Animal Poetry Contest
The Zoo proudly announces the winners from the 2009 Animal Poetry Contest.
Grade Six Winners
1st Place: Stevilyn Dybowski
2nd Place: Elaina Pevide
3rd Place: Heather Welty
Grade Five Winners
1st Place: Lizzie Feldmann-DeMello
2nd Place: Nick Woodard
3rd Place: Sarah Mills
Grade Four Winners
1st Place: Nathan Barboza
2nd Place: Matha Clark
3rd Place: Chhavee Nhean
This is the third annual Animal Poetry contest coordinated by Society Board Member Fred Smialek and Executive Assistant Irene Avilla. Susan Grace and Liz LaValley, members of the Bartleby Scrivener Poets, a local writers group judged the 400 poems submitted into the contest.
The young poets recited their poems at the Society's annual meeting on December 2, 2009. The Savings Bond awards were presented by Society Executive Director Sarah O'Connell and Zoo Director Dr. William Langbauer. The Zoological Society congratulates all contestants for their outstanding efforts. The winning entries may be viewed on the Zoo's web site at www..bpzoo.org.
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2010 Sneak Peek
February 15-19, Monday thru Friday
Cost: Free with zoo admission
Celebrate winter vacation week at the zoo. We'll have entertainment each day at 11:00AM and a different craft each day from noon to 2:00PM. For more information about Cabin Fever Week, please visit www.bpzoo.org.
3rd Annual Shrink Your Footprint Series
March 2010
Do you have a few minutes? We'd like your help in creating the 3rd annual Shrink Your Footprint series for Spring 2010. For the past two years, the Buttonwood Park Zoo has worked with other local environmental groups to provide a free series of workshops to help you and your family reduce your carbon footprint. This year we will be changing the format to offer one half-day (3 - 4 hour) program with concurrent lectures and hands-on workshops. If you have a few minutes to share your thoughts, please click on the link:http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JVLWJL9.
Zoo Crew
Summer 2010
It's not too early to think about summer. Please visit www.bpzoo.org for more information about how your child learn all about animals this summer! |