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 Retropsctive
Party for the Planet!
April
6 - April 13
Photos by Kara Bussagarger
The Zoo kicked off Spring by throwing a one-of-a-kind
Party for the Planet! Activities throughout the
week included:
April 6-12th: Spring Kick-off
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The Zoo Crew entertained the Plaza from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. for
playing tons of cool games and giving away great
prizesc!
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Zoo Docents visited throughout the
week with fascinating biofacts and a few animals as well!
April 13th: Eco Exhibitor Day 10 a.m. – 2
p.m.
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Station 2: Clean
air/Clean energy - Guests helped create wind power
to
use that energy to create light!
They were also able to check out a hybrid bus from TARC!
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Station 3: Loving the
Land - Digging in and getting dirty was important as
guests were able to larn
about the importance of earthworms!
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Station 4: Animal
Action - Zoo Docents were on hand with some of our
very own Zoo animals that guests could check out up
close! Click
here to see more of the cool ways you can create
animal homes in your own backyard.
Eco-Friendly Partners:
Kentucky State
Nature Preserves Commission
Louisville Metro
Dept. of Public Health & Wellness Division of Environmental Health &
Protection
Jefferson County
Soil & Water Conservation District
Kentucky Natural
Lands Trust
U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service
Olmsted Parks
Conservancy
Atherton High
School Marine Biology Club
Toyota Motor
Manufacturing Kentucky, Inc.
Louisville Metro
Community Action Partnership
Kentuckiana
Chapter of Hazardous Materials Managers
AAZK
National City
Heifer
International
Gheens Science
Hall and Rauch Planetarium
United Nations
Association of the USA-Louisville Chapter
TARC
Bernheim
MSD
KAIRE
Kentucky Division
of Foresty
Smokey the Bear
Sponsored by
Additional
support by:
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Animal Enrichment Activities:
Some of our wonderful animals joined in the party as they
interacted with specially prepared “toys” and “treats”. These
enrichment activities were designed to stimulate the animals and
give them some unusual and fun things to do!
