Volunteer Updates & Opportunities
FREE Pollinator Webinar this Saturday for CZBG staff/vols
Pollinator Webinar
- Saturday, June 22nd – 9am-noon
- $10 for public, FREE to zoo employees/volunteers
- To register, follow this link and use promo code POLLINATE at checkout.
If you register and can’t attend, you will be emailed a recording of the webinar a few days later.
Speakers
- Joe Boggs (OSU Extensions)
- Brian Jorg (Manager of Native Plant Program @ Bowyer Farm)
- Jerome Stenger (Senior Horticulturist)
Zoo Updates
Bowyer Farm – Best Kept Secret
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Stuffed Animal Hospital
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ZooTales Podcast
This new Cincinnati Zoo Tales podcast episode is all about Galapagos tortoises! Uncover the secrets behind these ancient giants and their unique habitats from their keeper. Join the experts as they share amazing stories about this wonderful species! https://cincinnatizoo.podbean.com/e/jenna-bowerman-cincinnati-zoo/
Plant & Animal Updates
Proactive Measures for our Herd
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Gladys is 8lbs Lighter
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Elephants explore the new yard
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Giraffe’s Knees Plant
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Tosh’s Horticulture Shoutout
For the past two weeks our wonderful Garden Volunteers have been weeding, cutting back, and mulching the Rain Garden by the Education Building. The Rain Garden is full of Native Plant! If you have time, take a walk through the rain garden and check out all the beautiful blooms and pollinators!
We have also been working hard to grow, plant, and mulch over 50,000 annuals for our display beds. This year, we will showcase over 700 different varieties of annual plants throughout the gardens and at Rockdale. Our outstanding Horticulture Volunteers help with each part of this process and we couldn’t do it without them!
Conservation Corner
Saving Monkshood
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The truth about Rhino Horns
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Thankfully Cheetah Moms can’t count!
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New Hope for a Rare Bird
Keeper Ask
Looking for a Jungle Gym for Jungle Trails
The Jungle Trails team is looking for some little tikes playground furniture to utilize for our animals behind the scenes! Do you have a gently used play gym? If you are interested in helping our friends in Jungle Trails, reach out to me via e-mail – [email protected] .