KEEPER TALKS
Daily

Learn about our animals from our zookeepers.

Second TUESDAY
Tuesday, March 10 | Time: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Tour the zoo for the discounted price of $2 per person. Children under 3 years of age will, as always, be admitted free of charge.

With support from Bank of America.

Homeschool Safari
Tuesday, March 10 | Time: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

With an informal environment designed to make learning fun, the Oregon Zoo is inviting home-school students and their families to an educational "safari." Stations will feature live animals such as snakes, mammals and birds. Safari-goers also can examine bones, fur and feathers while learning about how and why animals move the way they do.

Tickets are $7 per person ($5 for zoo members) and include interactive education stations, zoo admission and a $2 food coupon. Order Tickets online.

St. Paddy's Day Enrichment
Tuesday, March 17 | Time: 10:30 a.m.

Watch polar bears and sea otters play with special green ice treats filled with seafood.

Native turtle forum
Friday, March 20| Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Join the zoo as a researcher, land manager, organization that works with landowners, conservation group, or citizen scientist for a forum about native turtles. The forum will focus on research and turtle management implications, and it will be held at the Oregon Zoo Banquet Center. Cost is $24 and includes lunch.

More Information and Registration

ZOO'S GONE WILD SPRING BREAK PARTY
March 23-April 5

Can't head to the tropics for Spring Break? Stop by Oregon Zoo instead. Wear your Hawaiian shirt and stroll around to tropical tunes. Keepers, volunteers and zoo staff have collaborated on a week chock full of activities that are just as fun for the animals as they are for the people.

2009 Schedule of activities

Free with zoo admission | For further information, call 503-226-1561.

SPRING ZOOVENTURE DAY CAMP
Monday-Friday, March 23-27 | Time: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Age 4 years - 4th grade
Spend spring break having fun at the zoo! Meet the animals and visit their exhibits. Games, crafts and stories with zoo animal themes allow kids age 4 years - 4th grade to experience a different part of the zoo each camp day.

2009 Schedule of activities

Celebrate Spring Break with Flumpa and Wendy!
Sunday, March 29 | Time: 1:00 and 2:30

Flumpa is everyone's favorite tree frog! He's a science mascot that not only grooves but he motivates people into action. He's cool, he's happenin' and he's hoppin'! A one-of-a-kind high energy musical science stage show complete with upbeat music, non-stop audience action and unbelievable ENERGY! Featuring Wendy, the Singing Scientist.

Flumpa and Wendy Web page

Wildlife Conservation Lecture Series
Tuesday, March 31 | Time: 7 p.m.
Kay Holekamp: "The Spotted Hyena: Fact and Fiction"
Sponsored by Pro Photo Supply, Shiels Obletz Johnsen and Portland General Electric.

Once considered merely a thief and a scavenger, the hyena is now becoming one of the most fascinating animals on earth. Discover the true nature of this intriguing animal.

The Wildlife Conservation Lecture Series, hosted by Oregon Zoo, Audubon Society of Portland and World Forestry Center, will be held in Oregon Zoo's Cascade Banquet Center. Cost for each lecture: $10 general admission, $8 for members of host organizations, students and seniors.

For more information, call 503-226-1561.

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Memorial Day through Labor Day

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