MYZoo for members of Woodland Park Zoo Fall 2013

Coexisting with Carnivores Poster pullout: Jaguar cub on the prowl! The Power of Buying Local MYZOO Summer 2013

Dear Members,

Becoming a zoo member, or renewing your membership, is like casting a “yes” vote for the ON THE COVER value this remarkable community asset brings to families and to our region. Did you know You can find gray wolves LETTER that memberships and other forms of earned revenue account for 55 percent of the zoo’s on the Northern Trail Ryan Hawk, WPZ revenue base? Fourteen percent comes from private grants and philanthropy, while 31 FROM THE percent comes from city and county funding. PRESIDENT Woodland Park Zoo relies on these funding sources to create positive community impact, Woodland Park Zoo’s engage more people in our mission, and consistently raise the bar of our performance. field conservation That means you and your family get more ways to connect to inspiring animals. Our department update Matt Hagan animals get increasingly innovative, species-specific care. Kids of all ages get fun and CONTENTS Dr. Robert Long is joining the zoo as Senior engaging ways to deepen their learning of science and nature. And we all get to participate Conservation Fellow. Focusing on Pacific Coexisting with Carnivores meaningfully in saving our world’s wildlife, whether it’s endangered tigers, elephants, The next generation of science learning...... 4 gorillas, and penguins or native Northwest bears, wolves, turtles, and frogs. Northwest carnivores within the zoo’s new Living Northwest program, Robert is hitting The power of buying local...... 8 A good zoo makes sure everyone in the community can enjoy the wonders of wildlife. the ground running with a wolverine survey Family Stewardship at Woodland Park Zoo Each year more diverse kids and families are doing just that. In 2012 alone, our School- project in the North Cascades in collabora- Kids leading the way!...... 10 to-Zoo program and Community Access Program brought 26,000 students, teachers and tion with the USDA Forest Service’s Pacific chaperones from low-income schools, and helped human services organizations bring Reducing our carbon footprint more than 34,000 people to the zoo. Northwest Research Station. CO2 offset with Forterra’s C3 program...... 12

When we deliver on our mission well, the benefits reverberate throughout the community Robert brings more than 20 years of Baby boom 2013 ...... 13 as a whole. Since 2002, when the nonprofit Zoo Society took over operations on a 20- experience studying a variety of mam- Your backyard in autumn...... 14 year management agreement with the City of Seattle, your zoo has generated more than mals and birds. He recently coordinated Jaguar cub poster pull out ...... 16 $800,000,000 in economic benefits to residents and businesses in the Puget Sound region. wildlife monitoring and carnivore sur- Jaguar cubs’ personalities far outweigh These achievements belong to you. Our membership of 40,000 households, one of the veys in Washington for Montana State their tiny frames...... 18 highest of Seattle’s cultural institutions, has been instrumental in making all this possible. University’s Western Transportation As a zoo leader and as a citizen of our Great Northwest, I thank you! Institute. One aspect of this work Go behind the scenes: Arctic fox...... 20 involved wildlife monitoring along I-90 Sincerely, We Know What Bears Like...... 22 at Snoqualmie Pass, where Washington State Department of Transportation is Thank You, Zoo...... 25 constructing wildlife crossing structures Classes and Camps...... 26 to help enhance wildlife connectivity in MyZoo Kids the face of increasing highway traffic. Pacific Northwest animals in your backyard!...... 28 Deborah B. Jensen, Ph.D. President and CEO

WOODLAND PARK ZOO Deborah B. Jensen Ph.D. BOARD MEMBERS ZOO HOURS MyZoo Fall 2013. Volume 15. Issue 3. OUR MISSION: FIND US ON Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA 601 NORTH 59TH STREET President and CEO Linda Allen Glenn Kawasaki Bryan Slinker General Information: 206.548.2500 Membership Department Bruce Bohmke Rick Alvord Cammi Libby Gretchen Sorensen SPRING/SUMMER and Address Changes: 206.548.2400, [email protected] SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98103 Woodland Park Zoo Saves Editor in Chief: Laura Lockard, [email protected] David S. Anderson Chief Operations Officer Rob Liddell Jay Tejera May 1 – September 30 Associate Editor: Kirsten Pisto, [email protected] Anthony Bay Steve Liffick Ed Thomas Design Editor: Misty Fried, [email protected] MAIN ZOO LINE animals and their habitats 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Photo Editor: Ryan Hawk, [email protected] Bruce Bentley 206.548.2500 Leigh McMillan Andrew Wappler Contributing Writers: Bettina Woodford, Sarah Valentine, Caileigh 2013 BOARD OF Marianne Bichsel Ann Moe Margaret Wetherald Robertson, Bobbi Miller, Rebecca Whitham, Nicole Ivey, Lanny through conservation CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY Kittleson, Jenny Pramuk, Monica Lake Kristi Branch Jane Nelson Kathy Williams GENERAL EMAIL DIRECTORS OFFICERS For Advertising Information: [email protected] or 206.548.2625 Lisa Caputo Laura Peterson Robert Williams leadership and engaging Fall/Winter Comments or questions? Write 601 N. 59th St. Seattle, WA [email protected] Nancy Pellegrino, Chair Janet Faulkner Larry Phillips Susie Wyckoff 98103-5858 or email [email protected] Laurie Stewart, Vice Chair David Goldberg Patti Savoy Deborah Jensen, ex officio October 1 – April 30 Woodland Park Zoo is a City of Seattle facility managed and MEMBERSHIP EMAIL experiences, inspiring people operated by the non-profit Woodland Park Zoological Society. Kenneth Eakes, Treasurer Lisa Graumlich Greg Schwartz Christopher Williams, ex officio 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. MyZoo (ISSN 2153-45659) is published quarterly for $6.00 [email protected] Jason Hamlin Rob Short per year for Woodland Park Zoo (WPZ) members from Jeff Leppo, Secretary to learn, care and act. membership dues by WPZ at 601 N. 59th St. Seattle, WA Leslie Hanauer Elizabeth Sicktich Stuart Williams, 98103-5858. Periodicals postage paid at Seattle WA. www.zoo.org Debora Horvath Ron Siegle POSTMASTER send address change to: Immediate Past Chair MyZoo, WPZ 601 N. 59th St. Seattle, WA 98103-5858 All photos are property of Woodland Park Zoo unless otherwise noted. 2 Woodland Park Zoo is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization 3 MYZOO Summer 2013 COEXISTING WITH CARNIVORES The next generation of science learning

Going back to school is This means that throughout their K-12 Coexisting with Carnivores is a different now than in the past, espe- careers, students need to engage in partnership between the zoo, Issaquah cially for students whose schools have scientific practices, from questioning to Middle School Life Science students and partnered with Woodland Park Zoo for argumentation based on evidence. teachers, and Western Wildlife Outreach science education. The Next Generation (WWO). Prior to the partnership, many Through school partnerships with Wood- Science Standards, published last spring, of the 200 participating students recalled land Park Zoo, students engage in science in emphasize the need for students to under- seeing carnivores in their community, and ways that not only benefit their education, stand science as a way of thinking—not nearly half (49%) of the students’ parents but also have positive impacts on the people just a body of knowledge to memorize. reported personal encounters with large and wildlife in their communities. carnivores while living in Issaquah. Most of these encounters (69%) occurred at home and involved bears getting into garbage. How can you coexist with Carnivores? With knowledge of local carnivore When asked how to reduce conflict with carnivores, students who par- sightings, the students developed ticipated in the Coexisting with Carnivores program were transformed. investigations to discover how carnivores Below are some student answers before and after the program. and their prey use their community and—based on their research—pre- Before the Program After the Program sented recommendations to Issaquah Don’t go in woods. Travel on trails during daylight. community members regarding ways to peacefully coexist with local wildlife. I would run as fast as I can. Bring the trash bin out on the right day. Avoid looking for them. Hang bird feeders up in the winter. The zoo’s conservation and educational Stay out of the woods. Don’t have dog food outside of the house. outreach expanded to eastern Washing- Not live by the woods. Get a bear safe garbage can. ton this year through collaboration with Live in a place where there Don’t leave food or garbage outside. the zoo’s Living Northwest partner aren’t many animals. Continues on page 6.

4 5 Ryan Hawk, WPZ MYZOO Summer 2013 PUMPKIN DASH PUMPKIN Western Wildlife Outreach. The effort, anticipated that in future years, WPZ’s understanding with others is an important dubbed “Project WOLFF” (Wildlife new Senior Conservation Scientist, Robert scientific practice identified by the Next Observational Learning and Fieldwork Long, will work with classes on carnivore Generation Science Standards that also FUN RUN BASH Fundamentals) began in Cle Elum schools education and monitoring techniques. benefits the community, including the wild presented by Chevron presented by Washington Dental with help from the Yakima Basin Environ- carnivores that live there. At the recent year-end Celebration mental Educational Program (YBEEP), and Sunday, October 27, 2013 October 26 and 27, 2013 of Learning in Cle Elum, the middle These programs are a vital piece of is now expanding to include students in school students proudly showed off fulfilling the zoo’s institutional mission of 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Wapato, Selah, Sunnyside, and the Yakama Run wild with Woodland Park Zoo at our the PowerPoint they created regarding saving animals and their habitats through Indian National Tribal School. 2nd annual Pumpkin Dash around Green Lake Pumpkins for animals! wolves, cougars and bears. YBEEP brought conservation leadership and engaging Trick-or-treating! Project WOLFF begins in the classroom pelts and skulls of each of the carnivores experiences, inspiring people to learn, 5K Fun Run and 1K Kids’ Dash with a carnivore and hooved prey species studied for a tactile learning experience. care and act. Free with zoo admission or membership Costumes highly encouraged! interaction lab. The classes then move into All of the students who participate in a the field where students visit the Wash- Woodland Park Zoo education program See zoo.org/pumpkindash ington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s walk away with a deeper understanding for more information elk and bighorn sheep winter feeding areas of science and nature. Sharing this new and online registration to conduct their own investigations. It is

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ZOOpareNT Photo Contest Enter to win August 1 – 31, 2013

Show your love as a ZooParent through Instagram or Twitter and be entered to win a grand prize featuring a behind-the-scenes Real Close tour and a Jaguar ZooParent adoption. How to enter: 1. Follow @woodlandparkzoo on Instagram or Twitter. Jaguar 2. Take a photo of you and your ZooParent plush animal adoption special doing something fun and share it with us on Instagram or Twitter. You can be at the zoo, around town or even at a tea party in your backyard. Get creative! 3. Tag @woodlandparkzoo in your Instagram or Twitter $ photo entry and include #ZooParent to be automatically entered into the contest. 69

Bobbi Miller, WPZ Zoo judges will pick one grand prize winner from all eligible entries. For complete rules and details, Visit www.zoo.org/zooparent to adopt today! visit zoo.org/zooparent/contest Hurry! Adoption special expires October 31, 2013.

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of Australasia’s kookaburra and honeyeater exhibit. Our carpenters use lumber and materials from Dunn Lumber in Seattle We Buy Local The power of while fasteners from Tacoma Screw hold the exhibit structures together. People food, too! Leveraging local expertise, the zoo’s Woodland Park Zoo’s caterer, Lancer Catering, is also committed to exhibit technicians combine their skill and local purchasing. Did you know the zoo buys all our produce right artistic talent with Seattle products from buying local here in the Northwest? Lancer buys everything from apples to berries, Salmon Bay Sand and Gravel and from Stoneway Hardware. and pears to melons supporting growers from Seattle to Yakima to Woodland Park Zoo takes Here are a few examples of how our zoo • Slippery Creek Ranch in Enumclaw Wenatchee. Vegetables such as potatoes, squash, asparagus and green great pride in buying local. As a com- commissary relies on regional farms and breeds thousands of rodents for Maintenance completes repairs with beans are supplied by farms from Mt. Vernon to Portland. munity partner with the City of Seattle ranches to stock the cupboards. dinnertime across the zoo. items from Ballard Hardware. Our and a regional leader in King County and electrician and grounds department work • High in protein and low in fat, • Where does all the hay and alfalfa around the state, the zoo supports many with Stoneway Electric Supply to provide mealworms are in high demand come from to feed the elephants, local purchasing initiatives. lighting for our animals, plants and visitors. by the zoo’s birds and sloth bears. zebras, giraffes, and goats? It comes The zoo continues to work with the the last 10 years. This includes support Horticulture installs plants locally grown The zoo buys nearly 400,000 from our regional friends at Ander- City of Seattle and King County to build of local businesses, sustainable practices, Community support by T & L Nursery in Woodinville and mealworms per year from NW son Hay, east of Ellensburg. sustainably designed exhibits and build- and employing approximately 350 people. fertilizes with organic fertilizer made by By purchasing goods and services in the Zoological in Edmonds. Can you ings that meet high standards for protect- Woodland Park Zoo serves as a good Seattle’s Hendrikus Organics. Pacific Northwest, the zoo strengthens hear the crunch of crickets? In Economic impact ing our region’s natural resources, such neighbor and regional partner that builds the community and promotes small 2012, the zoo purchased nearly as our Gold LEED certified Zoomazium a stronger community, economy, and Woodland Park Zoo believes that invest- Reducing our and medium sized businesses, including 2,000,000 crickets. and our new West Entrance. Over the sustainable future that benefits animals ing in the local economy is important, for carbon footprint farms around the Sound and across the last decade, green design and operations and people right here at home. • Schenk Packing from Stanwood more than animal food. Purchasing local state. While reducing pressure on our When the zoo hires locally owned and have helped the zoo save 573,000,000 supplies tasty beef bones for our means more tax dollars are reinvested in *Calculation based on inputs from 2010 environment, buying local also ensures operated businesses and purchases goods gallons of water—the equivalent of 900 wolves and other carnivores. our community to fund local schools and Association of Zoos & Aquariums Economic our animals bite into the fresh, top quality from the region, it is contributing to a Olympic-sized swimming pools. infrastructure. Impact study. foods they deserve. Just as you and your • Boydes Birds farm in Pullman smaller carbon footprint. Products often When you factor in all of the zoo’s family visit your neighborhood farmer’s supplies quail for hungry bears, For example, the zoo supports an array require less packaging and vehicles don’t associated spending impact in the region, market, the zoo shops locally for veg- wolves and raptors. of local businesses and contractors when travel as far to get those mice, worms and it totals more than $800,000,000* over etables and fruits—even worms and mice! building our exhibits. Take the renovation produce to the zoo.

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8 9 MYZOO HowSummer you 2013 Family Stewardship at Woodland Park Zoo: can help GET YOUR PAWS ON Kids Leading the Way! OUR NEW EXHIBIT! Make a gift of $1,000 or more to Inspiring people to care Q. Why did you decide to give to the zoo? the Asian Tropical Forest campaign about all living things… fostering empathy, A. I like red pandas and want more initiative through our paws curiosity and compassion… supporting a people to know about them, promotion community treasure where families share because they are really cute and and you’ll get values across generations. These are just fun to watch. your name on a few of the many ways that Woodland Park Zoo’s Family Stewardship Program Q. How does it feel to give to the zoo? a decorative touches families. paw print tile A. It feels really great! Please do featured promi- In 2006, Woodland Park Zoo launched it, because it is really good for nently in the new the nation’s first zoo-focused Fam- the animals. Bamboo Forest ily Stewardship Program. Through this Tyler Carter (age 10) – Together with Katrina Goussev (age 8) and Maksim Teddy Hanlon (age 7) – For a school Q. What difference do you hope your program, parents, grandparents, and his family’s leadership gift to the zoo’s Goussev (age 5 ½) – Using their Moonjars research project on endangered species, Reserve when gifts will make at the zoo? caregivers receive tools to help children Bamboo Forest Reserve exhibit, Tyler is to save, spend and share, Katrina and Teddy chose red pandas because they are we open phase two of this amazing experience how it feels to build strong the first child to return a tiger bank to the Maksim set aside a percentage of their his zoo favorite. After learning about their A. I hope it will help the animals live new wildlife experience — the Ma- communities through personal actions zoo. Tiger banks will help the zoo build a weekly allowance for a gift to the zoo. habits, habitats and threatened existence a long, long life. layan tiger and sloth bear exhibits. For and philanthropy at every level. Our tool new home for endangered Malayan tigers in the wild, Teddy was inspired to ask his just $100 over 10 months, you’ll get Q. Why did you decide to give to the zoo? Q. What are some of the things you’ve box includes fun and memorable activities and sloth bears. friends to donate to the red pandas in lieu learned at Woodland Park Zoo? pawsitively wonderful benefits! And, such as Children’s Value Cards, Young A. katrina: The zoo really inspires me of gifts on his seventh birthday. Q. Why did you decide to give to the zoo? by helping to bring this exhibit to life Philanthropist Recognition Certificates, because I love animals. I want to give to A. I’ve learned that snow leopards for the Puget Sound community, you’ll multi-generational Family Stewardship A. it would help feed the animals and the zoo because it inspires me to want hunt red pandas. also help to build a brighter future for Tours and children’s Tiger Banks (on build new habitats for them. to help animals. I learn at the zoo. I wild tigers in Malaysia. opposite page). learned that you can train red pandas! Q. If you could tell other children how it feels You may have heard of 8-year-old philan- to give to the zoo, what would you say? Q. How does it feel to give to the zoo? Get your paw today at thropist and animal advocate Lucas Engles- MAKE YOUR OWN TIGER BANK zoo.org/paw A. it feels great giving money to the A. maksim: It makes me feel happy that Klann, whose annual Auction for Animals zoo because it means you are the zoo is taking care of animals and Does your family want to participate in Woodland Park Zoo’s Family Or, make a gift of $10, $50, $100 events has raised nearly $12,000 for zoo helping animals. teaching us about them. Stewardship Program? Tiger banks are a fun and simple way for kids to help animals. Here are three more young donors $250 or even $500 (our exclusive the zoo transform our tiger and sloth bear exhibits. Pick up a pre-cut bank who’ve made a big difference at Woodland Q. What difference do you hope to make Q. What are some of the things you’ve Wild at Heart club level). Gifts of all at a zoo admissions gate or visit zoo.org/ Park Zoo through Family Stewardship. They at the zoo with your gifts? learned at Woodland Park Zoo? sizes make a difference! magazine to print your own! Children tell us how it feels to give back. A. To help the tigers and the sloth A. maksim: I learned that animals always who return tiger banks at any zoo admis- bear exhibits and have the tigers need food. I saw the zookeeper put sions gate with their names and contact still be there. my favorite animals, the lemurs, in a information will earn their very own young cage when it was going to rain. I also philanthropist recognition certificate with Q. What are some of the things you’ve learned that penguins swim by flapping our roaring thanks. learned at Woodland Park Zoo? their feet and using their flippers, too. To learn more about participating in A. i think it is important for animals to live katrina: When I was doing a school Woodland Park Zoo’s Family in habitats in the zoo that look like the project about poison dart frogs, I never Stewardship Program, please contact habitats they would live in the wild. really thought about the size much Anne Knapp, Director of Philanthropy, at when looking at the pictures but the 206.548.2443 or [email protected]. poison dart frog was way, way, way 10 smaller than I thought it would be. 11 Four lion cubs, born November 8, 2012 Ryan Hawk, WPZ

Twin CO2 offset with sloth bear cubs, born December Forterra’s C3 Program 18, 2012 Ryan Hawk, WPZ Presented by KeyBank Last year Forterra invited Woodland Park Zoo to become a founding partner in their new Carbon Capturing Companies (C3) program. C3 seemed a Tree kangaroo joey, natural way to partner with Forterra, local businesses, and other organizations to born June 2012 Nov. 29 - Jan. 4 help make our region greener while offsetting some of our annual carbon emissions Ryan Hawk, WPZ 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. by planting trees in our region. One of the tactics of the WPZ Sustainability Plan is to calculate the zoo’s carbon foot- (closed Dec. 24 & 25) print and do our best to decrease that footprint by reducing carbon-emitting activities.

WildLights features wild animals and In order to balance the carbon that can’t be reduced by adjusting our business practices, wild places recreated in thousands of we participate in programs that allow us to offset the remainder (or a portion thereof). LED sparkling lights, inspired by nature. Last year, the zoo elected to offset the emissions from natural gas heating of our Tropical Rain Forest exhibit and for emissions from lighting used for WildLights. • Experience amazing indoor and outdoor displays. To break down the calculation, here’s how C3 helped • Ride the zoo’s Historic Carousel. us offset our WildLights emissions in 2012: Baby Boom 2013 • See a few of our animal friends, • Total carbon emissions for WildLights 2012 was approximately 17.2 M tons of CO2 including visiting reindeer. • Total carbon emissions for the natural gas used at our Tropical Rain forest building It is clearly the year of the Baby • Enjoy festive snacks, fun (over the course of three years) produced approximately 555 M tons of CO2. and entertainment. • Therefore, total carbon to be offset in 2012 was approximately 572.2 M tons Babies are cute, but they are Here are just some of the baby birds that have hatched in 2013 also important ambassadors for their www.zoo.org/wildlights species. The births of these animals Cabot’s tragopan 1 Violaceous turaco 1 help to raise awareness of the issues Eurasian wigeon 4 Tawny frogmouth 2 facing their wild counterparts trying Redhead duck 12 Speckled mousebird 3 572.2 M to survive in diminishing habitats. Temminck’s tragopan 1 Blue-faced honeyeater 2 Bufflehead 4 Black-throated laughing thrush 2 tons Learn more about the conservation is- Ruddy duck 11 Southern masked weaver 1 Total carbon to be sues facing jaguars, lions, penguins, sloth Black spur-winged goose 3 Bananaquit 3 offset in 2012 bears, and tree kangaroos, and what Humboldt penguin 8 Troupial 1 133 Woodland Park Zoo is doing—with Manchurian crane 1 Turquoise tanager 1 your support—to make a difference. Nicobar pigeon 2 Blue-grey tanager 3 trees Visit www.zoo.org/zoobabies Cockatiel 5 114 are estimated to be planted in 2013. Three jaguar cubs, born March 22, 2013 Gavin, the porcupette, Two endangered Trees Ryan Hawk, WPZ born April 18, 2013 tawny frogmouth were planted by Forterra in Dennis Dow, WPZ chicks, a Seattle Park to offset hatched May 2, these carbon emis- 2013 sions. Ryan Hawk, WPZ

The offset goes toward purchasing young conifer trees (Douglas fir, cedar and hemlock) that will be planted in our region in parks, urban spaces and natural areas. Four Asian small- By their 100th birthday, each of these trees will have absorbed up to 14 tons of clawed otter pupsborn June 11, 2013 carbon, which makes it an efficient means of carbon offset! Dennis Dow, WPZ Madrona bark Kirsten Pisto, WPZ MYZOO Summer 2013 Tips for making the most out of your backyard in autumn As crisp golden leaves begin to Honey bee Kirsten Pisto, WPZ Bee box Ryan Hawk, WPZ Beautyberry’s fall and autumn approaches, many backyards DIY suet feeder Kirsten Pisto, WPZ vibrant purple become the forgotten landscapes of berries can summer, but the fall season is actually the liven up any winter perfect time to work in your yard to create garden DIY Pinecone Suet Feeder a colorful Northwest habitat, attract native Mat Hayward, WPZ Ingredients: large open pinecone, wildlife and enjoy the beauty of the seasons. Evergreen huckleberry is delicious suet or peanut butter, bird seed, Nest Boxes: Fall is a good time to clean for you and wildlife. This plant has black sunflower seeds, cornmeal out your nest boxes in preparation for spring, attractive foliage year-round! and string or yarn. Kirsten Pisto, WPZ but be cautious of other insects and birds DIY: Tie your string onto the end of the pine- which might still inhabit them. If you do find cone; leave about 2 feet in length. Gently melt that you have lingering residents, leave the Love for your pollinators: Native bees are incredibly important to a Color attractants: Animals love a good color scheme too! Consider seasonal the suet in a pan with 2 parts water until it is boxes alone until later in the year. Remem- natural landscape; pollinators determine the health of our plants and food sources. colors such as berries, bark and leaves, especially important for attracting invertebrates to spreadable (or just use peanut butter). Stir in ber, many creatures may take advantage of There are numerous ways to provide space for these busy insects, including: nesting your yard. We recommend Pacific madrona. The bark turns red then maroon in the fall, 1 part cornmeal. With a wooden spoon, mix a nest box (including insects) that are just blocks, logs and snags, tube bundles and bee-nest boxes (like the one shown here). then mahogany and black until it begins to peel in mid-winter. A bright apple-green bark is in the seeds. Smear and press the mixture as important to your backyard habitat. Visit xerces.org for tutorials and tips. the finale in spring! into the pinecone. Wrap the entire mess with Don’t be too clean: Some mess is a good thing! When leaves pile up, they provide wax paper and put in the freezer. When you Winter interest: Planting a variety Black-capped chickadee Snags, with peeling bark a special decaying microhabitat, full of nutrients. A backyard with varying layers of vegeta- are ready to hang the feeder, find a place in of native species in your backyard not leaving a nest box and intricate folds, tion and some leaf piles provides shelter for certain insects, birds and frogs. your yard that is far away from windows and Jenny Mears, WPZ only creates diverse microhabitats, but it can make a beautiful high enough that neighborhood cats cannot wintertime focal will also lend some aesthetically pleasing Suet, suet!: When food sources are dwindling, in late fall and winter, you can reach it. Enjoy! point, attracting elements to your yard throughout the supplement your backyard birds’ diet with suet. Suet is a great source of fat and energy beautiful bugs seasons. Look for early bloomers or trees for winter birds and it is easy to make your own. and birds! Kirsten Pisto, WPZ with interesting bark, such as the beautiful red twig dogwood. Consider placing a few dead trees (snags) which add an artistic element and are especially welcoming to Visit these resources for more information: wildlife and cavity-nesting birds. Sign up for Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, fact sheets on nests for Weed and mulch: Fall is a great a Backyard native bees and plants for native bees: www.xerces.org time to weed as most of these intrud- King County Native Plant Guide, including How-to articles: ers have slowed down by September. Habitat class green.kingcounty.gov/GoNative/Index.aspx Black-capped chickadee Afterward, be sure to mulch the area with Ryan Hawk, WPZ this fall! a couple inches of tree grindings, leaves, Seattle Audubon, for tips on attracting native birds: www.seattleaudubon.org Ryan Hawk, WPZ wood chips, shredded bark or compost which will protect your soil from heavy www.zoo.org/backyard Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Backyard Wildlife November rains. Sanctuary Program: wdfw.wa.gov/living/backyard/

Red twig dogwood in 14 winter (above) and 15 spring Kirsten Pisto, WPZ MYZOO Summer 2013

16 17 Ryan Hawk, WPZ MYZOO Summer 2013 Celebrate the holidays at WildLights Private Parties at Woodland Park Zoo Experience a winter wonderland at Woodland Park Zoo’s second annual WildLights! Select one of our unique indoor venues for your holiday gathering of 20-400. Enjoy scrump- tious seasonal treats and festive cocktails before heading out to revel in more than 550,000 energy-efficient LED lights illuminating the Zoo.

Ryan Hawk, WPZ Book now! Call 206.548.2590 or email [email protected] for more information. Jaguar cubs’ personalities far outweigh their How about a Ryan Hawk, WPZ Tiny frames cuddle and a cup? Our three jaguar cubs personalities. Jaguar keeper Jamie Delk follows her older sister and playfully received their first hands-on exam at 2 tells us the first born is a girl, Arizona, roughhouses with her big brother. This cute and cuddly little Tree Kangaroo plush is a Woodland Park Zoo months old and, at 3 months, keepers and she happens to be the smallest of the exclusive and is the animal that inspired a whole conservation effort. Woodland Park Zoo’s Jaguar Conserva- determined the cubs’ personalities far cubs. Despite her small stature, she’s the tion Fund supports field conservation PNG YUS coffee is now available in limited edition, 12-oz. bags outweighed their 16-pound frames. most independent and tends to be the projects dedicated to preserving wild in ZooStores. Comprising typica and bourbon, this coffee is leader of the three. In fact, she was the The trio—born in March to our jaguar jaguars and their habitat. The fund has mellow and honey-like with flavors of toasted hazelnut, orange first to join Nayla to meet the keepers. pair, 7-year-old Nayla and 14-year-old given awards to 19 projects in 12 North, zest, guava, and sugarcane. The male cub, Kuwan, is second, and the father Junior—has been under the watch- Central and South American countries largest at the time of birth. Although he is ful eye of Nayla since their birth. Jaguar for a total investment of $113,806. Cur- Matschie’s tree kangaroo plush - $9.00 easily distinguished by his vocal outbursts, births are rare, and as a near threatened rently, the zoo supports three projects in PNG YUS coffee, 12-oz. bag - $15.00 the youngster is startled easily and is shy species, the triplets are a major milestone Mexico, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua that around keepers. He’s quite the mama’s boy All proceeds benefit Woodland Park Zoo and its programs. for Woodland Park Zoo’s jaguar conserva- all aim to find ways for both people and and is very attached to Nayla. The third tion efforts. predators to share Earth’s ecosystems. born cub is the second female of the litter, Learn more about our conservation The healthy triplets include two girls and Inka. She loves to play, but always wants to efforts at zoo.org/conservation. ZOOSTORE one boy, all exhibiting curiously different be near one of her siblings. She regularly Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily. ph: 206.548.1535

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FOX Woodland Park Zoo’s 37th annual fundraiser, Jungle Party – “Stomp, Slither, Thank you to Stalk: Journey to the Savanna,” was a roaring success thanks to the dedication our Patrons Meet 2-year-old arctic fox, Lilly. and generosity of Jungle Party Chairs John and Deanna Oppenheimer, as well Lilly joined our award-winning Northern as our sponsors, donors, volunteers, guests, vendors and staff! Thank you to the following individu- Trail exhibit last summer and zoo guests als and corporations who contrib- have enjoyed watching her explore the A heartfelt thanks to all who helped us raise an amazing $1.65 million, includ- uted to this year’s Jungle Party by rocky exhibit. The changing seasons brings ing those who supported Fund-Our-Future Lions, Tigers and Bears, Oh My! hosting tables, or purchasing tickets something else to watch for—the changing at the patron level. of her fur coat. The fox sports a thin, A Special Thank You to Our Elias and Karyl Alvord grayish coat to cope with summer heat, Rick and Nancy Alvord but then grows a dense, white coat in the Generous Sponsors! Sally Bellargeon winter to blend with snow. Visit her now Al and Jullie Buckingham to see the start of the transition! Journey to the Savanna CO-Title SponsorS Lori Campana Get to know Lilly Peter and Melissa Evans Katharyn Gerlich Favorite foods: Fruits, vegetables, meat HomeStreet Bank and dog food. She prefers fruits over her Tova and Ken Hornung Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, WPZ veggies, but kibble takes the cake! Pamela Jo Merriman and Sonja Ross Best place to spot her: She’s quite the Leslie Miller and Bruce Weertman explorer. Lilly likes to roam around the LION Sponsor Hippo Sponsor Gaboon VIPER Sponsor Mary Ellen Olander rocky base of the exhibit’s cliffs and along Allan and Inger Osberg the boardwalk. Once she’s tuckered out, Stoel Rives, LLP she often curls up near the front of the Maryanne Tagney Jones and exhibit for naps. Giraffe Sponsor Celeste DaVault David Jones Keeper’s note: Lilly is very sweet-natured. Joanna von Behringer In the morning, she perches herself atop John and Deanna Kathryn Williams the highest rock in the exhibit to get a clear Oppenheimer Susie Wyckoff view of her keepers coming to greet her. Lilly likes to follow her keepers around when they clean, and waits patiently in the tree wells for her keepers to dote on her with tasty treats. At night, Lilly’s given the CameoWorks choice of two sleeping quarters. Though, she usually chooses to sleep in the barn with the company of her mountain goat friend. Premier Airline Partner

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What Dennis Dow, WPZ Bears Like

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Regular garbage cans don’t stand a chance against grizzlies (or black bears), but a bear-proof garbage Kayak company Northwest Outdoor Definitely not what you want! Keema and Denali dwarf a tent during the Always be bear aware. If we do our part to keep attractants is able to hold its own. The bears are able to smash the cans and dent them, but they don’t get inside. Center graciously donated two kayaks 2012 Bear Affair mock camp site. contained when camping or living in bear country, practice for our grizzly brothers. By following basic precautions of proper food storage and camp cleanliness, campers can For more tips on bear-safe camping and bear-safe backyards visit our bear safety and give these animals plenty of space, we can help The grizzlies’ favorite snack, a tempting partners at Western Wildlife Outreach and check out their detailed list, minimize encounters with bears and help protect them in the wild. Similarly, your backyard protect not just bears but people too. salmon, donated by Pike Place Fish Market, Tips for Coexistence with Grizzles, at westernwildlife.org can be bear-safe by keeping attractants—such as a messy barbecue or pet food—cleaned up. dangles from the mock fishing camp. For more on carnivore conservation visit zoo.org/conservation

Bear Affair: Pacific North- Tips for LIVING WITH BEARS west Conservation presented • Don’t leave those treats out: dog • No marshmallows in your sleeping by Brown Bear Car Wash took place on Dennis Dow, WPZ Bear Song! food, bird seed (in the winter), bag: Duh! Keep anything that might June 8, 2013 at Woodland Park Zoo. If barbecue scraps, camping dishes, smell like food far away from your you missed the action check out these and snacks. Anything that smells sleeping gear and tent. Woodland Park Zoo teamed up with local singer awesome photos from the event! tasty such as toothpaste, deodorant, • No Chanel in the woods: You At Woodland Park Zoo’s annual Bear sunscreen, and hairspray can be an Star Anna to create a song about our favorite don’t need cologne to go on a hike, Affair, 750-pound grizzly bear brothers, attractant for bears. Clean it up! deodorant should be unscented and Keema and Denali, showed us why bear-safety tips. Rock out to the song this summer • They sniff for garbage: A bear-proof be mindful of strong, fruity scented it is important to be bear-safe in the garbage can is the best way to stop shampoos, etc. Pacific Northwest. Whether you are and remember the rules! Visit our YouTube midnight snacking at the curb. hiking and camping in the mountains or simply spending the summer in your • Use bear cans and ropes: When you channel: www.youtube.com/woodlandparkzoo own backyard, being bear-safe can help camp, practice bear-safe food storage protect you and your family as well as while you are in the back country. Hang and watch “We Know What Bears Like.” keep our Northwest wildlife safe. your food and other attractants at least 100 yards downwind from your tent.

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Summer 2013 MEMBERSHIP BREW MATTERS AT THE ZOO EXCLUSIVE MEMBER EVENTS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3 Discovery Passport and Zoofari Wild at Heart Member September 10, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. 5:30 - 8:30 P.M. Early Morning August 17, 8:30 a.m. Watch your email for informa- Join Woodland Park Zoo for tion about the upcoming Photo courtesy of Somali Community Services Coalition the third annual Brew at the Discovery Passport and Wild at Zoofari Member Appreciation Zoo beer-tasting event. Sample Heart members, join us for our Night. Crafts, animal encoun- imports, domestics, microbrews second and final early morning ters and more await at this and even ciders from over 30 on Saturday, August 17. Don’t for- special after-hours event for different breweries. get to bring your membership card members only. Thank you, Zoo TICKETS $25 for general admission as the zoo opens an hour early just $65 for VIP for you (at West Entrance only)! NEW (exclusive tastings, buffet dinner, We believe that every kid for their commitment to our community. The families in our program souvenir tasting glass and more) (and kid at heart) should have access It is this spirit of collaboration and kind- live on very limited incomes. Purchase tickets at to their local zoo. ness which makes Seattle such an inspiring Membership Cards place to be. www.zoo.org/brew Each year, Woodland Park Zoo’s Commu- They would not be able to If you haven’t picked up your new membership cards yet, don’t forget nity Access Program partners with 700 local The zoo has a way of turning its most senior Tickets will not be available to purchase afford to have such fun and the day of event. Adults 21 and over only. to visit the membership office at either zoo entry. Once you have your service organizations who offer their clients visitors into youngsters, stirring imagination ID required. cards, you can head straight to the gate and avoid getting looked up. more than 40,000 complimentary passes to and rousing curiosity. We are so pleased educational experiences if they That means more time inside the zoo! Woodland Park Zoo. to be able to extend this experience to had to purchase tickets. Many those who may need it most. Thanks to support from zoo visitors and MEMBERSHIP CONTACT of the families have told me of zoo members, we are able to reach out Thank you for visiting the zoo and For questions, contact us at [email protected] or call 206.548.2400. to folks in our community who would not therefore supporting us in this effort; the great family time that they otherwise be able to visit. we could not do it without you! had when they were able to go Our partner organizations determine how to Woodland Park Zoo. Thank passes are distributed, serving homeless #1 Tip for animal viewing: shelters, food banks, senior centers and you for your continued desire homes, refugee communities, minority to give low-income families the Be an early riser! programs, disabled and mental health This fall, visit the zoo in the mornings when animals are most active and the facilities, low-income youth centers, opportunity to make wonder- education programs, and more. crowds are sparse. Early mornings are ideal for viewing some of our more ful memories. timid residents! We are extremely proud of this program and want to thank each of our partners - Vine Maple Place

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EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD ZOO OVERNIGHT SCHOOL’S OUT- THANKSGIVING WINTER CLASSES DROP-OFF CLASSES AND EVENING DAYS OF FUN! BREAK CAMP BREAK CAMPs

Designed for parents/caregivers to attend Designed for children to attend without their ADVENTURES Looking for a fun and educational place to AMAZING MAMMALS I LIKE TO MOVE IT MOVE IT with their children. parents/caregivers. Reserve your 2014 Zoo send your child for those teacher in-service Bats, pigs, giraffe and camels… these are all (1-Day Camp) days and days between semesters? These See our website for class descriptions and a Adventure Now! —that’s right—mammals! Surround yourself Do you swim? Fly? Gallop? Pronk? Animals full-day programs coincide with breaks for special discount offer on Zoo Sprouts and KINDERZOO with fellow mammals while learning about move in remarkable ways and we’ll try some several local school districts. Young Explorers classes. Ages: 4-5 years Spaces are also still available for fall 2013; some of the more exotic mammal species at together as we explore why animals move Time: 9:30 a.m.-noon please see our website for current rates and Age: 5-9 years the zoo though crafts, games and activities. the way they do. offerings. TINY TYKE TIME Fee: $100/4-week session each child Time: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (Extended day available) 6443: Dec 23 www.zoo.org/education • 206.548.2424 www.zoo.org/education Half-Day Session: • 206.548.2424 www.zoo.org/education Fee: $80 All Zoo Adventures include a pizza dinner Ages: 18-36 months 5413: Tuesdays, Oct 29-Nov 19 Ages: 4-6 years and an exclusive after-hours look at the zoo! Time: 9:00-10:30 a.m. Fee: $125 PREDATOR & PREY (1-Day Camp) Overnight Adventures also include a light Fee: $95/6-week session each adult/child pair NEW AT THE ZOO Camouflage with keas and pounce like snow 6423: Nov 25-27, 9:00 a.m.-noon PARENTS’ breakfast. Zoo Adventures are offered March With all of the new animals arriving at 9323: Tuesdays, Aug 20-Sep 24 leopards as we take a close look into the through November. Program runs rain or Woodland Park Zoo, there sure is a lot of Full-Day Session: 9413: Wednesdays, Oct 2-Nov 6 NIGHT OUT balance of predator and prey relationships. MP S shine so come prepared for any weather. planning going on! Together we’ll discover Ages: 5-9 years MP S 9423: Fridays, Oct 4-Nov 8 Solve what it takes to fit into these niches in Kids will enjoy a fun-filled evening with zoo Ages: 7 and up what zookeepers must do to welcome a Fee: $200 an ecosystem and meet a predator up close! A A staff inside Zoomazium while you enjoy a Time: Overnight Adventures run 6:30 p.m.- new animal as well as see some new zoo 6433: Nov 25-27, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. 6453: Dec 27 ZOO SPROUTS night out on the town. Supervised activities 9:00 a.m. additions! Ages: 3-4 years include games, an educational film, and a live Evening Adventures run 6:30-10:00 p.m. *6413: Oct 11 Time: 10:00-11:30 a.m. animal encounter, plus a pizza dinner! Fee: Prices range from $36-56/person, ANIMALS THROUGH THE SEASONS D C Fee: $25 each adult/child pair, $7/additional Ages: 4-11 years depending on program selected. (4-Day Camp) D C family member 3-4 years Time: 5:30-10:00 p.m. LIFE ON THE SAVANNA Seasons come and seasons go and each For more information and to register, visit Fee: $30/child, $22 each additional sibling Spend a day in the life of an animal that calls season brings exciting changes to the animal 3363: Sep 25, Feathered Friends: Birds www.zoo.org/overnights. Questions? Email the African Savanna home. Students will world. This 4-day camp will focus on seasons 3373: Sep 27, Colorful Creatures 4222: Saturday, Aug 24 [email protected] discover special adaptations these animals in different habitats around the world and 3413: Oct 10, “Elephant and Piggie” 4312: Friday, Sep 27 have and what makes them unique through allow children to learn more about places in and Other Storybook Favorites 4322: Saturday, Oct 19 crafts, games and activities, as well as the world that are very different from where 3423: Oct 15, Bug Bonanza 4332: Friday, Nov 15 ADVENTURES FOR YOUR GROUP exploring our African Village. 3433: Oct 19, Outstanding Owls OF 22 OR MORE: we live. 3443: Oct 22, Nocturnal Animals • Living Wild! *6114: Jan 31 Half-Day Session: 3453: Nov 15, Apes in Action BUG CLUB • A Zookeeper’s Life for Me! Ages: 4-6 years • Stealthy Science: Research After Dark BIRD IS THE WORD BUG CONSERVATION LEADERS Fee: $155 YOUNG EXPLORERS With over 10,000 different types of birds Ages: 5-12 years 6463: Dec 30-31 & Jan 2-3, 9:00 a.m.-noon

LASSES AN Ages: 2-5 years in the world, there sure is a lot to squawk LASSES AN Time: 10:00 a.m.-noon, generally the fourth SCOUTS FOR ADVENTURE Time: 9:45-10:45 a.m. about! Today we’ll take a close look at the Full-Day Session: Sunday of every month Multiple dates are available for small scout Fee: $20 each adult/child pair, $7/ additional birds that call the zoo home, and get a Ages: 5-9 years Fee: $50 per quarter plus a one-time $10 groups; information is available on our family member 2-5 years personal visit from a feathered friend. Fee: $255 materials fee for new members website. 2393: Sep 11, A Place to Call Home *6124: Mar 14 6473: Dec 30- 31 & Jan 2-3, 9:00 a.m.-4 p.m. 2413: Sep 21, Lovely Leaves 2423: Oct 1, Spikes in Nature FAMILY CLASSES * Dates tentative pending finalization FEBRUARY AND Designed for parents/caregivers and children of Seattle Public School’s calendar Please see to attend together. SPRING BREAK CAMPS Ages: 6 and up www.zoo.org/ Time: 10:00 a.m.–noon education Watch our website at Fee: $35 each child/adult pair, $15/additional www.zoo.org/camps/winter and

2013 C 2013 FALL family member C 2013 FALL for complete future publications for more details. 1413: Oct 12, Tree-mendous Trees listings and 26 1423: Nov 2, Fall Farm Harvest to register 27 s Pacific Northwest Northwest Links Help each animal find its home. Begin with each animal, draw a path through the spaces with the facts that match that animal—you can turn right, left Animal All-stars! or go straight. Remember, more than one animal may share a fact. i d

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Submissions should be emailed (along with your name and age) to [email protected] by September 15, 2013.

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Poem for a Western Pond Turtle Not a bug at all! Tiny turtle, teensy shell This banana slug is a mollusk. A backyard beauty, Little beak and eyes. ewwy gooey and oh, so yellow! Slugs process Let us share the ponds with you, leaves, animal droppings and dead plant material, The sunning rocks and bluebird skies. then recycle them into fresh dirt! You are special, little one, We love to see you thrive! 30 31 30 Photo Credits: Kirsten Pisto, WPZ; Ryan Hawk, WPZ; Ric Brewer, WPZ Ryan Haek, WPZ WOODLAND PARK ZOO 601 North 59th Street, Seattle, Washington 98103-5858 Periodicals Postage FPO PAID USPS 019-056

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