BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Seneca Park Zoo - ECPv6.17.5.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Seneca Park Zoo REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20210101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221113T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221113T110000 DTSTAMP:20221103T141943Z CREATED:20220928T170944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221103T141943Z UID:10000201-1668333600-1668337200@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Invasive Species Early Detection Hike - Highland Park (11/13) DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/hike-highland-park-11-13/ LOCATION:Highland Park\, Rochester\, NY\, United States CATEGORIES:Conservation and Education,Nature Hikes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Nature-Hike-with-PRISM-070818-Wayne-Smith-15-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221112T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221112T120000 DTSTAMP:20221026T160000Z CREATED:20221026T155926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221026T160000Z UID:10000267-1668247200-1668254400@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Community Cleanup - Maplewood Genesee Riverway Trail DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/cc-maplewood22/ LOCATION:Maplewood Park\, 89 Maplewood Dr\, Rochester\, NY\, 14615\, United States CATEGORIES:Park Clean Up ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/community-cleanup-logo-new.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221111T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221111T160000 DTSTAMP:20220928T171556Z CREATED:20220928T171528Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T171556Z UID:10000203-1668157200-1668182400@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Day Off ZooCamp - Veterans Day 2022 DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/day-off-zoocamp-veterans-day-2022/ LOCATION:At The Zoo\, 2222 St. Paul Street\, Rochester\, New York\, 14621 CATEGORIES:Day Off ZooCamp,Education Events,ZooCamp ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Spring-Break-Camp-2015-Emily-Coon-Frisch-e1461605988610.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221106T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221106T160000 DTSTAMP:20220928T172009Z CREATED:20220928T171941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T172009Z UID:10000205-1667739600-1667750400@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Scouts BSA - Merit Badge Workshop: Mammal Study DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/scouts-bsa-merit-badge-workshop-mammal2022/ LOCATION:At The Zoo\, 2222 St. Paul Street\, Rochester\, New York\, 14621 CATEGORIES:Boy Scout Workshops,Education Events,Scout Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Scout-Overnight-2016-Sarah-Michaels-16.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221029T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221029T110000 DTSTAMP:20220928T173014Z CREATED:20220928T172942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T173014Z UID:10000210-1667037600-1667041200@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Invasive Species Early Detection Hike - Durand Eastman Park (10/29) DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/hike-durand-eastman-park-10-29/ LOCATION:Durand Eastman Park\, Rochester\, New York CATEGORIES:Conservation and Education,Nature Hikes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Nature-Hike-with-PRISM-070818-Wayne-Smith-15-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221022T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221022T140000 DTSTAMP:20221021T205021Z CREATED:20220928T173936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221021T205021Z UID:10000216-1666436400-1666447200@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Community Cleanup - Conkey Corner Park DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/cc-conkey/ LOCATION:Conkey Corner Park\, 92 Conkey Ave\, Rochester\, NY\, 14621\, United States CATEGORIES:Park Clean Up ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/community-cleanup-logo-new.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221015T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221016T160000 DTSTAMP:20221014T181140Z CREATED:20220928T180153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221014T181140Z UID:10000223-1665828000-1665936000@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:African Penguin Awareness Weekend DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/african-penguin-awareness-weekend/ LOCATION:At The Zoo\, 2222 St. Paul Street\, Rochester\, New York\, 14621 CATEGORIES:Conservation and Education,Conservation Days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1080x1080_Template_SPZ_AP_070722-e1658342108562.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221010T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221010T160000 DTSTAMP:20220928T183138Z CREATED:20220928T180740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T183138Z UID:10000224-1665392400-1665417600@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Day Off ZooCamp - Columbus Day 2022 DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/day-off-zoocamp-columbus-day-2022/ LOCATION:At The Zoo\, 2222 St. Paul Street\, Rochester\, New York\, 14621 CATEGORIES:Day Off ZooCamp,Education Events,ZooCamp ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Day-off-ZooCamp-Oct2019-Julia-Schlenker-9.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221008T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221008T110000 DTSTAMP:20220929T144350Z CREATED:20220928T171435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220929T144350Z UID:10000204-1665223200-1665226800@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Invasive Species Early Detection Hike - Maplewood Park (10/8) DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/invasive-species-early-detection-hike-maplewood-park-10-8/ LOCATION:Maplewood Park\, 89 Maplewood Dr\, Rochester\, NY\, 14615\, United States CATEGORIES:Conservation and Education,Nature Hikes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Nature-Hike-with-PRISM-070818-Wayne-Smith-15-1-scaled-e1657216604679.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220929T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220929T170000 DTSTAMP:20220929T134743Z CREATED:20220929T134743Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220929T134743Z UID:10000258-1664438400-1664470800@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Invasive Species Early Detection Hike - Four Mile Creek Preserve DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/invasive-species-early-detection-hike-four-mile-creek-preserve-2/ LOCATION:Four Mile Creek Preserve CATEGORIES:Conservation and Education,Nature Hikes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Nature-Hike-with-PRISM-070818-Wayne-Smith-15-1-scaled-e1657216604679.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220928T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220928T170000 DTSTAMP:20220929T130648Z CREATED:20220928T172653Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220929T130648Z UID:10000211-1664352000-1664384400@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Great Lakes Clean-UPs 2022 - Durand Eastman Beach DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/great-lakes-clean-ups-deb/ LOCATION:Durand Eastman Beach\, 1342 Lake Shore Blvd\, Rochester\, NY\, 14614\, United States CATEGORIES:Park Clean Up ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Untitled-design-1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220917T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220918T170000 DTSTAMP:20220928T183904Z CREATED:20220923T003147Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T183904Z UID:10000194-1663408800-1663520400@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Cold Asia (Snow Leopard & Red Panda) Awareness Weekend DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/cold-asia-snow-leopard-red-panda-awareness-weekend/ LOCATION:At The Zoo\, 2222 St. Paul Street\, Rochester\, New York\, 14621 CATEGORIES:Conservation and Education,Conservation Days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1080x1080_Template_SPZ_SLRP_070722-e1658341997385.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220917T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220917T170000 DTSTAMP:20220929T144904Z CREATED:20220928T183629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220929T144904Z UID:10000230-1663408800-1663434000@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Deaf Culture Awareness Day at the Zoo DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/deaf-culture-awareness-day-at-the-zoo/ LOCATION:At The Zoo\, 2222 St. Paul Street\, Rochester\, New York\, 14621 CATEGORIES:Conservation and Education,Conservation Days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/MicrosoftTeams-image-120-e1661268660421.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220917T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220917T120000 DTSTAMP:20220929T144953Z CREATED:20220928T184402Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220929T144953Z UID:10000231-1663405200-1663416000@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Community Cleanup - Turning Point Park DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/community-cleanup-turning-point-park-2/ LOCATION:Turning Point Park\, 260 Boxart Street\, Rochester\, NY\, 14612\, United States CATEGORIES:Park Clean Up ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/community-cleanup-logo-new.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220915T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220915T190000 DTSTAMP:20220929T145039Z CREATED:20220928T185309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220929T145039Z UID:10000232-1663264800-1663268400@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Invasive Species Early Detection Nature Hike at Thousand Acre Swamp DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/invasive-species-early-detection-nature-hike-at-thousand-acre-swamp/ LOCATION:Thousand Acre Swamp\, Veterans Park Way\, Penfield\, NY\, 14526\, United States CATEGORIES:Conservation and Education,Nature Hikes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Nature-Hike-with-PRISM-070818-Wayne-Smith-15-1-scaled-e1657216604679.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220827T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220827T170000 DTSTAMP:20220929T145510Z CREATED:20220928T190715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220929T145510Z UID:10000234-1661594400-1661619600@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Elephant Awareness Weekend DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/elephant-awareness-weekend/ LOCATION:At The Zoo\, 2222 St. Paul Street\, Rochester\, New York\, 14621 CATEGORIES:Conservation and Education,Conservation Days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1080x1080_Template_SPZ_E_052022-e1656690438662.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220820T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220820T120000 DTSTAMP:20220929T145536Z CREATED:20220928T191910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220929T145536Z UID:10000235-1660986000-1660996800@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Community Cleanup - Maplewood Park DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/community-cleanup-maplewood-park/ LOCATION:Maplewood Park\, 89 Maplewood Dr\, Rochester\, NY\, 14615\, United States CATEGORIES:Conservation and Education,Park Clean Up ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/community-cleanup-logo-new.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220818T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220818T190000 DTSTAMP:20220929T145624Z CREATED:20220928T192920Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220929T145624Z UID:10000237-1660845600-1660849200@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Invasive Species Early Detection Hike - Whiting Nature Preserve (8/18) DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/invasive-species-early-detection-hike-whiting-nature-preserve-8-18/ LOCATION:Whiting Nature Preserve\, 403 Whiting Rd\, Webster\, New York\, 14580\, United States CATEGORIES:Conservation and Education,Nature Hikes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Nature-Hike-with-PRISM-070818-Wayne-Smith-15-1-scaled-e1657216604679.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220813T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220813T170000 DTSTAMP:20220929T145720Z CREATED:20220928T193456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220929T145720Z UID:10000238-1660384800-1660410000@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Panamanian Golden Frog Awareness Weekend DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/panamanian-golden-frog-awareness-weekend/ LOCATION:At The Zoo\, 2222 St. Paul Street\, Rochester\, New York\, 14621 CATEGORIES:Conservation and Education,Conservation Days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1080x1080_Template_SPZ_PGF_052022-e1656690230222.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220804T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220804T190000 DTSTAMP:20220929T151827Z CREATED:20220928T200533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220929T151827Z UID:10000242-1659636000-1659639600@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Invasive Species Early Detection Hike - Dolomite Trail (8/4) DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/invasive-species-early-detection-hike-dolomite-trail-8-4/ LOCATION:Dolomite Trail\, Walworth\, New York\, 14568 CATEGORIES:Conservation and Education,Nature Hikes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Nature-Hike-with-PRISM-070818-Wayne-Smith-15-1-scaled-e1657216604679.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220723T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220724T170000 DTSTAMP:20220929T151948Z CREATED:20220928T201250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220929T151948Z UID:10000245-1658570400-1658682000@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Lion Awareness Weekend DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/lion-awareness-weekend/ LOCATION:At The Zoo\, 2222 St. Paul Street\, Rochester\, New York\, 14621 CATEGORIES:Conservation and Education,Conservation Days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1080x1080_Template_SPZ_AW_L_052022-1-e1656689905958.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220721T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220721T190000 DTSTAMP:20220928T201851Z CREATED:20220928T201851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T201851Z UID:10000247-1658426400-1658430000@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Invasive Species Early Detection Hike - Bisig Trail DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/invasive-species-early-detection-hike-bisig-trail/ LOCATION:Bisig Trail\, 140 Parkway View\, Hilton\, New York\, 14468 CATEGORIES:Conservation and Education,Nature Hikes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Scutts-Apple-Mill-062319-Elesa-Kim-10-scaled-266x266-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220716T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220716T130000 DTSTAMP:20220929T152240Z CREATED:20220928T203458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220929T152240Z UID:10000251-1657965600-1657976400@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Water Chestnut Pull at Braddock's Bay State Park (7/16) - Kayaks/Canoes Needed! DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/water-chestnut-pull-7-16/ LOCATION:Braddock Bay CATEGORIES:Conservation and Education ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Invasive-species-pull-071318-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220715T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220715T200000 DTSTAMP:20220929T152315Z CREATED:20220928T203755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220929T152315Z UID:10000254-1657908000-1657915200@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Community Cleanup - Durand Beach DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/community-cleanup-durand-beach-july22/ LOCATION:Durand Eastman Beach\, 1342 Lake Shore Blvd\, Rochester\, NY\, 14614\, United States CATEGORIES:Conservation and Education,Park Clean Up ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/community-cleanup-logo-new.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220714T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220714T190000 DTSTAMP:20220928T202502Z CREATED:20220928T202502Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T202502Z UID:10000248-1657821600-1657825200@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Invasive Species Early Detection Hike - Corbett's Glen DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/invasive-species-early-detection-hike-corbetts-glen/ LOCATION:Corbett’s Glen\, Rochester\, New York CATEGORIES:Conservation and Education,Nature Hikes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Nature-Hike-with-PRISM-070818-Wayne-Smith-15-1-scaled-e1657216604679.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220714T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220714T130000 DTSTAMP:20220928T203021Z CREATED:20220928T203021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T203021Z UID:10000249-1657792800-1657803600@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Water Chestnut Pull at Braddock's Bay State Park (7/14) - Kayaks/Canoes Needed! DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/water-chestnut-pull-7-14/ LOCATION:Braddock Bay CATEGORIES:Conservation and Education ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Invasive-species-pull-071318-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220709T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220710T170000 DTSTAMP:20220928T204657Z CREATED:20220928T203340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T204657Z UID:10000250-1657360800-1657472400@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:River Otter Awareness Weekend DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/river-otter-awareness-weekend/ LOCATION:New York CATEGORIES:Conservation and Education,Conservation Days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1080x1080_Template_SPZ_AW_RO_052022-e1656689759611.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220630T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220630T190000 DTSTAMP:20220928T203657Z CREATED:20220928T203657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T203657Z UID:10000252-1656612000-1656615600@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Invasive Species Early Detection Hike - Brickyard Trail DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/invasive-species-early-detection-hike-brickyard-trail/ LOCATION:Brickyard Trail CATEGORIES:Conservation and Education ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Nature-Hike-with-PRISM-070818-Wayne-Smith-15-1-scaled-e1657216604679.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220625T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220626T170000 DTSTAMP:20220928T204340Z CREATED:20220928T203928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T204340Z UID:10000253-1656151200-1656262800@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Giraffe Awareness Weekend 2022 DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/giraffe-awareness-weekend-2022/ LOCATION:New York CATEGORIES:Conservation and Education,Conservation Days ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/giraffe-awareness-logo-500.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220616T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220616T190000 DTSTAMP:20220928T205001Z CREATED:20220928T205001Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T205001Z UID:10000255-1655402400-1655406000@senecaparkzoo.org SUMMARY:Invasive Species Early Detection Hike - Four Mile Creek Preserve DESCRIPTION:Join us June 8-11 in celebrating and supporting World Ocean Day (June 8) with our Ocean Conservation Weekend here at the Zoo!  People everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean\, which connects us all. Check out our social channels for some great content\, activities and more. We will also be raising money for a couple of our favorite conservation organizations: The Marine Mammal Center and the Coral Reef Alliance. We have a special collaboration painting to giveaway this time around – for every $5 donated to either our online Facebook fundraiser or one onsite will have a chance to win a painting made by polar bear Anoki\, one of the sea lions\, and one of the African penguins! Donate to Ocean Conservation Fundraiser Tentative Program Schedule Thursday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Friday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience 3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience  Saturday:10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Sea Lion Experience12:00 p.m. – Reef Tank Keeper Chat3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. –Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat 11:15 a.m. – Polar Bear Enrichment 2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Experience3:00 p.m. – Penguin Feed with Keeper Chat  Check back closer to the event for more information! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Protecting Our Planet: The 30×30 Plan – The Campaign for Nature is a partnership between the Wyss Campaign for Nature\, National Geographic\, and over 100 conservation organizations. They are calling on civic leaders to create new policies to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Learn more from Zoo Keeper Randi Krieger here. Keeper Connection: Sea Lion Stranding & Marine Mammal Care Center – In 2015\, there was a mass stranding of California sea lions due to the rise in temperature in the ocean. Check out this brief blog by Zoologist Mary Ellen Ostrander to learn how she helped protect and save sea lion lives from lack of fish and pollution with the Marine Mammal Care Center in California. Read Here  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sea Lion Diet\, Food Prep & Where We Get Fish With Assistant Curator Kellee Wolowitz: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overfishing and What We Can Do to Help With Zoo Keeper Kevin Blakely: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seneca Park Zoo Coral Reef Exhibit With Facts: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ocean Acidification Experiment With Zoo Keepers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor for Conservation Days: URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/invasive-species-early-detection-hike-four-mile-creek-preserve/ LOCATION:Four Mile Creek Preserve CATEGORIES:Conservation and Education ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://senecaparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Nature-Hike-with-PRISM-070818-Wayne-Smith-15-1-scaled-e1657216604679.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR