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SUMMARY:Spring Break Programs
DESCRIPTION:It’s one of our favorite time of year – Spring Break! Not only is the weather getting warmer and days getting longer\, but we also get to see so many of our friends come out and visit us on their time off from school. Special programs during Spring Break Week include opportunities to learn more about your favorite animals at the Zoo from zoo keepers\, naturalists\, and docents. View and download/print the PDF version of the schedule here. \nAll special programming is free with Zoo admission. \n\n\n\nSchedule of Programs\nSaturday\, April 16 – Sunday\, April 24 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, April 16\n\n\n10:00 a.m. – Animal Meet & Greet \n10:45 a.m. – Naked Mole Rat Experience \n10:45 a.m. – Sea Lion Feed \n11:30 a.m. – Reptile Keeper Chat (E.C.O. Center – building by otters) \n12:00 p.m. – Elephant Feeding \n1:15 p.m. – Polar Bear Experience \n2:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Feeding \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, April 17\n\n10:00 a.m. – Animal Meet & Greet \n10:45 a.m. – Naked Mole Rat Experience \n11:30 a.m. – Red Panda Keeper Chat \n12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Feeding \n12:00 p.m. – Elephant Feeding \n1:15 p.m. – Polar Bear Experience \n2:00 p.m. – Baboon Easter Egg Hunt \n2:30 p.m. – Otter Experience \n\n\n\n\nMonday\, April 18\n\n10:00 a.m. – Animal Meet & Greet \n10:45 a.m. – Red Panda Keeper Chat \n11:30 a.m. – Sea Lion Feeding \n1:15 p.m. – Sturgeon Conservation Talk \n3:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Feeding \n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, April 19\n\n10:00 a.m. – Animal Meet & Greet \n10:00 a.m. – Sea Lion Feeding \n10:45 a.m. – Polar Bear Experience \n11:45 a.m. – Rhino Keeper Chat \n12:00 p.m. – Elephant Feeding \n 1:15 p.m. – Sturgeon Conservation Talk \n 2:45 p.m. – Baboon Keeper Chat \n 3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Feeding \n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, April 20\n\n\n\n\n\n10:00 a.m. – Animal Meet & Greet \n10:30 a.m. – Sea Lion Feeding \n10:45 a.m. – Wolf Keeper Chat \n11:45 a.m. – Baboon Chat \n1:15 p.m. – Polar Bear Experience \n2:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Feed \n2:45 p.m. – Rhino Keeper Chat \n3:00 p.m. – Otter Experience \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, April 21\n\n10:00 a.m. – Animal Meet & Greet \n10:45 a.m. – Tiger Experience \n12:00 p.m. – Elephant Feeding \n2:30 p.m. – Sturgeon Conservation Talk \n3:30 p.m. – Sea Lion Feeding \n\n\n\n\nFriday\, April 22\n\n10:00 a.m. – Animal Meet & Greet \n10:45 a.m. – Sturgeon Conservation Talk \n12:00 p.m. – Red Panda Enrichment \n1:15 p.m. – Lion Experience \n2:30 p.m. – Baboon Keeper Chat \n3:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Feeding \n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, April 23 (Earth Day)\n\nEarth Day at the Zoo! \n10:00 a.m. – Animal Meet & Greet \n10:30 a.m. – Snake Chat (E.C.O. Center) \n11:00 a.m. – Tiger Experience \n1:30 p.m. – Wolf Experience \n2:00 p.m. – Elephant Feeding \n\n\n\n\nSunday\, April 24\n\n10:00 a.m. – Animal Meet & Greet \n10:45 a.m. – Naked Mole Rat Experience \n11:30 a.m. – Red Panda Keeper Chat \n12:00 p.m. – Sea Lion Feeding \n12:00 p.m. – Elephant Feeding \n1:15 p.m.  – Polar Bear Experience \n2:00 p.m.  – Sea Lion Feeding \n2:30 p.m.  – Otter Experience \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpring Break Programs are weather dependent and subject to change without notice.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrint Calendar of Schedule
URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/spring-break22/
LOCATION:At The Zoo\, 2222 St. Paul Street\, Rochester\, New York\, 14621
CATEGORIES:Conservation and Education,Spring Break Programs
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SUMMARY:Spring Break ZooCamp
DESCRIPTION:Mythical Beasts\n\n\n\nMonday\, April 18 – Friday\, April 22\, 2022 \n\n\n\nIn this camp\, we will explore mythical creatures and the real animals that inspired them. We’ll investigate unicorn horns\, pegasus wings\, and mermaid tails to see how these adaptations help animals survive. Our Frequently Asked Questions page is a great resource for many of the questions you may have. \n\n\n\nFor ages 5 through 9 \n\n\n\nFull-day: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. \nHalf-day: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nCOST \nMembers: $150 for half-day; $245 for full-day \nNon-members: $170 for half-day; $270 for full-day \n\n\nREGISTER\n\nParticipants must register for the full week of camp; no single day options are available. Registration is non-refundable but is transferable to another camp. \nAfter care is available! The ZooCamp day ends at 4pm\, but you can choose to extend your child’s day at the Zoo with after care until 5pm. The fee is $25 for the week. \n\n\nREGISTER AFTER CARE
URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/spring-zoocamp22/
LOCATION:At The Zoo\, 2222 St. Paul Street\, Rochester\, New York\, 14621
CATEGORIES:Break ZooCamp,Education Events,Spring Break ZooCamp,ZooCamp
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SUMMARY:Earth Day at the Zoo 2022
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Earth Day at the Zoo celebration! Learn all about environmental sustainability and the individual actions you can take to make a difference through onsite experiences\, live discussions with local experts\, an inside look at the Zoo’s conservation programming\, and more. \nThis year\, Earth Day is celebrating its 52nd anniversary and through our virtual and onsite events\, you’ll learn about the conservation challenges of different species over the past five decades\, and come away with ways you can live more sustainably to help protect our Earth for future generations. \nA word from our sponsor who we so appreciate: \nDiamond Packaging is proud to celebrate Earth Day by partnering with the Seneca Park Zoo to help kids plant trees and seeds for butterfly gardens. \nNow in its eighth year\, Diamond’s Earth Day partnership with the Zoo is an ideal way to educate and inspire visitors about conservation. It is also an opportunity for Diamond to discuss its industry-leading sustainability initiatives. \n\n\nSchedule of Events \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlenty of Onsite Activities to Learn From and Participate In: \n\nRecycling activity station hosted by our Earth Day sponsor\, Diamond Packaging\, and the Zoo Society’s Urban Ecologist Team\nSapling & pollinator plant seed station\, which  will have 250 blue spruce saplings and 300-500 batches of seeds for guests to plant in biodegradable planters.  \nOnsite exhibit hosted by Finger Lakes Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (FL PRISM) on invasive species monitoring and remediation. \nActivities and informative stations from local conservation partners\, Zoo Naturalists and Urban Ecologists\n.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTentative Animal Demos/Enrichment* \n10:30 am – Snake Chat (E.C.O. Center) \n11:00 am – Tiger Experience \n1:30 pm – Wolf Experience \n2:00 pm – Elephant Feeding \n* Animal demos/enrichment is always subject to change/cancellation without notice due to to the care and comfort of the animal. We try our best to notify and update when we can\, but it is not always possible as things happen at the last minute sometimes! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOther Great Earth Day Resources: \nThe Canopy Project – For every $1 donated 1 tree is planted! \nSnailing at Chittenango Falls (blog) \nWater and Where it Goes (blog) \nRecycling \nOtter Recycling (video) \nLearn to How to Compost! (video) \nRecycling Guides (Downloadable PDFs): \nMixed Recycling Guide 1 \nMixed Recycling Guide 2 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClimate Focused \nHeat Trapping Metaphor (video) \nResponsible Consumerism \nCheck out these programs and apps they have created to download and use to make sure you are making sustainable choices when you shop! \nSeafood Watch \nSustainable Palm Oil \nUpcycling \nPaper Bag-Basket Project \nPlanters Project  \nSteps Toward Personal Sustainability \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGreat Lakes Clean-Ups\n\n\n\nTake part in a multi-city week of clean ups along the Great Lakes! The Seneca Park Zoo Society and the Buffalo Niagara Waterkeepers are asking for volunteers to take part in or host their own community clean ups during the week of April 22nd to May 6th. \n\n\nLearn More\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2022 City Nature Challenge\n\n\n\nHelp Rochester compete with cities all around the world to make the most observations of nature\, find the most species\, and engage the most people over a three-day period! \n\n\nLearn More\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThank you to our Presenting Sponsor:
URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/earth-day-at-the-zoo-2022/
LOCATION:At The Zoo\, 2222 St. Paul Street\, Rochester\, New York\, 14621
CATEGORIES:Conservation Days
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SUMMARY:Nature Hike for the City Nature Challenge 2022
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, April 30\, join us on a hike through Seneca Park\, led by a Zoo Naturalist\, to make observations for the 2022 City Nature Challenge! Meet at the Zoo gates at 10 a.m. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSign-up Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe City Nature Challenge is an international effort for people to find and document plants and wildlife in cities across the globe. It’s a bioblitz-style competition where cities are in a contest against each other to see who can make the most observations of nature\, who can find the most species\, and who can engage the most people. By participating in the City Nature Challenge\, not only do you learn more about your local nature\, but you can also make your city a better place – for you and other species! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn how to participate in the City Nature Challenge
URL:https://senecaparkzoo.org/event/nature-hike-for-the-city-nature-challenge-2022/
LOCATION:At The Zoo\, 2222 St. Paul Street\, Rochester\, New York\, 14621
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