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Above: Guided tour at Franklin Mountains State
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El Paso Zoo to launches new
Adventure Program
El Paso Zoo Adventure Programs
have been created for every age group, from toddlers and schoolchildren to
adults and seniors. Each program features an environment rich in discovery
opportunities including special animal encounters. Some programs are
seasonal while others are offered throughout the year.
In October we are offering Saturday Adventure Teen Camps plus a Holiday
Camp between Christmas and New Years.
During the months of April and May grandparents looking
for quality experiences with their grandchildren will enjoy our Grandpa or
Grandma "Special Morning at the Zoo" adventures.
A series of Teacher Workshops will begin in November including programs
on life in the Chihuahuan Desert, animal adaptations, birds of El Paso and Zoo
conservation. Sleepovers, Night Prowls
and Toddler Treks are scheduled at different months throughout the year, but are
also offered to special groups at almost any time when requested in advance.
We call these kinds of programs
Zoo On Demand Programs.
Zoo On Demand Programs
also include curriculum based animal encounter programs at the Zoo or at local
schools designed to help students discover the natural world that we share with
the rest of the planet. Guys and gals on the dating
scene looking for a super cool adventure can go on scheduled Night Prowls or
Photo Safaris or request a Zoo On Demand
Super-deluxe Elephant Experience offering the opportunity to help give
our gentle giants their morning bath and breakfast!
Learn More
A look at the Zoo’s Future
In the next two years, the El Paso Zoo will double in size with an exciting new
tortoise-shaped reptile house and a “Passport to Africa” savanna exhibit.
Here you will be able to walk or take a Zoo train ride through El Paso’s
very own piece of Africa. Our
savanna will be home to African lions, zebras, giraffes, antelope, meerkats and
other interesting animals. In
addition, the Zoo plans to open a
new El Paso Water
Utilities Discovery Education Center and the El Paso Electric Renewable Energy
Demonstration Project “Windows to the Wild Outpost!”
The Discovery
Education Center will feature a fun classroom and exhibits for elementary
school groups to learn about our Chihuahuan desert and water conservation. Zoo
educators and volunteers will present a variety of animal encounter programs for
visitors on weekends. The center will include special displays about water
conservation, a desert spring exhibit with small animals that live in the water
and computer-learning stations.
Windows to the
Wild Outpost will
look like a real Africa research station and a colony of meerkats, the playful
mongooses seen on Animal Planet's Meerkat Manor, will live in and outside the
station. Solar and wind energy will provide power to the building,
while educators and Zoo volunteers help visitors learn about renewable
energy and stewardship important to people and wildlife around the world.
Big Bend For Teachers
Big Bend has a wealth of opportunities for teachers, scout and youth leaders. Whether you're planning a park visit for your students, looking for lesson plans or other resources to use in your classroom or home, or hoping to have a ranger visit, we've got it. Think of your National Parks as off-site classrooms! There are many ways to utilize America's treasures as teaching tools. After all, we have "the real thing," and we love to work with you to teach students the importance of the special places we all work together to preserve and protect for the future. Learn More.
We need you!
CDEC and member organizations are always looking for new members and volunteers. Don't just sit there. Find out how you can use your talents and resources to help protect and education others about the Chihuahuan Desert. Contact member organizations or a members of the CDEC Board of Directors. Speakers Bureau
Many members of CDEC are available
for public speaking appearances For more information contact each speaker
individually. If you are looking for a topic not listed below contact Rick
LoBello at
lobellorl@elpasotexas.gov.
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Join the Chihuahuan Desert
Teachers, civic
organizations and members of the media will find a wealth of Chihuahuan Desert
related programs and resources available from CDEC member organizations
and individuals. Every year staff and volunteers present a wide
variety of Chihuahuan Desert programs, many using live animals and
PowerPoint presentations.
Franklin
Mountains State Park First and
third weekend of every month
Guided tours of
Franklin Mountains State Park.
$4 per person, 12
and under free. $60 Annual Pass covers entrance to all Texas State Parks.
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