Don't miss the date!

At Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, we have a unique way of seeing the date, everyday, between mid-May and mid-October. Located in the upland commons area by the Primate, Cat & Aquatics Building, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's "calendar garden" offers a breathtaking visual of the current date. The Zoo's calendar garden dates back to the 1950s, and no other zoo is known to have one! Let's check out this horticultural marvel...

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August Photo Safari Pic of the Month

  • Posted at 4:29 pm on August 31, 2010 by Jo
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Congratulations to Melanie P. of North Royalton. Melanie's award-winning photo was selected as Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's August Photo Safari Pic of the Month.

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V107.3 at the Zoo on August 23 - Buy Boo Tickets that Day, Get Complimentary DINOSAURS! Tickets

V107.3 on-air radio personality Ravenna Miceli is broadcasting live from the Zoo on Monday from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Anyone who purchases Boo at the Zoo tickets on Monday, August 23 at the Zoo Box Office ONLY (Box Office is open 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.) will receive an equal number of complimentary tickets to DINOSAURS! the Zoo's summer blockbuster exhibit. Tickets to DINOSAURS! are good through September 12.

Dinner and a Dino!

Want to get up close to some small reptiles, birds and mammals? Then stop by our friends at Bob Evans in North Olmsted on Tuesday, August 17 (that's tonight) from 5 - 7 p.m.

Enjoy a great meal inside and get close to some small animals outside under the Zoo tent.

Keep an eye out for "Steggie," the Zoo's traveling dinosaur. The first five families that stop by the Zoo tent at Bob Evans will receive complimentary tickets to the Zoo's DINOSAURS! exhibit.

Volunteers Needed at the Zoo's Big Creek Clean-Up Event

You're invited to join Friends of Big Creek (FOBC), Cleveland Metroparks, and Cleveland Metroparks Zoo staff at our annual creek clean-up on Tuesday, August 24, 2010. Big Creek runs through the Zoo and Brookside Reservation. Volunteering at a Big Creek clean-up event helps preserve one of the precious natural areas in our urban landscape. It's also an opportunity to meet new people, to get outside, and to volunteer in a stress-relieving, natural setting while doing something positive for the environment. Clean-ups are great community service activities for clubs and classes.

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July Photo Safari Pic of the Month

  • Posted at 10:25 am on August 02, 2010 by Jo
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Congratulations to Bobby C. of North Royalton, OH! His award-winning photo was selected as Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's July Photo Safari Pic of the Month.

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Build and Float Your Plastic Boat at The Second Annual Great Lake Erie Boat Float

Recent reports tell of the Great Garbage Patch located in the Pacific Ocean, but we don't have to go to the ocean to see the impact of plastic. The beaches on our own Lake Erie tell a similar story. In 2009, boats were made out of recyclable materials floated on Lake Erie during a unique event. Join us this year at The Second Annual Great Lake Erie Boat Float with your own plastic boat to help raise awareness about the impact of plastic on our environment!

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Phone Book Recycling tomorrow at ZooBlooms

  • Posted at 4:20 pm on July 16, 2010 by Jo
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Early this morning, inside the Zoo's Primate, Cat & Aquatics building, some rare objects were found inside the Allen's swamp monkey exhibit. The rare objects? Old AT&T phonebooks filled with sunflower seeds and other tasty treats -- all in an effort to encourage phone book recycling.

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Fulton Road Bridge Opens to the Public, a Video Tribute

The Fulton Road Bridge construction is finally complete and the Zoo and its Old Brooklyn neighborhood are reconnected with the local Cleveland community. The opening ceremony created a sense of nostalgia that we don't usually witness in our busy super highway and online-connected lives these days. We wanted to share it in a sort of video "love letter" to the bridge.

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June Photo Safari Pic of the Month

  • Posted at 10:43 am on July 01, 2010 by Jo
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Congratulations to Shirley D. from North Royalton, OH! Her award-winning photo was selected as Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's June Photo Safari Pic of the Month.

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