2010 Asia and Africa Seed Grant Recipients Announced

Recipients of the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo/Cleveland Zoological Society 2010 competitive grants, Asia Seed Grants and Africa Seed Grants, have been announced. 2010 is the third year for the Asia Seed Grants and the fourth year for the Africa Seed Grants program.

You can view the 2010 grant recipients here:

Look for project updates throughout the year!

Putting the 'U' in Urban Watershed Stewardship: A Mini-Symposium

A healthy watershed is important to our quality of life but human activity has degraded the natural landscape in our heavily developed area. How can an individual have a positive impact and become a steward of our precious resources? Join us for a discussion of simple measures that add up!

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Tune in for a Jungle Trek in The RainForest Wednesday Morning with WKYC

Got cabin fever? WKYC and the Zoo have the antidote! As part of "Cabin Fever Week," WKYC's Maureen Kyle will be live inside The RainForest from 5 - 7 a.m. on Wednesday, February 24. She'll be talking to the Zoo's Professor Wylde and learning about some of the features that make The RainForest, and the Zoo, a great winter escape. Tune in for animals, atmosphere and an early morning trek through the jungle.

Zoo Co-Sponsors Baldwin-Wallace College Sustainability Symposium March 1 and 2

Scientists, policy analysts and many corporate leaders believe our global society needs to reduce overall carbon emissions by 80-90% by 2050 in order to mitigate the worst future impacts of climate change. This daunting task will challenge governments, corporations, municipalities, and ordinary citizens around the world to engage in a process of technological and social transformation the likes of which we have never seen before in human history.

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A Snowy Day at the Zoo

Even on the chilliest and snowiest days of the year, you'll find animals outside and enjoying the winter weather here at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. The Northern Trek area of the Zoo is home to quite a few of our cold-climate species, including grizzly bears, reindeer and tigers.

Lonnie Timmons III, a videographer at The Plain Dealer, stopped by the Zoo last week to check out some of our winter-loving animals experiencing a particularly snowy day in Cleveland. His video captures scenes of Mexican gray wolves running through the snow, harbor seals swimming in their pool and a polar bear catching a nap in a bed of snow.

So don't let the snow scare you off! Bundle up and visit the Zoo this winter. Admission is discounted through March 31 to just $7 per person, $5 for kids ages 2 to 11 and free for children under 2 and Zoo members. See you soon!

Congratulations Nancy Hughes!

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is proud to announce that Nancy Hughes, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's Composting and Recycling Coordinator, was selected as a Champion of Sustainability Award winner by Entrepreneurs for Sustainability, also known as E4S. E4S is a network of over 7000 leaders who are putting the principles of sustainability to work for their businesses and the northeastern Ohio region. Eight winners were chosen from among 55 nominations to include the most inspiring, highest impact, easily translatable stories. Nancy was presented the award on November 17, 2009 at the Seventh Annual E4S Champions of Sustainability awards ceremony for developing an outstanding recycling and composting program at the Zoo. Cleveland Metroparks also benefits by getting a free annual membership to E4S, so now employees can attend E4S events at a discount. Thanks to Nancy's dedication to waste reduction and the conservation of resources, we are all more inspired to implement sustainability in our daily lives. Read more about Nancy's success story from the E4S website.

(Photo L-R: Holly Harlan of E4S, Liz Fowler of the Cleveland Zoological Society, Nancy Hughes of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo)

Noon Year's Eve Photo Gallery

Thanks to everyone who came out and braved the cold and rain for the fourth annual Noon Year's Eve celebration at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. We counted almost 5000 visitors - were you there? Did we catch you on camera? Check out our gallery of photos from the event.

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Happy Zoo Year! (almost)

  • Posted at 11:12 am on December 30, 2009 by Jo
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The count down to Noon Year's Eve is on!  Bundle up the kids and come on down to Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's 4th annual Noon Year's Eve celebration on Thursday, December 31 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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Zoo Wins Four 2009 PSRA Cleveland Rocks Awards

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo has won a total of four Cleveland Rocks Awards -- three gold, one silver -- from the Greater Cleveland Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. The Gold Awards were for the following categories in Government, Associations, Nonprofit:
  • Community Relations, for African Elephant Crossing
  • Integrated Communications, for DINOSAURS!
  • Press Kits, for DINOSAURS! Media Kit
And the Silver Award went to the Zoo's 2008 Annual Report in the category of Government, Associations, Nonprofit: Annual Reports.

All Dressed Up for the Holidays...Wolf Lodge

The Wolf Lodge is a "must-see" this season, beautifully decorated by our friends at Petitti Garden Centers. Oh yeah, it's warm and cozy too!