conservation

Greening the Nonprofit

Posted August 12th, 2008 by Skye Kilaen

At one of the nonprofits I worked at, it was a HUGE struggle to get my colleagues to print on double-sided paper. For regular use within the office, sure, but for board meetings?

Turtles "graduate" into the world

Posted August 1st, 2008 by woodlandparkzoo

We were greeted with sunny skies yesterday morning for this summer's western pond turtle release.

Pond turtles a go-go

Posted August 1st, 2008 by woodlandparkzoo

Update: July 31, 2008

Cows Called To Restore Butterflies

BY SANJNA PARULEKAR AND RASHMI GUTTAL.

The dark Italian rye grass, a short weed brought by the Spanish more than 200 years ago, stands prominently among the light-colored native plants on Tulare Hill in South San Jose.

Scientists believe that the grass, fed by nitrogen from the city's polluted air, has choked both the Goldfield and Purple Owl's Clover, the flowering wild plants favored as a food and home of the endangered Bay Checkerspot Butterfly.

Pudu baby born

Posted June 11th, 2008 by woodlandparkzoo

Few people have heard of this diminutive deer species hailing from South America, but once you've seen these adorable deer, you won't forget them!

Western Pond Turtle Recovery Project

Posted May 14th, 2008 by woodlandparkzoo

Location(s)

Woodland Park Zoo

Seattle, WA, 98103

See map: Google Maps

A highly successful conservation partnership to save one of Washington State's rarest animals

3 supporters

Once common in the Puget Sound region, by 1990, only 150 western pond turtles remained in Washington State, and nearly all of those were in Klickitat and Skamania counties in the Columbia Gorge.

Species Survival through Head-starting

Protect Wildlife

Posted January 4th, 2008 by starfocus

We must protect wildlife for our children's future.

2 supporters

Brower Youth Awards

Posted October 26th, 2007 by Dorian Adams

Last night we had the pleasure of attending the annual Brower Youth Awards.

Malibu is Burning. Planet in Peril.

Posted October 22nd, 2007 by Dorian Adams

“Mom, don’t look in the rearview mirror!” It was a weekday afternoon in November 1993 and our then 12-year-old daughter Erege was sitting in the front seat next to my wife Elyse. Our 5-year-old son Miles was in the backseat.