On Saturday, October 20th, registration opens at 7:30a for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk at Gas Works Park. This American Cancer Society event will unite communities behind efforts to save lives from breast cancer.
This weekend, June 30th and July 1st, the Woodland Park Zoo will host its annual ‘Red, White & Zoo’ event, where the animals are treated to July 4th themed treats. In addition, on July 5th, WPZ will honor improvements made around the park to better welcome those visitors with special needs, and make the Zoo more inclusive to all our neighbors.
A pair of red-tailed hawks built a nest on the support structure of the SR99 George Washington Memorial Bridge (a.k.a. Aurora Bridge), laid an egg and now further work painting and restoring the historic bridge will wait as the hawkling grows strong.
On Saturday, June 2nd, Woodland Park Zoo will spend the day focused on Bear Affair: Living Northwest Conservation Day, as presented by Brown Bear Car Wash.
The seasonal Butterfly Garden at Woodland Park Zoo re-opens on May 25th, showing off 500 free-flying butterflies that represent at least 15 species native to North America. Behind the garden is the year-round Microsoft Pollinator Patio
The complete line-up has been announced for the BECU ZooTunes concert series at the Woodland Park Zoo this summer. Presented with Carter Subaru, tickets are now on-sale for this popular series of concerts, shown on the lawn at the Zoo, and likely to sell out.
On May 5th, at the Woodland Park Zoo, the Assam Rhino Reserve will open and the public will have the first of many opportunities to meet Taj, our newest neighbor. This new special exhibition will showcase Asian brown tortoises, demoiselle cranes and two rhinos – the first of their species to live at Woodland Park in its 100+ year history.
The Seattle Public Library offers numerous opportunities and benefits to cardholders, and one of the lesser known is free admission passes to 16 Seattle area museums and cultural organizations. Woodland Park Zoo has just been added to the generous list of locations that Library cardholders can access, and our Zoo is the largest ticketing partnership now in the Museum Pass program.
Expect to hear reports of more giant bunny activity from news sources that cover Queen Anne and points south, but for now, Fremocentrist.com is happy to share the news that Fremont (and the Sunday Market) remains safe, with plenty of carrots for all!
Happy Easter!
…and April Fool’s!
The Seattle Scotch & Beer Fest is coming to Fremont Studios on March 30th & 31st, benefitting Seattle Humane.
