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Monday, July 15, 2019

Stay Sun Safe at the OKC Zoo with New Sunscreen Dispensers

The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden has teamed up with Stephenson Cancer Center to provide five free sunscreen dispensers to visitors through this Labor Day, Monday, September 2. The bright yellow sunscreen dispensers provide UVA-UVB sunscreen with SPF 30 which helps protect skin from the harmful effects of the sun, including skin cancers like melanoma. The five dispensers are located in the men’s and women’s restrooms in the entry plaza, the men’s and... Read More

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Friday, June 7, 2019

Growing Knowledge: OKC Zoo’s First Botanical Garden Research Study Underway

The OKC Zoo’s butterfly and pollinator habitat is in bloom and teeming with life this month as caterpillars munch away on host plants and butterflies stop by for a quick drink of nectar. June is a great month to enjoy our gardens as many early summer blooming perennials, like milkweed, are in full bloom and attracting countless beneficial insects. The butterfly garden and pollinator habitat is the scene of a very important research project from the Oklahoma County Conservation... Read More

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Monarch Butterflies Conservation Partnership Botanical Garden Community Partnerships Research Pollinators Biodiversity

Friday, April 26, 2019

Dr Pepper Vending Machine Art Contest Winners Announced

We asked Oklahoma students to spread their creative wings for conservation, and they rose to the challenge! The Oklahoma City Zoo and Dr Pepper are proud to announce the winners of the 15 th annual Dr Pepper Vending Machine Art Contest. This spring, Oklahoma students in kindergarten through 12 th grade were invited to enter the contest for the opportunity to have their artwork featured on a Dr Pepper machine at the OKC Zoo and win prizes from OKC Outlets and the Zoo. This year’s winning... Read More

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Art Community Partnerships

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Boeing Pollinator Project Takes Flight with OKC Zoo Poo Partnership

The Oklahoma Zoo and Botanical Garden recently partnered with Boeing to help an employee-led pollinator project take flight. The Zoo supplied five cubic yards (about the amount that fills a pick-up truck’s bed) of its new premium compost, OKC Zoo Poo , to Boeing for use in the new pollinator garden on the company’s southeast Oklahoma City campus. The compost super charges the soil, improves drainage and provides extra nutrients to help plants grow and take root. The purpose... Read More

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Monarch Butterflies Community Partnerships OKC Zoo Poo

Category: Community Partnerships