Go Wild on Earth Day

Southwest Wildlife Open House
Saturday, April 26, 2008
10am - 3pm
Adults, $15
Children, $10

Celebrate Earth Day with your entire family at Southwest Wildlife!
During the open house, there will be:

• Animal Encounters (encounters last approx. 10 minutes)
  Meet one of our animal ambassadors and learn why they are important to our environment.
• Nature Center Tours (approx. 45-60 minutes)
  You may see mountain lions, wolves, coyotes, bears, raccoons, and more, as each animal's role and importance in the ecosystem is highlighted.
• Wildlife Gardening - Children (approx. 45-60 minutes)
  Discover the importance of plants to our desert ecosystem and learn the habitat needs of hummingbirds, butterflies, birds, and more by designing and planting a wildlife garden.
• Desert Gardening - Adults (approx. 45-60 minutes)
  Under the guidance of a Master Gardener, learn how to attract wildlife to your backyard, conserve water by planting desert-adapted vegetation, and add some color to your landscape with desert blooms. Bring your gloves & gardening tools!
• Animal Enrichment Class (approx. 45-60 minutes)
  Create enrichment items for the animals.
  Stay and watch them have fun with their "toys" during the 1:30pm tour!

Family Activities (available continuously during the open house)

• Make a hummingbird feeder out of a water bottle.
• Create your own biosphere from a soda bottle.
• Turn trash into a cuddly "Litter Critter".
• Turn newspaper, flowers, and leaves into paper.

Open House Schedule

• 10am-3pm Family Activities (available continuously during the open house)
• 10:00am Animal Encounter
• 10:30am Nature Center Tour
• 11:00am Wildlife Gardening-Kids
• 11:00am Native Plant Gardening-Adults
• 12:30pm Animal Enrichment Class
• 1:30pm Nature Center Tour-Animals Get Enrichment Items
• 2:30pm Animal Encounter

How to Help Southwest Wildlife on Earth Day

• Coins 4 Critters
  Donate your spare change to Southwest Wildlife and help save desert critters.
• Empties 4 Cash
  Southwest Wildlife will recycle your used ink cartridges to raise funds and reduce waste.
• Adopt an Animal
  Special Earth Day adoptions will also be available online at www.southwestwildlife.org.

Animal - and conservation - related items will be available for purchase.