What better way to celebrate Earth Day than with the planet’s amazing and diverse wildlife?
Join us in April as we celebrate Party for the Planet and Earth Day! Our annual Earth Day celebration features interpretive talks about many of the Zoo’s conservation initiatives, and how you can get involved with many Citizen Scientist programs throughout the state.
Plans also include a cleanup in Beardsley Park.
See below for a list of the 2024 events!
Plans also include a cleanup in Beardsley Park.
See below for a list of the 2024 events!
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Party for the Planet
Saturday, April 20 - 9 am Join us at the Zoo on Saturday, April 20 for our Party for the Planet! Registered volunteers will participate in cleaning up Beardsley Park. At the Zoo, we will feature fun, green-themed activities such as an Art Sculpture Show. As part of our collaborative efforts with the AZA SAFE program, the students of One River School of Art & Design will create sculptures of endangered animals using recycled materials that will be displayed at the Zoo. We will also feature a DIY seed ball table where visitors can create seed balls using specific soil, seeds, and clay mixtures. These seed balls can be taken home and planted in pollinator gardens to help support local ecosystems and extend our efforts to people's daily lives. |
Beardsley Park River
Clean-Up April 20 & April 21 - 9am-12pm This year for Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo's Party for the Planet, we will be hosting a park clean-up within Beardsley Park! Join us on Saturday, April 20th and Sunday April 21st to clean up litter in Beardsley Park from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. This event is open to all members of the public, but we do have a limited number of spots and will be unable to accommodate walk-ins once spots are full. Participants will receive free admission to the Zoo for the day that they volunteer! |
Visit the Energy In Action Mobile Interactive Exhibit!On Saturday, April 20, come participate in the innovative mobile learning experience! Teaching children how to become an Energy-Efficient Generation by making smart, energy-saving decisions daily. Students will learn how to make decisions that will not only manage energy, but will help the planet, too. They will witness and participate in mind-blowing, energy-saving experiments. As well as learning the benefits of becoming an energy-efficient community by being introduced to green energy sources to help save the future of our planet.
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View Recycled Art from One River Art SchoolWe have collaborated with One River Art School (Westport) and their students who will be creating artwork out of recycled items to be on display at Party for the Planet Saturday April 20.
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Visit our Pollinator Garden
Saturday, April 27 On Saturday, April 27, meet members of our zoo education staff across the street from the Zoo at our Community Pollinator Garden in Beardsley Park. The Zoo team will guide our volunteers to the garden and provide them with supplies for this hands-on conservation action. |
