All about owls

Families invited to special owl program

at New York State Zoo at Thompson Park

 

WATERTOWN, N.Y. (Jan. 2, 2019) – Join the New York State Zoo at Thompson Park and Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust (THTLT) to learn about owls, with an up-close and personal visit with a live eastern screech owl! 

This family-friendly, indoor, live-animal presentation will take place at the New York State Zoo at Thompson Park, Watertown, from 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9. The program, which is free with regular zoo admission, will include a book reading and take-home craft.

Explore the New York State Zoo at Thompson Park at your leisure before the owl program (zoo hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.), and then head to the Visitor Center at 3 p.m. for a special program to meet the zoo’s owl animal ambassador. The program will start with a brief reading about owls, and then participants will have an opportunity to meet a live eastern screech owl and make a take-home owl artwork.

Later, participants are invited to head out to Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust’s wildlife sanctuary for a night-time owl prowl with THTLT and the North Country Bird Club, starting at 6:30 p.m.

For more information, and to register, visit www.tughilltomorrowlandtrust.org/events, or call THTLT at (315) 779-2239.

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The New York State Zoo at Thompson Park is dedicated to providing natural world experiences that foster an appreciation of the Empire State’s ecosystems through conservation, education, scientific study, and responsible recreation.

The 32-acre zoo is home to an abundance of threatened or endangered animals, including wolverines, bears, eagles, mountain lions and more. The zoo attracts nearly 50,000 visitors per year, is supported by more than 800 member households, and reaches nearly 35,000 people through education programs.

For more information, call (315) 782-6180, visit www.nyszoo.org or email info@nyszoo.org.

 

Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust is a nonprofit regional organization that works with private landowners to protect and foster responsible stewardship practices of working forest, farm, recreation and wild lands in the Tug Hill region. THTLT also works to increase the awareness, appreciation and stewardship of the Tug Hill region through publications, field trips, special events and community programs for kids and their families.

The Tug Hill region of northern New York encompasses 2,100 square miles, including parts of Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida and Oswego counties. To date, THTLT has protected more than 19,000 acres of Tug Hill’s working forests, farms, and wildlife habitat.

For more information, visit www.tughilltomorrowlandtrust.org.

 

(Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust)