Woodland Park Zoo Blog

Posted by Alexa Woodard, Engagement Thrive 2019 was an amazing show of support from our community. Woodland Park Zoo’s Thrive 2019 Wildlife Heroes , our signature conservation-focused fundraising event of the year, took place at Fremont Studios on February 27 th with more than 400 zoo supporters attending. Funds raised will support the zoo’s Living Northwest program, which saves species, engages students in inquiry-based science learning and protects ecosystems right here at home. Thrive co-chairs Sandra Andrews of Microsoft and Anders Brown of Valence with Woodland Park Zoo President and CEO Alejandro Grajal. Fremont Studios made a festive location for our conservation-focused fundraiser, Thrive 2019! Co-chaired by Sandra Andrews of Microsoft and Anders Brown of Valence, Thrive Wildlife Heroes brought together Puget Sound region businesses, community and conservation leaders, and philanthropists to advance the mission of the zoo. The Thrive Wildlife Heroes e...

Posted by Elizabeth Bacher, Communications It’s almost butterfly time at Woodland Park Zoo! Molbak’s Butterfly Garden will open for the season on May 25, 2018. You’ll be able to walk among nearly 500 free-flying butterflies representing at least 15 species native to North America. An arching tent structure will enclose a landscape of approximately 3,000 square feet filled with flowering plants provided by Molbak’s Garden + Home store in Woodinville. Behind the garden is the year-round Microsoft Pollinator Patio, where guests can enjoy a beautiful stroll among pollinator-friendly plants. Photo by Dennis Dow/Woodland Park Zoo https://www.zoo.org/butterflygarden  We asked our friends at Molbak’s to suggest their favorite flowering plants that provide lots of good food for butterflies, bees, hummingbirds and other pollinators. Here are five flowers to make your backyard a pollinator-perfect destination.  Agastache (Hyssop) Slender and stylish, the frag...