From: Katrina Lindahl <katrina.lindahl@...>
Subject: RE: [AZH] Plant conservation Day
To: "'AZH@...'" <AZH@...>
Date: Monday, 18 May, 2009, 1:24 PM

Matthew,  What an impressive event you have set up. The diversity of the information you are sharing is amazing.  Are you staffing the tents as well and/or do you bring in people from outside organizations to help you out?

Thanks for sharing.

Katrina Lindahl

Woodland Park Zoo

Seattle, WA USA

 

 

From: AZH@yahoogroups. co.uk [mailto:AZH@ yahoogroups. co.uk] On Behalf Of matthew.bufton
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 12:28 AM
To: AZH@yahoogroups. co.uk
Subject: [AZH] Plant conservation Day

 

Here at Bristol zoo we are running 5 days (16th til 20th)of plant conservation displays in 4 tents on our lawns is anybody else running any events and if so what are the topics you are raising.
1. Carnivores
A small table top display with interpretation about Darwin's fascination with insectivorous plants
2. Plant Invaders.
A fun display exhibiting some of the UK's problem plants. We will highlight some of the associated problems and positive action to take. There will also be a coconut shy element to the exhibit to try and re-enforce the images of these problem plants.
3. BZG's Useful Plants Display.
Focusing on the importance of plants to us the human race and therefore why we could conserve them. Concentrating on a dozen or so plants like wheat, sunflowers, pineapple chocolate and cotton.
We hope to demonstrate an experiment showing how plants produce oxygen.
4. Conservation action: Greater water parsnips
We plan to show off how we grow greater water parsnips. Note: We have a new Natural England reintroduction project that we are starting work on but that's a subject for another report.
We link up to Bristol Botanic Gardens
5. Smallest Plants in the world
A chance to learn about some of the UK's smallest plants and why they are endangered.
6. Oxygenius Display.
See plants producing oxygen
7. Bristol Onion Mask Making (16-17th only).
Colouring and mask making session for children