I recently had a discussion with Frank Pizzi regarding the soil mix they have used in their rainforest exhibit. Does anyone else have something to share with...
Steve, what is the soil mix you propose to use? Soiless ? soil, peat, additives ?? Please reply. Gary. Gary Wangler, Horticulturist / Supervisor St. Louis...
There are so many possibilities when it comes to soil mixes, for example in Zurich they went soiles, adn ti works really good. I have tried a mixture of bark,...
Steve, I am getting ready to use a 50/50 sand soil mix for a Komodo Dragon exhibit and a reptile solarium. This will be the first time we use a particular mix...
Here at the St. Louis Children's Hospital, I can tell you that in the roof-top garden, outside and exposed to Mother Nature, the soil mix spec'd out is: 80%...
Steve, I was at the AABGA conservatory symposium last week in Atlanta and one of the topics was conservatory soils. Attached is a document with mixes used by ...
Hi Steve, Most of the mixes used in conservatories and zoo exhibit planters are very organic in composition (usually pinebark composted to some degree). These ...
Hi Paul, Your mix for your rainforest exhibit is the same as ours. We've had our conservatory for ten years now and I've learned the hard way that keeping the...
Lucinda Grover
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Feb 3, 2005 1:48 pm
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I used SuccessSoil in my Amazon exhibit and I'm very happy with the result. I've had it in place for five years and haven't lost too much. There is virtually...
Rock on, Phil Cialone! ... From: Nye, Christine [mailto:cnye@...] Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 8:54 AM To: AZH@... Subject:...
Lucinda Grover
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Feb 3, 2005 2:20 pm
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Does anyone know of zoos that work with their neighbors regarding browse? This may include some sort of certification or verification of clean material that...
David Selk
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Feb 4, 2005 7:58 pm
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David,,, good hearing from you. The suggestion came up to me several years ago when I was with the zoo and the primate staff was looking for another source of...
Our Vet put the word out in the neighborhood last year regarding browse and he got quite a good response. Some people even offered to plant certain species for...
Hi David, We have a Bamboo Hotline that the public can call and schedule an appointment to have bamboo on their property evaluated for harvesting. We have a...
Thanks for the response Lucinda. I'm leaning toward the less organic mix because we have a continuous soil substrate in animal exhibits including howlers (700...
At the Oaklnad Zoo in CA we use browse for multiple taxa every day. The great demand for browse has prompted us to seek cooperation from many sources including...
The St. Louis Zoo gave us a list of browse material. We set it to the side, and they come pick it up once or twice a week. Works pretty well, at least on our...
deborah.lalumondier@...
Feb 7, 2005 1:38 pm
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David, At London and Whipsnade Zoos I arrived a year or so ago to find both sites very short of browse. Coming in from a recent background where I looked after...
Dear AZH members, I have been asked to collect infomation regarding salary levels from others in my field. I am specifically looking for equivalents at my ...
Who out there in zoo land are involved in composting your animal manure and bedding (as well as other green material) on grounds and in particular are selling...
David Selk
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Feb 11, 2005 4:18 pm
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Well David,,,, as you know, I'm not in 'zoo land' any longer but I sure enjoy being in contact with you guys. I miss being a part of the association and the...
Does anyone know a nursery source for Prunus laurocerasus 'Magnoliifolia'? It's supposed to have larger leaves reminiscent of Magnolia grandiflora. Thank you...
Susan Pierce
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Feb 11, 2005 8:37 pm
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Hi David, I have been working on this for Zoo Atlanta for a year now and we are in the contract stage of the process. We have identified a local company that...
The AZH Information & Survey Committee put out a member questionnaire in the Jan/Feb newsletter requesting feedback about the 2003 Animal Browse & Enrichment...
Hi Susan, Woodlander's Nursery in Aiken, SC carries a large leaf form of Prunus laurocerasus they call 'Gateway'. It doesn't appear to be nearly as hardy as ...
Hello David, Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden operates a registered composting facility. We own a large cuttermill called "the Beast" by Bandit Industries. We...
Hi All, We have over the past few years been sending our organic wastes, some manures, animal bedding, wastes from our plant nursery and gardens, to...
Thank you Gary. I've been searching using those names also. Sue ... From: Gary Wangler [mailto:gjw9977@...] Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 4:22 PM To:...
Susan Pierce
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Feb 14, 2005 1:37 pm
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This looks like a great conference with an excellent program. If any North American AZH members are going please let me know. David Selk, President Association...
