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We do not generate enough waste nor have the space for a large scale (windrow type) compost operation. However, we are surpassing the ability to compost on a...
Hi Laurie, We are in the same situation as you described. Too much waste for small homeowner-type operation, but no space for windrow operation. We found a...
Good morning Laurie,,, and all in the network. When with the zoo 6 years ago, and I believe we have had this question asked in the past,,,, the zoo would...
You know,,, as I recall some time back,,, 1985??? I thought one or two of the zoos at that time were processing and packaging the material as 'Zoo-poo' in both...
A number of zoos compost on grounds - some using the final product in house and others selling it to the public. We do the latter and sell it both in bulk and...
David Selk
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Dec 15, 2005 5:11 pm
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I think Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago and Brookfield Zoo (in Brookfield) are marketing "zoo-poo"...There is a national company who also do it but I don't know if...
Could you send a picture of it, better if it is in flower ;o) Sergio Pacinotti Plant curator Randers Regnskov plant@... +45 20264499 ... From: Susan...
Has anyone ever given away bamboo stalks once animals have eaten the leaves (in our case red pandas)? We have a nice "stalk pile" and I am considering...
Laurie,,, just a suggestion. Many horticultural suppliers for plant shops and florists use bamboo sometimes for floral arrangements or just decoratively as...
Hi All,    Greetings of the season to all AZH from Melbourne Zoo Horticulture. We regularly mulch the bamboo culms fed to pandas and other animals with t ...
Are cut Christmas trees treated with anything that might harm animals? I would like to collect trees for enrichment. Laurie Spangler, Interim Curator/Director...
I the past some have been dyed for "enhanced color" (aka covering the mite damage). Haven't seen any dyed ones in this area for a while but I'm sure people...
Brookfield zoo puts extra cut Christmas trees in with the bears for animal enrichment and have not had any problems. Our trees are purchased from Canada. Diane...
Brookfield Zoo puts left over cut Christmas trees in with our bears. Diane Dunlap, Horticulturist Brookfield Zoo Grounds Department 3300 S. Golf Rd Brookfield,...
Does anyone have any experience - good or bad - using crown vetch or milk vetch as a ground cover in North American Mammal exhibits (non- ruminates)?...
I seeded some sloping areas years ago twice as I did not see any germination the first year. Years later, maybe 15, I finally started to see some plants. Don't...
Hi everyone,,,, I agree with Steve regarding the tolerance to traffic. It is herbaceous and dies down in our area for the winter. I do not think it would ...
Actually in NY I have seen them plant plants rather than seed along highways. Maybe hydro seeding would be a better route than what I tried. Being a legume the...
Thanks for the vetch repsonses. We are in Zone 5. Aside from turfgrass -which we currently use in most of our exhibits (a fescue blend)any other suggestions...
Always a problem! Be careful of the fescues unless they are endophyte free. Also watch out for red clover as the flowers will cause conception problems in...
Happy New Year! Has anyone had experience with the use of Filtrexx FilterSoxx for erosion control in animal areas? www.filtrexx.com Any suggestions of...
Hello, all- Crown vetch is a terrible, known invasive. Please try to avoid spreading crown vetch anywhere in the country. In Louisiana, Missouri and even in...
I agree with Allison. I would not tolerate introducing crown vetch anywhere. I was surprised to read as many responses as I did before getting to one that...
zoohort@...
Jan 10, 2006 2:18 am
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Do Not use crown vetch! We have been trying to kill it because it is every where. Once you have it, you can never truly get rid of it. I remember reading...
Emmett Bender
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Jan 10, 2006 1:13 pm
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Does anyone have experiences, good or bad, with how the following primates co-exist with plants? Squirrel monkeys saki monkeys capuchin monkeys red howler...
Folks - As a follow up to my last question does anyone have experience with capyra bara and tapir in an indoor exhibit with tropical plants? - Steve...
Hello Steve; Here in Europe we've been working on a Plant/animal compatability database for some time now, and a few years back we completed the primate plant...
My first post..howdy At the Santa Ana Zoo in CA we have all four of those species in different exhibits. From my observations I would say the squirrels and...
