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Celebrating Plants and the Planet: Even the holiday season benefits from the powerful presence of plants! (Yes, I am relentless.) This month’s links (at...
Celebrating Plants and the Planet: With the New Year, I’d like to think that good changes are coming for humans and Nature alike. 2007 could be improved...
hi guys, This is my first question, any input will be greatly appreciated. I have the perfect place to plant three large canopy type trees or shrubs in our...
OKC Zoo has mature trees in the giraffe exhibit, done by having huge boulders placed in rings serving as a raised planter, with the tree in the center so the...
Nancy, Having plants with animals and in exhibits is never a bad idea - sometimes it is a challenge and creative solutions should be encouraged. Black locust...
David Selk
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Jan 9, 2008 11:42 pm
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Thanks, Great input. If you have a picture of the rock barrier you could share, it would be great. Thanks again _____ From: David Selk...
Thanks, I will look at your zoo website to find a picture, but it you have one handy you do not mind sharing please forward. Thanks again nancy _____ From:...
I think it's a great idea! We give Robinia pseudoacacia to our giraffes as browse plant for a long time, and they don't have had any problem of toxicity. It's...
Hi Nancy, I have been looking into trees for our new Giraffe exhibit. I have spoken with people at Arid Zone Trees, http://www.aridzonetrees.com/index.htm in...
Hi Nancy, and thanks Johnson. Attached is a photo of tree and giraffe living happily together at the OKC Zoo - works in rhino exhibits too. Tree has been in...
This is a shumard's red oak. Not African in appearance but very tough. I've used Gleditsia before but it does not appear to hold up as a good tree specimen for...
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Building our rainforest and this question came up: We are have operable panels on the roof to ventilate like on a greenhouse. There will be netting on the...
Not to mention the insect plant pest like aphids coming in. Perhaps the venting used in greenhouses for this very purpose would be the ticket. It may need a...
David Selk
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Jan 24, 2008 7:11 pm
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Our tropical conservatory doesn't have insect screening, and there are no problems with flies and yellow jackets. Our problem is mosquitoes-- Asian tiger,...
Deborah Lalumondier
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Jan 24, 2008 7:14 pm
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First off: congratulations Steve on having the rainforest back on track! Did you plan on using IPM in the exhibit? While mesh won't keep in all of the...
The issues that greenhouses have with screens are 1 they impede airflow 2 they have to be kept clean, or they will impede airflow even more. 3 They keep the...
Carol Glenister
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Jan 25, 2008 6:56 pm
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Hey Carol...Do you have any cryptoleamus montruzieri or whatever available? I am having trouble getting them from my usual supplier and really need them. ...
Hi Chris: They are backordered at the moment. For many people with cool greenhouses, that is just as well, because the Crypts like it hot! We do hope to have...
Carol Glenister
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Jan 29, 2008 8:49 pm
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Does anyone have a source for small canoes made out of Coconut trees? We are doing another display and the boss would REALLY like a dugout canoe. Please let me...
janet.latham@...
Jan 30, 2008 2:22 pm
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Have you tried Hydrogardens? www.hydro-gardens.com PEARL To: AZH@...: cnye@...: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:58:24 -0600Subject:...
Celebrating Plants and the Planet: Humans and plants, what a wacky relationship! …like Richard Burton and Liz Taylor, or Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee,...
At Woodland Park Zoo we have been composting our animal waste for more than 25 years. We are always looking to improve our process and product so we would like...
The California Academy of Sciences has had a set of large trees grown for them in south Florida under Cal Ag quarantine regulations and has an excess available...
David, Here at the North Carolina Zoo we have a 2 acre compost site where we compost all of our zoo's animal waste except felines and primates. Using the...
Hey everyone. I'm Tom, a new member, working at the Little Rock Zoo. I probably met some of you at the AZH conference in Tulsa. I'm working on a proposal for a...
This is another question regarding carnivorous plant exhibits, rather than an answer to Tom's question. We want to plant sarracenia in a new tree frog...
