-----Original Message-----
From: AZH@... [mailto:AZH@...]On Behalf Of Katrina Lindahl
Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 10:27 AM
To: 'AZH@...'
Subject: RE: [AZH] Members Only?

At this time I don't think we should limit members because we can get more input from a well rounded membership.  I appreciate being able to be enrolled on the AERGC chat line with out being a dues paying member of the organization.

You did the right thing by warning Tom that he would be cut off. I do agree, if people send mass mailings out via our chat line that they should denied access.

Thank you for monitoring this site for us.

Katrina

From: AZH@yahoogroups.co.uk [mailto:AZH@yahoogroups.co.uk] On Behalf Of Cindy
Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 6:04 AM
To: AZH@yahoogroups.co.uk
Subject: [AZH] Members Only?

Does anyone think I should limit new members to people who are already members of the AZH? I can require people to send their membership number with their application letter.

Does anyone think I should limit new members to people who are already members
of the AZH?  I can require people to send their membership number with their
application letter.

Please do not post messages like this again or you will be banned.


--- In AZH@..., Thomas Hecker <tshecker@...> wrote:
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I just recently removed felled a yellowwood (Sorry Chabot, hope you didn't plant
it!) and was asked by several keepers if it was browsable. Well  I couldn't find
it on any toxic list..... So now I turn to the experts! Any advice?

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

I passed this along to a guy I know who raises geckos and he brings up a couple
of good points.

From: gecko_guy
To: cactusflinthead
Date: Apr 16, 2009 10:27 PM
Subject: RE: geckos in a zoo aviary


  The species of roach you have in your aviary would determine the best species
of gecko to release I would also want to know the species of birds in the aviary
most specifically are there any carnivorous birds in your aviary? If so I might
suggest a larger starting population. as far as accommodations you would have to
provide nocturnal basking sites large rocks that are exposed to the sun during
the day would suffice also a place with vermiculite as a lay medium (anything
else will grow  bacteria that will kill the egg) to  not exposed to bird feces
or your misting system the eggs would be killed by exposure to direct contact
with water  or the urea in the bird feces (it inhibits the egg's  respiration) I
am not sure of the size of your aviary but I would recommend a starting
population closer to 50(provided your roach infestation can handle such a large
population) be sure to get several different lines of Hemidactylus frenatus
inbreeding will be your largest problem as they reproduce parthanogenicly as
well as sexually so as many as 1/2 of your geckos produced in your aviary may be
clones of the mother so diversity of genes becomes more important make sure to
have a long quarantine period (90 days or more) as  the stress from sharing the
aviary with other species of animals will exacerbate any diseases that are
present and will most likely spread through out the population and captive bred
only is a must there are more than one parasites transmissible between lizards
and birds also in a public collection one may have to post the possibility of
salmonella poisoning (I'm not sure of the legal issues surrounding this topic)
they will also drink off of surfaces so any fertilizers or other chemicals would
have to be added to the soil directly and not allowed to accumulate on any
surface if your roaches are larger than 1.5cm(they can be longer but not wider)
a larger gecko would be required to even control the problem with out the
ability to eat the adults you will have no luck stopping the expanding
population (if this is the case I have a few other species in mind to use)
introduce the geckos at dusk preferably during early spring the light cycles
will cause a greater population increase before too many die or are predated by
the birds and I would keep a breeding group out side of the aviary to be added
over time to help the genetic diversity of your population feel free to message
me further with more specific information as I would be happy to assist further
I hope this helps your project best of luck,
                                                                                    
Tim Wyckoff

--- In AZH@..., Katrina Lindahl <katrina.lindahl@...> wrote:
>
> We are wondering if anyone has experience using geckos in interior exhibits, 
primarily for cockroach control.  We want to release 25 or so Asian House Geckos
(Hemidactylus frenatus)  into our Tropical Rain Forest Exhibit which has  birds
only.  If so, was your experience good or bad? What were the opinions of the
keeper and animal health staff?  Did  the exhibit animals eat them?  Did they
multiply of decline in numbers?  Did they move to other exhibits in your
building?  How did visitors respond?  Are there any special conditions we need
to provide to get them established? Did you use a different species?
> We look forward to hearing from you.
> Thank you,
> Katrina Lindahl
> Woodland Park Zoo
> Seattle, WA
>

Hi All,

Just curious if anyone has used Japanese Snowbell in an exhibit, and if so, how
is it holding up?

-----Original Message-----
From: AZH@... [mailto:AZH@...]On Behalf Of Rob Halpern
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 5:32 PM
To: AZH@...
Subject: RE: [AZH] ZHCD Botanical NEWS for March

Hi Tom!

 

Me on NPR? Seems unlikely. I did do a radio/NPR interview for the Cincinnati Zoo a couple of months ago (its on my website) but I can't imagine they play it nationally.

 

All is well here. Actually, getting amazingly busy, both in the US and internationally.

Anything ever come from the Houston connection?

 

Regards to the family (I still imagine your kids as small but they must be middle-aged by now!)

 

Rob

 

Zoo Horticulture

Consulting & Design

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-----Original Message-----
From: AZH@yahoogroups.co.uk [mailto:AZH@yahoogroups.co.uk]On Behalf Of Thomas Hecker
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 4:08 PM
To: AZH@yahoogroups.co.uk
Subject: Re: [AZH] ZHCD Botanical NEWS for March

Rob,

Hope all is well. I thought I heard you on NPR yesterday. Tom

On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Rob Halpern <rob@zooplantman.com> wrote:

Celebrating Plants and the Planet:

 

March is a changeable month. In like a Panthera leo, out like a Ovis aries or something like that. There are massive changes underway in our natural environments. Some seem for the worse, but perhaps others can be for the best.

March's links at www.zooplantman.com  (NEWS/Botanical News) look at changes in Nature…big and small.

                                                                                        

·         Begin near the beginning. When flowering plants appeared about 100 million years ago, everything began to change: they created the conditions for the rise of pollinators, frogs, mammals and more.

·         Can conservatives cope with change? Apparently no, at least not if they are plant species that evolved to fit their habitats. A new study warns that global warming could eliminate most Southern hemisphere plant species.

·         What would happen to a forest if all the birds disappeared and seeds were no longer dispersed? Researchers went to Guam to find out.

·         Why did the pollinator cross the clearing? It didn't, and that is part of the current pollinator crisis.

·         Can marginal areas produce crops for human food, commercial salt, biodiesel while removing carbon from the atmosphere in record amounts? Yes, if they are planted with Salicornia.

Technology is also changing at a head-spinning rate. To make sense of it all, I turned to Jon Stewart and the Daily Show:  http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=219519&title=twitter-frenzy

Please share these stories with associates, staff, docents and -- most importantly -- visitors! Remember, over a hundred other stories can be found in the archive section of the website.

Rob

Zoo Horticulture

Consulting & Design

Greening design teams since 1987

Please add rob@zooplantman.com to your "approved" email list in order to keep receiving these newsletters.

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EcoBotanic Designs, Inc.
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239-682-0674 mobile

3525 21st Avenue Sw
Naples, Florida 34117

www.ecobotanicdesigns.com
thecker@ecobotanicdesigns.com

-----Original Message-----
From: AZH@... [mailto:AZH@...]On Behalf Of Thomas Hecker
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 4:08 PM
To: AZH@...
Subject: Re: [AZH] ZHCD Botanical NEWS for March

Rob,

Hope all is well. I thought I heard you on NPR yesterday. Tom

On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Rob Halpern <rob@zooplantman.com> wrote:

Celebrating Plants and the Planet:

 

March is a changeable month. In like a Panthera leo, out like a Ovis aries or something like that. There are massive changes underway in our natural environments. Some seem for the worse, but perhaps others can be for the best.

March's links at www.zooplantman.com  (NEWS/Botanical News) look at changes in Nature…big and small.

                                                                                        

·         Begin near the beginning. When flowering plants appeared about 100 million years ago, everything began to change: they created the conditions for the rise of pollinators, frogs, mammals and more.

·         Can conservatives cope with change? Apparently no, at least not if they are plant species that evolved to fit their habitats. A new study warns that global warming could eliminate most Southern hemisphere plant species.

·         What would happen to a forest if all the birds disappeared and seeds were no longer dispersed? Researchers went to Guam to find out.

·         Why did the pollinator cross the clearing? It didn't, and that is part of the current pollinator crisis.

·         Can marginal areas produce crops for human food, commercial salt, biodiesel while removing carbon from the atmosphere in record amounts? Yes, if they are planted with Salicornia.

Technology is also changing at a head-spinning rate. To make sense of it all, I turned to Jon Stewart and the Daily Show:  http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=219519&title=twitter-frenzy

Please share these stories with associates, staff, docents and -- most importantly -- visitors! Remember, over a hundred other stories can be found in the archive section of the website.

Rob

Zoo Horticulture

Consulting & Design

Greening design teams since 1987

Please add rob@zooplantman.com to your "approved" email list in order to keep receiving these newsletters.

--
Thomas Hecker
EcoBotanic Designs, Inc.
239-692-9237 studio
239-682-0674 mobile

3525 21st Avenue Sw
Naples, Florida 34117

www.ecobotanicdesigns.com
thecker@ecobotanicdesigns.com

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Has anyone had experience in using the “Earth Right” line of fertilizers in their interior exhibits

Super Stuff? Mushroom Stuff? Sure Bloom?

Thanks - Steve