Throwback Thursday: Teen Zookeepers
Potter Park Zoo has offered a volunteer teen zookeeper program for over 30 years, providing hands-on opportunities for youth to explore the world of work at the zoo, and acquire […]
Author: Peter Sculli
Throwback Thursday: Bald Eagles at the Zoo
The bald eagle exhibit at Potter Park gives a nod to our National Bird, and helps us share this species’ remarkable conservation success story. Fifty years ago, eagle populations had […]
Potter Park Zoo Veterinary Department and Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine (MSU CVM): 50 years of collaboration honored with Distinguished Partnership Award for Community-Engaged Research.
Spanning 50 years, the partnership between MSU College of Veterinary Medicine and Potter Park Zoo is special. This relationship was honored recently with the Distinguished Partnership Award for Community-Engaged Research. […]
Eco-friendly Ways to Celebrate a Loved One
Most people have at some point released a balloon or lantern into the environment. It may have been as part of a celebration, a memorial for someone or as […]
The Convenience of Destroying the Planet: Facing Down the Garbage Mountain
Eating. It’s the most normal thing there is. Eating gives us energy, it sustains us, it gets us through our day. Food is an essential part of our lives, our cultures, and […]
Why Choose Fair Trade Products?
After spending nearly four years working on my environmental biology degree, I often wonder how can I make a difference? While sitting in a Fair Trade Club meeting on campus […]
Nitrogen Pollution
Everyone knows that pollution is bad. It is taught at a very young age. What most people don’t realize is that pollution is more than just the plastic in oceans […]
Throwback Thursday: Summer Day Camps – Zoo School & Zookambi
Zookambi is Potter Park Zoo’s popular summer day camp. It has grown tremendously over the years, both in the variety of classes offered and the number of students […]
Throwback Thursday: Wolves at Potter Park
Wolves were early residents at Potter Park Zoo and have maintained a consistent presence over the years. Aside from their role in Potter Park’s history, the wolf is a testament […]
Throwback Thursday: The Peter Rabbit Club of 1923
In the summer of 1923, the Lansing State Journal (LSJ) invited children in the area to join the Peter Rabbit Club. The club required members to pledge to be kind to animals, and its […]
