Wonderland of Lights
Potter Park Zoo Potter Park Zoo, Lansing, MI, United StatesThousands of lights create extraordinary animal exhibits and holiday displays at the 23rd annual Wonderland of Lights! There will be cookies, crafts and animal encounters for the kids to enjoy. Wonderland of Lights is open on Thursdays through Sundays 5pm to 8pm only from Nov. 17 through Dec. 31. NEW: We've added dates for Wonderland […]
Toys for Tots
Potter Park Zoo Potter Park Zoo, Lansing, MI, United StatesIt's our annual Toys drive, and this year we're stuffing a truck courtesy of Two Men and a Truck! Join your friends at the zoo to make this our most successful Toys for Tots night yet! On December 2nd, each person who brings in a new, unwrapped toy will be admitted to Wonderland of Lights […]
Winter Wine & Stein
Potter Park Zoo Potter Park Zoo, Lansing, MI, United StatesYou love wining and steining in the summer! Now, celebrate the wintery season with our WINTER casual after hours bash at the zoo! Enjoy tastings of craft beer and wine and sample fabulous hors d'oeuvres from local restaurants as you listen to holiday tunes and meander through the zoo, featuring our holiday favorite Wonderland of […]
Conservation Talk: Working Dogs for Conservation
Potter Park Zoo Potter Park Zoo, Lansing, MI, United StatesJoin us Thursday January, 25th at 6 p.m. in the Safari Room at Potter Park Zoo for a conservation talk featuring Working Dogs for Conservation (WD4C), in collaboration with the Michigan Wildlife Conservancy and the Institute for Rare Mammal Studies in Michigan. Pete Coppolillo PhD, Executive Director of Working Dogs for Conservation from Montana, will […]
FALCONERS “Around the World”
FALCONERS “Around the World” Potter Park Zoo is pleased to announce that our program for autistic learners and their families has been expanded to include children with other special needs. FALCONERS is designed to allow autistic or other special needs learners and their whole family to have an enriching educational experience in a safe and […]
FALCONERS “Star Safari
Potter Park Zoo is pleased to announce that our program for autistic learners and their families has been expanded to include children with other special needs. FALCONERS is designed to allow autistic or other special needs learners and their whole family to have an enriching educational experience in a safe and welcoming environment. There will […]
Conservation Talk: Snow Leopard Research in Tian Shan Mountains
Please join us Wednesday, March 7 at 6 p.m. in the Safari Room at the zoo to hear zoo and wildlife veterinarian Dr. Ric Berlinski share his adventures while doing Snow Leopard research in the wild! As a member of Panthera's snow leopard project in Krygzstan, Dr. Berlinski has spent the last three years exploring […]
April FALCONERS Event: Party for the Planet
FALCONERS “Party for the Planet” Potter Park Zoo is pleased to announce that our program for autistic learners and their families has been expanded to include children with other special needs. FALCONERS is designed to allow autistic or other special needs learners and their whole family to have an enriching educational experience in a safe […]
Session 1: FrogWatch USA Training at Potter Park Zoo
Become a FrogWatch Citizen Scientist! Potter Park Zoo is inviting Michigan residents to become volunteer citizen scientists and join the local chapter of FrogWatch USA. The program teaches volunteers how to identify frogs and toads by their breeding calls and help to gather data that supports a national network. This is a great program for […]
March FALCONERS Event: Keeping Animals SAFE
FALCONERS “Keeping Animals SAFE” Potter Park Zoo is pleased to announce that our program for autistic learners and their families has been expanded to include children with other special needs. FALCONERS is designed to allow autistic or other special needs learners and their whole family to have an enriching educational experience in a safe and […]