Spring, 2009 -- The Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS) New York Aquarium is the perfect place to be to reflect on planet Earth – Oceans included! The week features a Green Fest – a celebration of all things “Green” (environmentally friendly). Exhibits and vendors will be on hand to help you your family learn about what you can do to protect our planet. Spring is the time to think green and plan an Aquarium trip April 13-19 including April 22.
Throughout the week and on April 22, visitors will be offered ways to embrace and support a green and sustainable future while learning more about WCS and its global reach. Come and dance to the music and create art from recyclable materials. All daily events run from Noon to 4 p.m. Special activities include:
Music by Gigi and the Lend Me A Hand Band – lively music with an environmental message
Storytelling with LuAnn Adams – animal stories using puppets and audience participation
Sea Lion Shows – our playful sea lions demonstrate how to protect our sea life
Keeper Chats - with the help of our animal ambassadors
Earth Day Mural – help us create an artful tribute to our planet
Be Crafty – make an Earth Day souvenir using recyclable materials
GREEN FEST
Join us to honor our Earth - Oceans included! The day features a Green Fest - a celebration of all things “Green” (environmentally friendly.) Exhibits and vendors will be on hand to help guests learn about what they can do to protect our planet. Come and dance to the music or create art from recyclable materials.
~Visit our "booths" of Green products. Booths include:
~Music with a Save the Earth theme
~Local public school children will be displaying murals created from recyclable art
~Canvas shopping bags for kids will be available to decorate (encouraging people not to use paper/plastic bags when shopping.)
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
~Cell phones don’t grown on trees…but recycling them helps grow trees!
Recycle a cell phone and help a gorilla! By doing this, guests are investing in the planet’s future. Did you know that by recycling cell phones the demand for Coltan, an element required in cell phone manufacturing, can be reduced. Coltan is mined in forest of Congo, which destroys the habitat for gorillas and other endangered wildlife. Depositing unneeded cell phones at the Aquarium or one of WCS’s other facilities in New York (Bronx, Central Park, Queens and Prospect Park Zoos,) visitors can help save endangered animals and their homes in the wild.
The New York Aquarium opens every day of the year at 10am, and closing times vary seasonally. Admission is $13.00 for adults, $9.00 for children ages 3-12 and $10.00 for senior citizens (65 and older); children under 3 years of age are admitted free. Fridays after 3pm, admission is by suggested donation. The Aquarium is located on Surf Avenue at West 8th Street in Coney Island. For directions, information on public events and programs, and other Aquarium information, call 718-265-FISH or visit our web site at http://www.nyaquarium.com. Now is the perfect time to visit and show support for the New York Aquarium, Brooklyn’s most heavily attended attraction and a beloved part of the City of New York.
The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild places worldwide. We do so through science, global conservation, education and the management of the world's largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo. Together these activities change attitudes towards nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in harmony. WCS is committed to this mission because it is essential to the integrity of life on Earth.
Special Note to the Media: If you would like to guide your readers or viewers to a web link where they can make donations in support of helping save wildlife and wild places, please direct them to www.wcs.org/donation. . Living Museums like the Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium face severe budget cuts and need your help! Let your readers know how important these institutions are and urge them not to cut this critical funding, please direct them to http://capwiz.com/wcs/issues/alert/?alertid=12198681&type=ML.
