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Helping Monarchs on their Great Migration

Monarch butterflies flutter among a sea of yellow goldenrod, driven by an internal compass to make their way south to Mexico. This great migration is built into their bones, well technically into their thorax. [...]

Become a Frog Scientist

Spring peeper calling (Photo: Justin Meissen)

Frogs and toads play important roles in wetland ecosystems, and are also indicators of a healthy environment. Across the country, many frog populations have drastically declined. That’s why volunteers with our Family Community Program [...]

Having Fun, Serving Together: Restoring Native Habitat at the Zoo’s EcOhio Farm

Planting at EcOhio Farm (Photo: Shasta Bray)

It was a cool and damp Saturday morning on November 4, but that didn’t stop us from having a great time restoring native prairie and wetland habitat out at the Zoo’s 600-acre property in [...]