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May 21, 2003 (Elje Jlortlatxò (©bsemer Vancouver Seeks Volunteer Firefighters Winged Wonders Open Eyes Zoo exhibit features 20 species A bevy o f beautiful butterflies will flutter by and touch down on visitors this summer at the Oregon Zoo. Winged Wonders, presented by Meier & Frank, celebrates its grand opening on Saturday, May 24, from 10 a m. to 4 p.m. with a variety o f special activities. The butterfly garden features more than 20 species o f North A m erican butterflies and runs through Labor Day. By mid-sum mer, the zoo will add a variety o f exotic butterflies from around the world. “The butterflies w ere such a big hit last summer, we decided to bring them back !” said Tony V ecchio, zoo director. “ V isitors were alw ays surprised to be com pletely im m ersed in butterflies. It was a w onderful experience.” G rand opening activities will feature fun for all ages. Children can get their face painted and make butterfly finger puppets to take home. C hildren can also par ticipate in activities like the Flower Game, w here they dress up like butterflies and other pollinators and carry “pollen” balls from flow er to flower. A dults can take advantage o f the zo o ’s dem onstration garden to learn about attracting butter flies to their garden. V isitors will follow a w inding pathw ay through flow er gardens to the exhibit entrance w here they will receive a butterfly identifica tion brochure. O nce inside the exhibit, butterflies such as Zebra / Swallowtails, Buckeyes and Vice roys will be the main attraction. V isitors w ill m eander through A girl is intrigued by the dynamic colors o f an exotic butterfly at the Oregon Zoo beautiful gardens w ith w ater fea tures. Som e lucky visitors will servation efforts. have butterflies land on them, The Oregon Zoo is a service o f making this exhibit truly interac Metro. tiv e . L in g e r in g a r e a s w ith The zoo opens at 9 a.m. daily benches w ill allow visitors to sit and is located five minutes from back and be im m ersed in a world downtown Portland, off Highway 26. The zoo is also accessible by o f w inged w onders Before leav- ing the m ain exhibit area visitors MAX light rail line. can view the life cycle o f a butter A dm ission to the butterfly ex fly through a pupae display. hibit is $2 in addition to general An interpretive area will allow zoo adm ission. G eneral adm is visitors to learn m ore about the sion is $8 (12-64), seniors $6.50 The exit area will consist o f a A merican Zoo and Aquarium A s (65+), children $5 ( 3 - 11 ), and un b u tte r f lie s . I n te r e s tin g , fun hands-on activities also will ex butterfly garden stocked w ith sociation have joined 34 zoos and der 3 are free. plain how a butterfly uses its plants native to N orth A m erica. aquarium s from around the coun Additional information can be senses o f sight, sm ell and taste. The flora includes the butterfly try to form the Butterfly C onser obtained by visiting the zoo’s web c o r n e lia n c h e r ry , vation Initiative. A new shape-sorter puzzle will b u sh , site at www.oregonzoo.org or call dem onstrate how butterflies use kinnikinick, spirea and dogwood, The Initiative is designed to ing 503-226-1561. cam ouflage to blend into differ ail o f w hich attract butterflies. b rin g g o v e rn m e n t en t e n v iro n m e n ts , in c lu d in g Here visitors w ill discover w hat and non-governm ent tropical forests, alpine m eadow s they can do in theirow n backyard agencies to aid in the and tem perate grasslands. The to create a butterfly-friendly habi recovery o f imperiled puzzle will also describe basic tat. North A m erican but “You have to think in term s o f terflies. The Oregon butterfly needs, no m atter what plants that will attract butterflies Z o o an d A ZA are their environm ent. The zo o ’s field conservation in all stages o f their develop com m itted to butter projects w ith endangered Oregon m ent,” rem arked Linda Coady fly conservation. silverspot and F ender’s blue but R ichardson, the z o o ’s horticul A portion o f the s u p e r v is o r . “ T h e proceeds from the O r terflies will also be featured The tu r a l interactive display will describe ca te rp illar's plant needs are dif egon Z o o ’s butterfly how the zoo rears endangered ferent from the p u p ae’s, which exhibit helps support butterflies, as well as explain the are different from the butterfly’s.” th e z o o ’s b u tte rfly T he O re g o n Z o o an d th e ed u catio n and con- life cycle o f w ild butterflies. Here visitors will discover whdt they con do in their b d C K V d r d tO CrCClte d butterfly-friendly hdbitdt. PageA5 The Vancouver Fire Depart ment, in conjunction with Clark County District 5, is accepting a p p lic a tio n s for v o lu n te e r firefighters. Interested residents who want to learn more about volunteering may attend an informational meet ing on T uesday, May 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Northwest Regional TrainingCenter, 1I606N.E.66SI. in Vancouver. Applications can be picked up at the Vancouver Fire Department headquarters station. 7110 N.E. 63rd Street, or by downloading an a p p lic a tio n from www.vanfire.org, orby calling the fire department at 360-892-4323. Deadline for applications is Fri- •The day. May 30. "The Vancouv er Fire Department values volunteers and maintains an active volunteer firefighter pro gram ," said Ward Knable, training division chief. He a d d s th a t v o lu n te e r firefighters deliver an important ser vice to the community and they also build future career skills. Volunteers participate in a com petiti veexam process consisting o f a written assessment, a rigorous physical agility assessment, back ground check, and an oral inter view process. 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