May 21, 2003
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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.
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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.
Selected individuals are issued
uniforms and personal protective
gear, and are expected to attend
weekly evening training sessions.
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