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ZooTeens
Program
Turns 20
This sum m er marks the 20th
a n n iv e rsa ry ot the O regon
Z o o ’s youth volunteer corps,
in which local teens learn to
give on-grounds education pre­
sentations and run the z o o ’s
Family Farm Exhibit.
The Z ooT eens recently cel­
ebrated their program ’s birth­
day with cake and candles.
’’W e ’re so p ro u d o f the
Z o o T e e n s p r o g r a m ,” sa id
A m anda G reenvoss, O regon
Zoo y ou t h vo I u n tee r c oo rd i n a-
tor. " It's becom e a really pow ­
erfu l e d u c a tio n a l reso u rce.
Teens not only help zoo visi­
tors and cam pers learn about
w ildlife, but they also develop
jo b skills and a better under­
standing o f conservation while
th ey 're at it.”
Fifteen ZooTeens and three of the youth in the Zoo
In Z o o T een s" in a u g u ra l Animal Presenters internship program traveled to Peru
sum m er, 150 students joined in June to see rainforest conservation in action.
the youth corps. It has since
doubled its numbers, with more
than 300 teens participating
each summer.
I'eens that join the program
riginal ajun reations
as rising freshm en now have
the opportunity to participate
in ZooTeens for up to five sum
m e rs, s o m e tim e s a c c ru in g
more than 2,000 hours o f ser­
vice. Teens with a few sum ­
mers under their belts can also
participate in the Zoo Leader
ship Corps, a w inter program
that includes keeper jo b -sh ad ­
ows, internships anti work w ith
some ot the zo o 's more exotic
animals.
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