| There are many ways
you can support the zoo! Whether it
be a donation to one of our funds, volunteering, or buying a membership, everything helps
us spread the conservation message. Northern
Lights Chapter of the
American Association of Zookeepers (AAZK)
The Northern Lights Chapter of AAZK was established under the national organization to promote
zookeeping as a career, support conservation projects, and establish communication with
others of our profession. We are a small team including zookeepers and education staff.
The money we raise is used to support the national  AAZK
in various causes. We also send chapter members to professional conferences and contribute
to local, national, and international conservation efforts. For example, in 1999, we
donated funds to a zoo in Texas during a flood crisis.We are also paying the salary of a
zookeeper in Madagascar, at Parc Ivoloinia, who otherwise would not be able to support his
family. Our chapter also purchased red worms to start a vermiculture pile. We hope to
reduce zoo waste and turn some zoo doo into a profitable compost.
Raising and contributing funds is an integral part of the AAZK mission. To donate or
inquire about membership to the Northern Lights Chapter of AAZK,
please call the zoo at, (218) 723-3854, and ask for Wendy W. or
Jill, use our request information form, or send us an e-mail. |
