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Greater Cleveland AAZK Chapter Newsletter

Summer 2017

On February 7, 2017, Greater Cleveland AAZK Chapter partnered with Sibling Revelry and Wine and Canvas to do a fundraiser called Canvas & Cold Ones for Conservation: Trumpeting in the Tap Room. We sent a total of $894.26 to support the Trumpeter Swan Society!


GCAAZK held a Reverse Raffle on March 11, 2017 at the Primates, Cats, & Aquatics building at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and raised $1,941.23 for Action for Cheetahs.

April 22, 2017- Party for the Planet


GCAAZK had tables at the Annual Party for the Planet held at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo where they educated kids about polar bears, climate change, and how we can help them by doing our part! We also had a table promoting Bowling for Rhinos and how to join our efforts for rhino conservation!


Together with Tim K from Cleveland Metroparks, Greater Cleveland AAZK planted 60 trees at Brookside Reservation on May 3, 2017 and the species included: Red Oak, White Oak, Tulip, Hickory, and Black Gum. The Centennial tree that we planted was a Red Oak from acorns that were collected during the autumn of 2014 from specimens that were at least 100 years old within Cleveland Metroparks! The seeds were then germinated and grown in a private nursery near Columbus. Now they are three years old they are ready to be planted. This site was originally planted during the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s “Year of the Frog” campaign in 2008, in which some Greater Cleveland AAZK members helped with that planting. We returned to this site this year in an effort to continue enhancing the area with additional trees, with the long term goal of one day to re-establish a population of Wood Frogs in the created pools.


A few of our members traveled to Iowa to participate in a Trumpeter Swan Release on May 11-12, 2017. One of the swans was born at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and our members were proud to be a part of this release that is connected with the Species Survival Plan (SSP) program for this species!


Lights Out Cleveland---This is an initiative that some of our members have been participating in conjunction with Tim Jasinski and other facilities. During migration season birds are confused by lit up buildings at night and end up striking windows. Volunteers walk around downtown Cleveland early in the morning and collect data on bird window strikes. The Cleveland Museum of Natural History (CMNH) takes inventory of the species, time, date and location of the dead birds. The Lake Erie Nature and Science Center (LENSC) takes in the injured birds, rehabs them and releases them. In spring of 2017, around 300 dead birds were taken to CMNH, with 93 live birds re-released from LENSC. The goal is to use this data to convince buildings downtown to turn off their lights during peak migration to help prevent window strikes.


Bowling for Rhinos June 17, 2017


Our Chapter would like to thank all those who came out to support Bowling for Rhinos 2017!

Congratulations to the top sponsor money raisers from BFR 2017- Seth and Michelle W. with $750, Holly K. with $150, Kevin S. with $100 and Jen Stevens with $75!

Congratulations to the top sponsor money raisers for Bowling for Rhinos 2017 from Zoo Crew!! Meghan P. with $400, Katie P. with $125, and Alec B. with $100 and Cami L. with $100.


A Huge thank you to our sponsors for their support for Bowling for Rhinos 2017!

Teamsters 507

Bakers Local 19

J. Hilburn

Lane 30

B.A. Sweetie

Yorktown Lanes

Step 2

ONEarth studios - Bill Burmeister

Cleveland Zoological Society

Aly.C.Photography

The Cleveland Aquarium

Biodiversity Landscape Design


July 19, 2017- Burritos for Birds! (Chipotle Fundraiser)

September- Drafts for Giraffes

October- Pool for Plovers

November 16, 2017- Shopathon

November & December- Gift Wrapping at Barnes and Noble

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