St. Paul teen (& Como Volunteer) taking her concern over polar bears to the tundra
Click here to follow Clara’s Arctic Adventure on Facebook Click here to read the Arctic Ambassadors’ Blog Postings ***The article below appears courtesy of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Sunday…
In for the season
The seals and sea lion that reside on Pinniped Island for the summer have returned to their winter home. After a summer spent basking in the sun, California Sea Lion…
Gorilla construction underway
Walking into the zoo you might notice some changes around the primate building. The entrance on the Great Ape side has been closed off and a construction fence has gone…
Gorilla construction underway
Walking into the zoo you might notice some changes around the primate building. The entrance on the Great Ape side has been closed off and a construction fence has gone…
Sparky’s Got A New Gig!
Only A Few Days Left To See The Summer Flower Show!
Summer Still in Bloom for the Garden Guy: MyFoxTWINCITIES.com
Blooming Corpse Flower Follow up!
As we were looking over the Gardener Blog from the great blooming Corpse Flower event in June 2011, we happened to notice that there were not any photos of the…
Possible seeds?? Big tuber!!
We discovered these seed looking structures this week on our corpse flower, BOB,too. After the initial excitement, it was determined that these were not viable seed and the reddish orange…
Edible Garden Featured on FOX-9
You’ll find it at the Como Park Zoo And Conservatory in Saint Paul. It’s an 8,000 square foot garden that looks more like the produce section of the grocery store…
Como’s Facebook Fans Name Baby Bison
The Name “Bogo” (Buy One Get One) is Top Vote Getter Como Zoo turned over the naming rights of its baby bison to its 29,000+ Facebook fans. Como Park Zoo &…
Sparky’s Green Initiative draws attention from KSTP-TV!
Roots, Shoots & Fruits Featured on KSTP-TV!
The Corpse Flower has been moved off display
This morning, after a great 2 weeks out in our Parlor here at the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory, BOB,too the Corpse Flower was moved back to the support greenhouse. The inflorescence…
Como Zoo Releases North America’s Most Critically Endangered Amphibian Back into the Wild
As part of Como Zoo’s behind-the-scenes species preservation efforts, 1,353 Wyoming Toad tadpoles were placed in oxygenated water, shipped overnight and released today near the Mortenson Lake National Wildlife Refuge outside Laramie,…
