Animal Trailside Encounters

Trailside Encounters are a great opportunity to talk to a real animal keeper about how the species lives in the wild, what it eats, how it fits in the ecosystem and more.

Discovery carts will be stationed nearby with more activities and information. Different animals will be stars at each presentation so visitors will be surprised every time.

Though only the keeper touches the animals, this is an opportunity for visitors to see the individual animals up close.



Schedule

 11:30 a.m. 
 
Cheney Discovery Center



 1:30 p.m.   
Woodland Pool


Additional impromptu encounters take place throughout the day.  Times are subject to change from October through May.


Featured animals

Slug

Rubber Boa

Skunk

Beaver

Screech Owl

Great Horned Owl

Spotted Owl

Red-tailed Hawk

Painted Turtle

Mallards

Porcupine

Gopher Snake

We are sensitive to the needs of the animals involved, so we cannot guarantee a particular animal will be presented on a given day. If the animal being presented gives signs of stress, the presentation may be ended.