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Grand Canyon National Park
Celebrate Wildlife Day: Sat. May 1, 2010
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Shrine of Ages Auditorium: 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Join Grand Canyon Rangers and wildlife biologists for a fun and educational day celebrating the park’s wildlife. Special programs, interactive exhibits, educational demonstrations and live animals from the Adobe Mountain Wildlife Center of Phoenix, Arizona will be highlights of this day-long event that will take place on Saturday, May 1, 2010.
The 2010 schedule will be posted here. (when it becomes available)
For more information about the 2010 event contact Shannan Marcak at 928-638-7958
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A Recap of the 2009 Celebrate Wildlife Day
The National Park Service celebrated the wonders of wildlife and the work of wildlife biologists on Saturday, May 2, 2009, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. The event was held at the Shrine of the Ages on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Visitors used the Village Route Shuttle Bus to reach the event or park in Lot A.
- In addition to indoor and outdoor programs about wildlife and related wildlife studies, there was an all day open house at the Shrine with exhibits, touch tables, informal activities and Grand Canyon Association book sales.
- The of Phoenix, Arizona provided educational demonstrations with live animals between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
- 2009's special evening program was presented by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist, Robert Mesta, author of the book Condor: Spirit of the Canyon
2009 Indoor Program Schedule (Shrine of Ages)
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| 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. |
Mountain Lions with Ranger Lori Rome |
| 11:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. |
Tassel Eared Squirrels
with Professor Dr. Sylvester Allred (book signing) |
| 12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch Break |
| 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Reptiles and Amphibians with Ranger Marker Marshall |
| 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Bats with Ranger Pam Cox |
| 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Condor Kid's Talk with Biologist Robert Mesta |
| 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Wildlife Habitat
with Science Outreach Coordinator Allyson Mathis |
| 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
Dinner Break |
| 7:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. |
Wildlife Skit with the students of Grand Canyon School |
| 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. |
Special Evening Program:
The California Condor
with Robert Mesta, Biologist with the USFWS. |
| 8:30 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. |
Closing and Book Signings. |
Robert Mesta and bald eagle
2009 Outdoor Program Schedule (Shrine of Ages)
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| 7:00 a.m. & 9:00 a.m |
Morning Bird Programs:
Meet Ranger Brian Gatlin outside of the Shrine of the Ages |
| 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
Telemetry Workshop with Rangers Ron & Pat Brown |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Tracks and Scat Workshop
with Rangers Cassidy Wolf and Nicole Deluca |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Lunch Break |
| 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Binoculars, Birds and More with Ranger Graciela Avila |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Telemetry Workshop with Rangers Ron & Pat Brown |
| 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Tracks and Scat Workshop
with Rangers Cassidy Wolf and Nicole Deluca |
| 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m |
Binoculars, Birds and More with Ranger Graciela Avila |
Outdoor programs were subject to change due to weather and staffing.
Rain or shine, snow or sun, visitors came prepared for the elements. |
Listen to the 2009 Celebrate Wildlife Day Audio Podcast
Duration 03m 22s (31kb PDF File)
By Park Rangers Lori Rome and Patrick Gamman. |
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The 2008 Celebrate Wildlife Day was a huge success
November 7, 2008
On November 1, 2008, Grand Canyon National Park hosted its first Celebrate Wildlife Day to promote understanding and appreciation of the unique and diverse wildlife that make the spectacular Grand Canyon landscape their home. The event also honored the work of biologist Eric York, who dedicated his life to the study of wildlife in Grand Canyon National Park and around the world.
Edwina, a turkey vulture with a volunteer from Adobe Mountain Wildlife Center.
Wildlife Day included a series of special ranger programs on wildlife and wildlife biology, exhibits, touch tables, and children’s programs.
Adobe Mountain Wildlife Center of Phoenix, Arizona provided live animals including raptors, reptiles, and mammals in educational demonstrations for about 650 visitors. Kevin Hansen of New Mexico State Parks and author of Cougar: The American Lion presented the evening program, which nearly 350 people attended.
Martha Hahn, Chief of Science and Resource Management said, “Our first Celebrate Wildlife Day was amazing. Members of the park community and visitors from around the world joined us in honoring the park’s wildlife and remembering Eric, whom we tragically lost a year ago. Participants learned a great deal about the park’s wildlife, our wildlife biology program, and wildlife safety. I really want to thank the many park employees and our partners who came together to make this day such a great success.”
A touch table
Celebrate Wildlife Day was a collaboration between Grand Canyon’s Divisions of Interpretation and Science and Resource Management. Partners included Adobe Mountain Wildlife Center, the Arizona Game and Fish Department, and the Grand Canyon Association. Students from Grand Canyon Unified School District presented two skits about the park’s wildlife before the evening program.
Eric’s father Tony York and several of his closest friends attended the event. In future years, Celebrate Wildlife Day will be held in early May.
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| Left to right: Ranger Ron Brown shows how to track and locate animals through radio telemetry, Ranger Lori Rome swearing in Junior Rangers, Grand Canyon Elementary School students performing a wildlife skit. |
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Did You Know?
Building a structure that provides the widest possible view of the Grand Canyon yet harmonizes with its setting was architect Mary Colter's goal when the Santa Fe Railroad hired her in 1930 to design a gift shop and rest area at Desert View Point. The Watchtower opened in May of 1933.
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Last Updated: October 29, 2009 at 18:06 EST |
