Glacier Run

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86122145256833435062011-08-01T16:27:06.293-07:00Glacier RunOpening Summer 2009, this state-of-the-art exhibit will transport guests to an imaginary mining town on the edge of the arctic wilderness.Zoo Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522187005704513763noreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612214525683343506.post-83314706223035688832010-10-11T09:29:00.000-07:002010-10-11T09:33:00.075-07:00Action Plans and Excitement

Hello All! It was another interesting and productive day on the tundra. We began the day with a teleconference to Herrera Elementary School in El Paso Texas. The kiddos were so curious about all things polar bear, as the polar bear is their school mascot! We then had an intereactive presentaion with Robert Buchanan, president and CEO of Polar Bears International. He inspired and impassioned us

Zoo Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522187005704513763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612214525683343506.post-57444518076796055542010-10-08T09:56:00.000-07:002010-10-08T09:57:03.573-07:00More news from the Tundra

Good morning, everyboby!Lots going on here in Churchill. Yesterday morning we did a live videoconference with a school in North Carolina--it was lots of fun. We also saw a bear roaming around our Buggy that one of our biologist experts estimated was upward of 1000 pounds. He was massive!We took off in the Tunda Buggy and got a chance to rove up to a smalll area of boreal forest, where 2 of our

Zoo Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522187005704513763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612214525683343506.post-65812541603227516202010-10-07T06:29:00.000-07:002010-10-07T06:30:55.413-07:00Greetings from Churchill Canada!

Dear friends, Hello from Churchill Canada! Lots of exciting happenings here in the land of the polar bears. Have I seen any? YES!! Yesterday on our journey out to the Tundra Buggy Lodge, we saw, get this--polar bears, and arctic fox, a snowy owl, ptarmigans, an immature bald eagle and a short-eared owl! We were so stunned and thrilled when we saw our first few polar bears that we all ran to the

Zoo Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522187005704513763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612214525683343506.post-61196434716186762522010-06-09T05:56:00.000-07:002010-06-09T05:58:26.746-07:00Cleaning The Pool

Louisville Zoo Glacier Run staff enter the 108,000-gallon Seal and Seal Lion pool for the first time on June 7, 2010, to vacuum and clean it to prepare it for the seals and sea lions. The exhibit is set to have a public Grand Opening on June 30, 2010, at 10:30 a.m.

Zoo Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522187005704513763noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612214525683343506.post-85850233666989368872010-06-08T07:35:00.001-07:002010-06-08T07:36:55.334-07:00Lightening Strikes

High atop the Glacier Run exhibit stands a tall metallic rod with a unique design. This is the new wave in lighting protection. Because of the risk of a lightning strike and the large amount of water held in the pools, the rod system is actually protection for the exhibit and the animals it will house.

Zoo Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522187005704513763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612214525683343506.post-27555793346445881782010-03-29T05:42:00.000-07:002010-03-29T05:44:12.958-07:00Amphitheater Seating

Once the seal and sea lion portion of Glacier Run is complete, there will be shaded seating for 200 plus room for 100 standing to watch seal and sea lion training. Currently, workers are welding amphitheater structure beams that will eventually be painted and decorated with fabric from above.

Zoo Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522187005704513763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612214525683343506.post-30917054760683440162010-03-16T05:39:00.000-07:002010-03-16T05:42:00.847-07:00BIG BLUE

If you go past the Glacier Run construction, you will notice large big, blue tanks. Just in case you were curious, these will be tanks filled with sand that will filter all the salt water that will be used in Glacier Run.

Zoo Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522187005704513763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612214525683343506.post-39418070030125355232010-02-25T12:55:00.000-08:002010-02-25T13:00:39.807-08:00FAKE OR REAL?

Even in 27 degree weather, the Glacier Run construction team is working hard. One project that is being created is a 26-foot glacier ice wall in the polar bear exhibit portion of Glacier Run.The detail is spectacular because the glacier actually looks like it is pushing through a rock face and has real icicles. The glacier wall is made up of white concrete. One of the final steps in the process

Zoo Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522187005704513763noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612214525683343506.post-7203181744486109672010-02-11T11:30:00.000-08:002010-02-11T11:35:11.597-08:00A Real Backyard Action Hero!

Can one person make a difference? Nine-year-old Elizabeth Seiler thinks so. After reading an article about the Zoo’s upcoming Glacier Run exhibit in Zoo’s current Backyard Action Hero Guidebook which focuses on adventures in the Tundra, Elizabeth was inspired to help. So the Dunn Elementary third-grade student proposed a plan to her principal Margie Eckerle to let the students collect Cents

Zoo Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522187005704513763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612214525683343506.post-25234015124709555242010-01-27T08:33:00.000-08:002010-02-01T07:03:08.391-08:00What's 8,000 pounds, 5 inches thick, 13 feet wide, 21 feet tall and Clear?

Glacier Run construction hit a big milestone this week. Make that an 8,000 pound milestone.An 8,000 pound acrylic window 5-inches thick, 13-feet wide and 21-feet tall (that’s as tall as a two-story building, wider than two full-sized pickup trucks parked side-by-side and as heavy as 15 grand pianos) was installed at the Zoo’s Glacier Run exhibit.The window, designed to contain 85,000 gallons of

Zoo Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522187005704513763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612214525683343506.post-92033702043000421412009-12-29T01:16:00.000-08:002009-12-29T01:16:00.603-08:00Welcome to "The Polar Bear Capital of the World" Part 2

OverviewRecently in October, two Louisville Zoo staff members (Education Curator Marcelle Gianelloni and Public Relations Manager Kara Bussabarger) along with Louisville Zoo teen volunteers Emily Goldstein and Brandie Farkas traveled to Churchill, Manitoba, Canada on an all-expense paid trip courtesy of Polar Bears International. [For more information on how they got to go, check out http://

Zoo Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522187005704513763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612214525683343506.post-61636740523012254232009-12-17T05:00:00.000-08:002009-12-21T09:18:22.943-08:00Welcome To "The Polar Bear Capital of the World"Part 1

Zoo Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522187005704513763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612214525683343506.post-48220621713374355742009-12-14T06:53:00.000-08:002009-12-14T07:50:52.481-08:00A Town On The Edge Of The Arctic

Construction has begun on the town of Glacier Run, which is modeled after an imaginary mining town located on the edge of the arctic wilderness. Based on the idea that humankind and nature must co-exist, Glacier Run will be a truly unique experience where you an visit the animals, talk to the keepers about conservation and become temporarily immersed in life on the tundra. The exhibit will

Zoo Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08522187005704513763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612214525683343506.post-78746580310028318162009-10-23T12:24:00.000-07:002009-12-14T07:49:34.471-08:00What is Glacier Run?

The Louisville Zoo is known nationally for its innovative award-winning exhibits like the Islands and Gorilla Forest. So when it came time to plan the next major exhibit, the stakes were pretty high. After an amazing amount of discussing and planning and designing, the Louisville Zoo has embarked on another major project that will engage and inspire visitors. Glacier Run is a comprehensive

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