{"id":67047,"date":"2016-04-08T08:08:01","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T12:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=67047"},"modified":"2016-04-07T23:32:40","modified_gmt":"2016-04-08T03:32:40","slug":"earth-day-at-the-utica-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=67047","title":{"rendered":"Earth Day at the Utica Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=63383\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-63383\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-63383\" src=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Utica-zoo-300x159.jpg\" alt=\"Utica zoo\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Utica-zoo-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Utica-zoo-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Utica-zoo-400x212.jpg 400w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Utica-zoo.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Utica Zoo\u2019s annual Earth Day event presented by Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority\u00a0is\u00a0Saturday, April 30, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Utica Zoo. Gates open at 10 a.m. Free paper shredding\u00a0provided by CONFIDATA\/Empire Recycling from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. near the parking lot. Make sure to bring your old\u00a0files!<\/p>\n<p>Central New York Conservancy will be planting trees at the Utica Zoo to commemorate Arbor Day. Folk\u00a0singer\/song writer Peggy Lynn will be performing her interactive biosongs at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the\u00a0Walmart Amphitheater. The first 50 families will receive a free <!--more-->tree sapling for planting. Families and children\u00a0can participate in animal\u00a0meet &amp; greets, activities, and games.<\/p>\n<p>Meet Smokey Bear and learn all about protecting\u00a0local forest habitats. Voss\u2019 food and drink stand will be open from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. serving hot dogs,\u00a0hamburgers and all the local favorites. Voss\u2019 is cash only with ATM on site. Earth Day is a regular admission event. Utica Zoo members get in free.\u00a0Earth friendly, family owned vendors and informational booths: 4-H, Adirondack Museum, Bardwell Farms,\u00a0Candy Jar Confections, CNY Conservancy, Huckleberry Hill Soap Co., Mr. Nutty, Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste\u00a0Authority, Sweet Indulgence, Three Sisters Creations, US Forest Service, and Weekend Creations.<\/p>\n<p>To stay up to date on all things Utica Zoo, visit UticaZoo.org, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @UticaZoo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Utica Zoo\u2019s annual Earth Day event presented by Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority\u00a0is\u00a0Saturday, April 30, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Utica Zoo. Gates open at 10 a.m. Free paper shredding\u00a0provided by CONFIDATA\/Empire Recycling from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. near the parking lot. Make sure to bring your old\u00a0files! Central New York Conservancy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63383,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23679,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agfarming","category-top-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=67047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67047\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/63383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=67047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=67047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=67047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}