Andrew Green,
Bloomington; Michael Brown from EAC, Kelli Allison, Lincoln;
Jon Riddle, Lincoln; Alyssa Summers, Lincoln; Maddy
Christenson, South Lyon, Mich.; Rebecca Escamilla, Pingree
Grove; Samantha Meyer, Diamond; and Dalton Presswood,
Lincoln.
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EcoLynx Visit Bloomington
Conservation Biology Students visit
Ecology Action Center and Miller Park Zoo Curator
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[November 30, 2017]
LINCOLN
- Members of the Lincoln College EcoLynx Club traveled to
Bloomington Nov. 16 to meet and workshop possible green program
advancements with the Ecology Action Center, as well as tour the
Miller Park Zoo and meet with its Curator, Anthony Nelson.
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EcoLynx Club members met with Michael Brown, The
Executive Director of the Ecology Action Center, to discuss the
current recycling program on campus (created by means of a grant
from the Phi Theta Kappa honor society), and gain insight on what
next steps might be to further expand it that are feasible for the
Lincoln campus. Dr. Julia Ossler, the club’s faculty advisor, added
that by networking with the Ecology Action Center, the students also
gained a valuable resource in the community to help grow the
recycling effort on campus.
The Ecology Action Center is a not-for-profit environmental agency
with a mission to inspire and assist residents of McLean County in
creating, strengthening and preserving a healthy environment. The
EAC acts as a central resource for environmental education,
information, outreach, and technical assistance in McLean County.
Later, students also went behind the scenes at the Miller Park Zoo
with the zoo curator, Anthony Nelson. This visit gave a unique
experience to Lincoln College conservation biology majors, giving
them in-depth look at career options in zookeeping.
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EcoLynx Club at Miller Park Zoo
Nelson gave the Club members a fascinating tour, teaching about
each of the animals within the zoo. Club members were allowed to observe a
training session with harbor seals, seeing how zoo keepers use their training to
engage their charges, getting them used to being handled for medical exams, and
how they are able to take close-up looks of the animals without having to sedate
them first.
Club members observed sessions with the zoo's resident tiger, snow leopards, and
river otters. They were able to gain insight into day-to-day zoo operations,
including medical aspects, and touring the medical facilities to gain an
understanding how keepers take care of such a wide range of animals.
[Mark Gordon
Public Relations and Media Manager
Lincoln College]
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