TREKNEWS
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
11610 Trek Dr. E.
Eatonville, WA 98328
Contact: Rachel Grover, Public Relations Coordinator: 360-832-7189;
cell: 253-208-4268; email: grover@nwtrek.org.
Eatonville, WA – Northwest Trek Wildlife Park has events scheduled year-round for children, families and adults. For detailed information on any event listed below visit www.nwtrek.org. To make a reservation, contact Tanya Martinson: 360-832-7166; reserve@nwtrek.org.
January
Jan. 15-17: Kids n’ Critters Naturefest
Jan. 22: Animal Care Camp
February
Feb. 5-6: Volksmarch
Feb. 12: Volunteer Recruitment Day
Feb: 12: Sweethearts Dinner
Feb. 26: Free-Roaming Area Keeper Tour
March
March 5: Career Day
March 12: Free-Roaming Area Keeper Tour
March 13, Photo Tour 9-11 a.m.
March 19: Animal Care Camp
March 27: Free-Roaming Area Keeper Tour
April
April 9: Animal Behind The Scenes
April 10: Free-Roaming Area Keeper Tour
April 16: Earth Day Event
April 24: Photo Tour: 8-10 a.m.
May
May 7: Animal Care Camp
May 7-8: International Migratory Bird Day
May 8: Free-Roaming Area Keeper Tour
May 8: Mother’s Day Breakfast with the Beasts
May 15-20: Bear Awareness Week
May 21: Bear Awareness Special Event
May 29: Photo Tour: 8-10 a.m.
June
June 4: Volksmarch
June 5: Free-Roaming Area Keeper Tour
June 11: Photo Tour: 8-10 a.m.
June 19: Father’s Day BBQ
June 25-26: SlugFest
June 26: Free-Roaming Area Keeper Tour
July
July 9: Photo Tour: 8-10 a.m.
July 10: Free-Roaming Area Keeper Tour
July 16-17: Trek’s 30th Birthday Party
July 23-24: Family Camp/Smores and Snores
July 24: Free-Roaming Area Keeper Tour
July 30: Animal Behind the Scenes
July 30-31: Family Camp/Smores and Snores
August
Aug. 6-7: Family Camp/Smores and Snores
Aug. 7: Free-Roaming Area Keeper Tour
Aug 13: Photo Tour: 8-10 a.m.
Aug. 13-14: Family Camp/Smores and Snores
Aug. 14: Free-Roaming Area Keeper Tour
Aug. 20-21: Latino Weekend
Aug 21: Free-Roaming Area Keeper Tour
September
All September: Senior Month
Sept. 3-5: Get out of the Rut: main event Sat. 3
Sept. 10: Elk Bugling Tour
Sept. 11: Elk Bugling Tour
Sept. 17: Twilight Tour
Sept. 17: Elk Bugling Tour
Sept. 18; Elk Bugling Tour
Sept. 24: Run Wild–fun run
Sept. 25: Elk Bugling Tour
October
Oct. 1: Elk Bugling Tour
Oct. 2: Elk Bugling Tour
Oct. 2: Animal Behind the Scenes
Oct. 8: Photo Tour 9-11 a.m.
Oct. 15: Free-Roaming Area Keeper Tour
Oct. 23-29: Wolf Awareness Week
Oct. 28 & 29 (evenings): Hoot ‘n’ Howl (day of Oct. 29)
November
Nov. 6: Photo Tour 9-11 a.m.
Nov.12: Animal Care Camp
Nov. 13: Eatonville Free Day
Nov.20: Free-Roaming Area Keeper Tour
December
Dec. 3: Photo Tour, 9-11 a.m.
Dec. 10: Holiday Breakfast
Dec. 11: Holiday Breakfast
Dec. 17: Holiday Breakfast
Dec. 18: Holiday Breakfast
General information about Northwest Trek Wildlife Park:
The winter and spring months offer prime animal viewing at Trek. Trams depart throughout the day for an hour-long tour of the Park’s forested 435-acre free-roaming area where bison, elk, moose, deer, Rocky Mountain goat and bighorn sheep live. Trek also features forest animal exhibits accessible via paved walkways, including the new red fox and coyote exhibits, grizzly bears, cougars and beavers.
To reserve a group visit, please call (360) 832-7166.
Northwest Trek, accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, is a 615-acre zoological park devoted to the display, interpretation, research and conservation of North American native wildlife. Trek is just 35 miles southeast of Tacoma off of Highway 161 on the way to Mt. Rainier. For more information, call 360-832-6117 or visit www.nwtrek.org.
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