Still, the staff waved us in. After all, if the prairie dogs and bobcats could revel in the rain, so could we. We took shelter in the old caboose that overlooks the elk and bison pen. Inside, a little eerily, there were displays of an elkskin and a bison hide. Its hallmarks, however, are outreach and community involvement.
Keepers show how they care for animals at least twice daily.
April 14 and an Earth Day celebration on April 28. Open daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and day, and New Year's Eve and day.