As a Docent you will also participate in zoo special events and fundraising activities. Zoo Greeters have the answers to these questions and play an important role here at the Beardsley Zoo, helping make our zoo guests' visit more enjoyable. This is a Club for youth ages 7 and up who are interested in learning more about the animals at the Beardsley Zoo. Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month from September to the end of June. The meeting on the 2nd Sunday is a business meeting held on zoo grounds.
Members run the meeting and discuss future activities and animal care.
The 4th Sunday is a working meeting during which members assist Keeper staff in maintaining the animals of the New England Farmyard. Since public speaking is an important part of 4-H, members are encouraged to participate in presentations as often as possible both within the Club and within Fairfield county events. May. Explorers Exploring is a coed branch of the Boy Scouts of America and Post 80 is sponsored by the Beardsley Zoo. Regular meetings are held on the 2nd Sunday of the month. Members must be between the ages of 14 and 21 years.