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    16 Aug

    Posted at 11:00h in Uncategorized
    The space at the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk is starting to look green – and that’s for a good reason! We’re using all kinds of greenery, from crab apple trees and more, to make this a welcoming home for our turtle friends, and the space...

    09 Aug

    Posted at 10:54h in Uncategorized
    Big projects require a lot of material, and this one is no exception. In fact, we are using over one MILLION pounds of material to create the new turtle habitat at the Virginia Zoo, including:100 tons of gravel820,000 pounds soil60,000 pounds of gravel used for...

    28 Jul

    Posted at 10:48h in Uncategorized
    As we build out the turtle habitat at the Virginia Zoo, we wanted to introduce you to the turtles that will live here! First up is a construction update, and then we get to the main point. Because I don’t know that much about turtles,...

    01 Sep

    Posted at 11:11h in Education
    What is a wetland filter and why is it so important?One of the main elements in our Virginia Zoo project is the wetland filter, which allows all of the life in this ecosystem to exist. From how we built biomimicry into the design to how...

    26 Jul

    Posted at 20:14h in Koi Ponds
    Written by Bernie Kerkvliet  What are they?What do they do? Where do they come from? Ecologically speaking, they are known as an Ecotone. An Ecotone is a transition between two diverse communities which contains organisms native to each overlapping community as well as organisms characteristic to...