Press Release
Become One With Nature at The Wildlife Experience
DENVER - April 19, 2005 - The Wildlife Experience is taking you outside to enjoy nature and some of the museum’s impressive sculptures from its permanent collection. On Earth Day, April 22nd, the fine art and conservation museum will officially open The Nature Trail.
The National Wildlife Federation has recently certified The Wildlife Experience as a "Backyard Habitat." This certification is largely due to native landscaping and the habitats it provides for animals. The trail takes visitors around the outside of the museum to enjoy numerous indigenous plants and animals. Interpretive signs escort visitors along their walk, providing information about the native grasses, trees and wildflowers that grow on the grounds of the museum. These signs will also draw attention to the host of creatures regularly seen around the museum and they will also touch on local conservation topics such as water-wise practices and the negative impacts of littering.
The Nature Trail begins at the main plaza entrance into The Wildlife Experience and winds around the museum to a wetland area, where a future observation deck will allow visitors to enjoy red-winged blackbirds, marsh wrens and a beautiful view of the Rocky Mountains.
The Nature Trail is made possible through a recent partnership with CH2M HILL. CH2M HILL is an employee-owned global firm providing engineering, construction, operations, and related technical services to public and private clients in numerous industries. The firm’s work is concentrated in the areas of water, energy, environment, transportation, communications, construction, and industrial facilities. Headquartered in Denver, CH2M HILL has more than 14,000 employees working in 200 offices worldwide where respect for the environment is reflected in safe, innovative and environmentally-sound work practices. For more information about CH2M HILL visit www.ch2mhill.com.
The Wildlife Experience would like to thank CH2M HILL for their generosity, involvement and continued support of the Nature Trail. For more information on The Wildlife Experience and the Nature Trail, visit thewildlifeexperience.org or call (720) 488-3300.
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