"ZOO-HAUL" TRAVELING AMBASSADOR ANIMAL PRESENTATIONS

Can't make it to our facilities for a tour? Let us bring our message of wildlife conservation to you!

The PWM Zoo-Haul is a personalized presentation of our Animal Ambassadors delivered by our docents and brought to YOU and your class/school group/organization. Currently, you can choose from one-of-two 45 minute presentations:

​Conservation Stories - A docent-led presentation featuring animals and artifacts from our collection that exemplify the most pressing issues of modern day wildlife conservation including. Learn about South American long-tailed chinchillas and their journey from near extinction by the hands of fur-poachers, get up-close-and-personal with a giant Southeast Asian constrictor and learn why these modern day monsters are dominating the Florida Everglades, or meet our CA state reptile, the CA desert tortoise, and learn what you can do to protect this precious endangered species. Meet all of these amazing animal ambassadors, learn all these amazing stories and more!

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​Snake Surprise! - A docent-led presentation featuring a diverse variety of snake species and breeds with a focus on snake biology. Our trained docents will present and teach your group all about snake adaptations using large constrictors, native snakes, snakes with man-made morphs, even *slightly* venomous species (we have a pretty cool hognose snake we think you'd love to meet :) ). If you and your group wants to go into a deep-dive and learn about all things ophidian or just want to shed some cool and kind light on these commonly misunderstood animals, this presentation is for you!

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​​Rules, Restrictions, and Pricing

• Currently, our range of operation is limited to the following areas: south to Novato, north to Santa Rosa, west to Sebastopol, and east to Sonoma (and anywhere in-between, on or near 101)
• Base charge (loading and transportation fees) for Petaluma, Penngrove, Cotati, & Rohnert Park = $40; all other cities = $80.
• Additional charges = $5.00 for each audience member; maximum number of audience members = 60 (including teachers/chaperones). Title-1 schools are free!
• Presentation time = 11am - 11:45am (+/- 15 min)

In order to begin the process of reserving a tour, please follow the directions below :)

In order to book a Zoo Haul presentation, please email the Instructor of Classes (Phil Tacata) directly at ptacata@petk12.org. In the subject line, please write "BOOK A ZOO HAUL" and in the body of the email, include the following:

• Your name and title
• Your school/organization (please note if your school is a Title-1 funded program)
• The address of your school/organization
• Your contact information (email and cell number)
• The date you'd like us to come for our presentation (please check the available dates below)
• Age range of the students/guests
• Number of students and number of adult chaperones
• The type of Zoo-Haul presentation you'd like us to give (Conservation Stories or Snake Surprise!)
• If our presentation will be indoors or outdoors
• If there are any special/specific COVID-related protocols our docents and supervisors need to meet at your site/school

Thank you!

AVAILABLE ZOO-HAUL DATES FOR THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR
​(Presentation time @ your site: 11am to 11:45am)
October: 3, 4, 6, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25
November: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 28, 29
December: 6, 12, 13, 19
January: 9, 10, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31
February: 7, 14, 21, 27, 28
March: 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 23, 24
April: 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25
May: 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23
June: 5, 6

Thank you SO much for your patronage; we can't wait to serve you and your students... See you soon!
-The Students & Staff at the PWM