Celebrate World Oceans Day at Binghamton Zoo

Binghamton Zoo staff | Binghamton

A healthy ocean is critical to our survival. In fact, oceans generate most of the oxygen we breathe, help feed us, regulate our climate, clean the water we drink and even offer a pharmacopoeia of medicine.

Every year, World Oceans Day provides a unique opportunity to honor, help protect and conserve our oceans. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 10, the Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park invites you to celebrate and learn more about World Oceans Day. Stop by our education station set up in the zoo and take part in an activity.

The Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park also has partnered with Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program to recommend seafood resources. The program empowers consumers and businesses to make choices for healthy oceans, helping to support diverse marine ecosystems for the future. Using science-based, peer reviewed methods, Seafood Watch assesses how fisheries and farmed seafood affect the environment and provides recommendations indicating which items are best choices, good alternatives or should be avoided.

Download the Seafood Watch app for your smartphone to receive on-the-go recommendations for safe seafood consumption. You can also pick up printed guides and materials at the zoo’s ticket booth or Zoovenirs Gift Shop. Visit seafoodwatch.org for more information.

Working together, we can and will protect our shared oceans. We hope you will be a part of this growing global celebration on World Oceans Day!

Zoo Brew & Wine Too

Raise your glass for conservation during our annual craft beer festival! On Saturday, June 17, the 14th annual Zoo Brew & Wine Too will be held inside the Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Breweries and wineries will be set up along the path so guests can enjoy the sights and sounds of the zoo while sipping on local and regional beer and wine.

Breweries joining us at this year’s event include 21st Amendment Brewery, Awestruck Ciders, CB Craft Brewers, Guinness, New Belgium Brewing, Sixpoint Brewery, Southern Tier Brewing Company and Trout Town. Wineries offering samples will include Adirondack Winery, Idol Ridge Winery and Lakeland Winery.

Galaxy Brewing Company has partnered with the Binghamton Zoo to offer a brand-new craft beer. IPA for Animals will officially launch at Zoo Brew & Wine Too. After the launch, $1 from every pint of IPA for Animals sold at Galaxy Brewing Company will come back to support the Binghamton Zoo’s conservation efforts.

Zoo Brew & Wine Too is limited to guests 21 years of age and over. General admission tickets are $30 for members and $35 for non-members; purchase at the Binghamton Zoo ticket booth or online at www.rossparkzoo.com/zoo-brew.

— Compiled by zoo staff