Pollinators

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s horticulture team and community partners brought 2000 perennials from Rockdale Urban Learning Garden, which were […]

June 19th-June 25th is Pollinator Week, an annual celebration of pollinator health as well as a time to raise awareness […]

Accredited Zoos around the country are doing important work for local flora and fauna conservation, including the Cincinnati Zoo! Here […]

The relationship between the majestic monarch butterfly and the humble milkweed plant is incredibly special. Monarch butterflies begin their lives […]

I’ve been an insect keeper at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden for the past 12 years and a bug […]

Perfect Time to Participate in Cincinnati Zoo’s Plant for Pollinators Challenge Celebrate National Pollinator Week by planting a garden  ( […]

This week, the Zoo is buzzing with excitement! We are celebrating both Pollinator Week and Insect Week. These are the […]

 At a recent gardening event at the Rockdale Urban Learning Garden, employees and volunteers from the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical […]

We all want to forget 2020 and move on from its tumultuous tendrils. But let’s focus on the positives. It […]

Join the Zoo during National Pollinators Week, June 22 to 28, for a Virtual Pollinator Carnival, presented by Simple Truth! This week, […]

By: Lauren D. Pharr, Graduate Research Assistant in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology; Ornithologist, & Science Communicator Birdwatching has become […]

Just as in past times of stress and uncertainty, people are turning to gardening. For most, this means starting a […]

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is proud to be in its 4th year of the Family Community Service (FCS) […]

Are mosquitoes bugging you? What are the best ways to protect yourself while protecting pollinators? It’s a terrible irony, […]

The Cincinnati Zoo’s Family Community Service program is back in action at Cowan Lake State Park. Families and volunteers […]

In the wake of this month’s devastating United Nations report on extinction and the loss of biodiversity, it is […]

Spring peeper, northern leopard, eastern spadefoot – these all may sound like rock band names, but they are actually names of […]

“Oaks are the quintessential wildlife plants: no other plant genus supports more species of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), thus providing […]

The orange and black of the Monarch Butterfly is a beautiful part of our summer gardens and we are a […]