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One thousand turn up to help celebrate environmental landmarksThursday, June 09, 2022
About 1,000 people turned out to the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo on Saturday to celebrate World Oceans Day and World Environment Day.
The facility, along with the Bermuda Zoological Society, hosted a free Family Open Day, where they demonstrated their “commitment to ocean conservation”.
David Wingate portrait donated to National Gallery
Thursday, May 12, 2022
A leading conservationist was presented with a portrait of himself in honour of his work.
Ornithologist shows David Wingate helping a fledging Cahow from its nest with two of the seabirds in flight behind him.
A dedication event was held at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo on Saturday.
SailGP preparations underway as Cross Island comes to life
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Sailing fever is now in full swing at the West End ahead of the opening races of SailGP this weekend.
Behind the scenes at Cross Island, headquarters of the Bermuda Grand Prix, the sailing teams and their technical support are immersed in preparations.
BZS Welcomes Youth Climate Summit Participants to Trunk Island
Thursday, May 05, 2022
On Saturday, 30th April, the Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS) invited 6 participants from the Youth Climate Summit, as well as the Youth Climate Initiative Consulting Director - Dr. Rosemarie McMahon, for a morning of planting native trees on Trunk Island, the BZS Living Classroom. Under the careful guidance of Trevor Rawson, the BZS Trunk Island Project Coordinator, the participants were able to plant 30 native and endemic trees - teaching them the importance of placing trees and shrubs in a newly graded and exposed coastal environment.
Warwick Playground Transformed by the BZS Micro Forest Project
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
If you drove along South Shore in Warwick last Saturday morning you may have seen a large group of people planting at Warwick Playground. The Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS) was joined by their Junior Volunteers, members of the BZS Science Club, individuals from the Government of Bermuda’s Department of Parks, employees from the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo and corporate volunteers from RenaissanceRe and Aspen Re to plant the second plot for the BZS Micro Forest Project.
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More microforests are set to appear around the island as a Bermuda Zoological Society project to plant more trees and shrubs continues to grow.
While five microforests have already been established, it is hoped that another three will be planted before the end of the year.
“We are geared up to start working on new areas in the autumn planting season,” a BZS spokeswoman said.
“Our focus right now is selecting an additional three sites that will directly benefit the community around them."
The spokeswoman said those involved in the project have worked hard in the summer heat to keep the plots healthy and growing during the recent drought, and have worked with government departments to water the native plantings with water trucks.
Members of the team have also used drones to monitor the various plots, which will help them to analyse the coverage of native species inside the planted areas.
“We’ve been maintaining the health of the plants and monitoring their growth rates to build a database for each plot,” she said. “This will show the overall carbon sequestration as a result of our planting efforts.
“In between busy aqua camps, the BZS education team and BZS Micro Forest team have been developing a teaching segment of the project involving the technologies used for collecting micro forest data.”
The BZS spearheaded the microforest project, and with backing from the Department of Parks, using the Miyawaki method of planting a dense native and endemic forest in tight areas of land.
The Miyawaki method, developed by Akira Miyawaki, focuses on the use of trees and plants that would naturally grow in the area and work together to create a diverse, multilayered forest community.
The approach allows trees to be densely planted and, with proper ground preparation, grow significantly faster than conventionally grown trees.
The organisation has said it wants to expand the project across the island, fitting plants into backyards, school playgrounds, roadsides and public parks, with the areas becoming maintenance-free after three years.
Plots have been established near the Railway Trail bridge over North Shore Road in Smith’s, the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo’s coastal walkway, the Warwick playground and Trunk Island, with a “mini-plot” at the Flatts dock.