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Zoo Adventure Passport! (ZAP!):
        Family programs that foster affective relationships
        and effective communication skills while
        connecting people to wildlife, nature,
        and each other
        •    Conservation Science Foundations
          P r o v i d i n g  a n  u nd e r s ta nd i n g  o f  s p e c i f i c
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          gardening practices that support local wildlife
        •    Conservation Science Adventures
          C e l e b r a t i n g  u rb a n  g r e e n  s p ac e s  b y  e x p l o ri n g
          Celebrating urban green spaces by exploring
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          Chicagoland’s community gardens, parks,
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        •    Conservationists in Action
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                          To register or learn more
                          about some of our community
                          engagement programs, visit
                          BrookfieldZoo.org/
                          CommunityEngagement
        The King Conservation Leadership Academy’s Zoo Adventure
        Passport and King Conservation Science Explorers programs
        are supported in part by: The King Family Foundation,
        Anonymous, BNSF Railway Foundation, FedEx, the Julius N.
        Frankel Foundation, Kevin Keeley, Peoples Gas Community
        Fund, the Schmidgall Family Foundation, the Dr. Scholl Foun-
        dation, State Farm®, Union Pacific Foundation, and Wintrust
        Financial Corporation.
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