BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20181028T170000Z DTEND:20181028T190000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Ribbon cutting - Turpentine Creek's New Bear Habitat DESCRIPTION:The public is invited to attend the official grand\n\nopening of Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge's (TCWR) two new bear habitats Sunday\, October 28\, at 12 PM.\n\n\n\nThe two-year-long project began during TCWR's Colorado Project when they took in 32 animals and rehomed another 83 to reputable sanctuaries across the country from a defunct pseudo-sanctuary. TCWR found themselves in need of extra space for the five bears they took in.\n\n\n\nAnimal curator\, Emily McCormack\, conceptualized the idea for habitats that used the natural layout of the Ozark land to incorporate native trees and plants and create a space similar to what a black bear might have in the wild. Construction began and was completed as the necessary\n\n$150\,000 was raised and through obstacles\, such as weather and dips in man-power.\n\n\n\nThe habitats\, which cover 2.5 and acres\, will provide the bears with the opportunity to forage\, nest\, climb\, and conduct natural behaviors while still receiving care from TCWR. Popper\, a bear that once lived in the wild\, will be introduced to three-year-old bears\, Xena and Koda G.\, who have lived in captivity since birth. Russian brown bear\, Huggy\, along with black bears\, Holli and Lolli\, all of who have also been captive their whole lives\, will be released into the other habitat.\n\n\n\nTCWR hopes their supporters and members of the NWA community will join them for this momentous day that marks the start of a new life for their bear residents. Normal admission rates will apply during the grand opening. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The public is invited to attend the official grand
\nopening of Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge&rsquo\;s (TCWR) two new bear habitats Sunday\, October \;28\, at 12 PM.
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\nThe two-year-long project began during TCWR&rsquo\;s Colorado Project when they took in 32 animals \;and rehomed another 83 to reputable sanctuaries across the country from a defunct pseudo-sanctuary. TCWR found themselves in need of extra space for the five bears they took in.
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\nAnimal curator\, Emily McCormack\, conceptualized the idea for habitats that used the natural \;layout of the Ozark land to incorporate native trees and plants and create a space similar to what \;a black bear might have in the wild. Construction began and was completed as the necessary
\n$150\,000 was raised and through obstacles\, such as weather and dips in man-power.
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\nThe habitats\, which cover 2.5 and ¾\; acres\, will provide the bears with the opportunity to forage\, \;nest\, climb\, and conduct natural behaviors while still receiving care from TCWR. Popper\, a bear \;that once lived in the wild\, will be introduced to three-year-old bears\, Xena and Koda G.\, who \;have lived in captivity since birth. Russian brown bear\, Huggy\, along with black bears\, Holli and \;Lolli\, all of who have also been captive their whole lives\, will be released into the other habitat.
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\nTCWR hopes their supporters and members of the NWA community will join them for this \;momentous day that marks the start of a new life for their bear residents. \;Normal admission rates will apply during the grand opening. LOCATION:Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge 239 Turpentine Creek Lane Eureka Springs\, AR 72632 UID:e.2743.3511 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260505T212333Z URL:https://www.eurekaspringschamber.com/events/details/ribbon-cutting-turpentine-creek-s-new-bear-habitat-3511 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR