Albuquerque biopark summer programs

Join us for a full week where you will learn about wildlife in New Mexico and around the world. Discover hippo habits, listen to elephants rumble and search for camouflaged critters. Zoo camps include up-close encounters with education animal ambassadors, zookeeper chats and special guided tours. Dive into this adventure! Join us for a full week as you follow the course of the Rio Grande from Colorado to the ocean. Explore the Aquarium to learn about sharks, jellies, corals, fish and sea turtles.

Camps include up-close animal encounters at our touchpools, BUGarium and Heritage Farm along with special tours. Meet Mayor Keller. Get Involved. Toggle navigation. Our in-person camps are sold out for Check out our virtual spring break camps. Read below for descriptions of all our offerings. Animal Movement — Climbers Come explore with us!

How to Train Your Komodo Dragon Being a zookeeper involves training all the zoo animals—big and small, predator and prey. Jr Aquarist Have you ever wondered what an aquarist does during a typical day?

Extreme Habitats Dive into the dark depths of the ocean then climb the steepest mountain sides to discover the secrets of extreme animal habitats and some of the animals that call these places home. Creepy Crawlers Crawl into the world of insects and spiders. Week-long summer camps give children in grades K-9 an in-depth look at the amazing plants, animals and ecosystems that make up our world! Learn more. Spring break camps for children in grades can go wild with the BioPark. BioPark Beginnings for children ages gives children and accompanying adults the opportunity to explore the amazing world of animals and plants.

Discover the BioPark is our new and exciting education program for schools and community groups. Sleep next to the sharks at the BioPark Aquarium! Learn about ocean species and their fascinating nighttime behavior. Uncover the amazing adaptations of animals around the world with activities, art, zookeeper talks and behind-the-scenes tours in this fun-filled and educational morning camp.

Check out the world wide web of life in this half-day Zoo camp. How does hippo dung support an entire ecosystem? Join us for hands-on activities, games, behind-the-scenes tours and more to explore the answers to these questions and more!

Adventure camps are for children going into grades These camps take participants on adventures throughout the BioPark facilities and include multiple behind-the-scenes tours and keeper talks on top of science activities, games and art to make summer learning fun! Adventure camps are full-day, week-long camps, Monday-Friday. Calling all animal lovers! Games, hands-on activities and art projects complete this wild week of day-long adventures.

Aquatic adventures await you as you unravel the mysteries of marine life and discover your connections to the ocean! Hands-on activities, aquarist talks and art projects complete this week of day-long adventures. Dig, mulch and grow alongside a variety of plants and arthropods! Discover the importance of plants and how they are essential in every ecosystem around the world. Take a behind the scenes tour of a bug lab and find out how bugs contribute to our food production, decomposition and much more.

Come and unearth the mysteries of botany and entomology in this hands-on camp! Investigate camps are for children entering grades who are interested in science careers and want to deepen their interests in nature. Participants meet with the expert staff and learn what it takes to care for BioPark animals, plants and habitats. Investigate camps are full-day, week-long camps, Monday-Friday.

Ever want to be a zookeeper? Each week will focus on a different group of animals and engage campers in a hands-on experience where they will create animal enrichment, research and observe animal interactions first hand, and submit their own exhibit designs.

Discover the special techniques used by zookeepers and trainers to enhance and stimulate the lives of zoo animals. Learn from the experts in this fun camp that will teach you what it takes to work with these fascinating animals. Ready to save the planet?