Fecal Fest at Woodland Park Zoo
FOR 2012:
Spring Fecal Fest Postcards can be submitted February 28- March 17 (Pick ups scheduled April 13-29)
Fall Fecal Fest Postcards can be submitted August 22 - September 9 (Pick ups scheduled September 22 through October 8)
Also available is Bedspread, a composted mulch made from the manures and bedding of the zoo’s non-primate herbivores. Bedspread is like Zoo Doo but contains higher amounts of wood chips and sawdust. It is excellent fertile mulch for perennial beds and woody landscapes such as native gardens, rose beds, shrubs, tree rings or pathways, and is an ideal mulch and soil builder for Northwest gardens.
When:
Dr. Doo accepts entry cards for Zoo Doo or Bedspread on the announced dates in September and March only. Entry cards will be randomly selected according to supply and demand. Dr. Doo will contact the lucky drawn entries only. The Fecal Fest traditionally sells out.
The lucky winners load the compost, using shovels provided by the zoo.
How:
Only one postcard per person is eligible for the drawing. Phone orders will not be taken. Send a standard postcard to Zoo Doo, Woodland Park Zoo, 601 N. 59th St., Seattle, WA 98103. Include the following information:
- Name
- Day/evening phone numbers
- Preference: Zoo Doo or Bedspread
- Amount of Zoo Doo or Bedspread you’d like to purchase (anything from a garbage bag to a full-size pick-up truck load)
- Weekday or weekend preference for pick-up
Prices
Zoo Doo:
Pick-up truck 8x4 bed: $60;
6x4 bed: $45;
6x3 bed: $35.
Garbage cans: $8 to $10;
Bags: $4 to $6 depending on size.
Limit one full truck per person.
Two-gallon and pint-sized buckets are available in the ZooStore for $14.95 and $4.95, respectively.
Bedspread:
Pick-up truck 8x4 bed: $50;
6x4 bed: $35;
6x3 bed: $25;
Garbage cans: $8 to $10;
Bags: $4 to $6 depending on size.
Limit one full truck per person.
Info:
For more information, call the poop line at 206.625.POOP(7667)