Woodland Park Zoo
Awards
Exhibitry
2007 U.S. Green Building Council, Gold Certification, LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System™ (Zoomazium)
2007 Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington, Excellence in Construction, Sustainable Certified Construction (Zoomazium)
2006 Selected a Best of 2006 standout, superstar and tastemaker: Best
Place to Take Kids on a Rainy Day (Zoomazium)
2006 TEA (formerly Themed Entertainment Association), Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement: Zoo Exhibit (Zoomazium)
2006 Northwest Construction magazine, Best of 2006 Washington, Best Green Project (Zoomazium)
2005 American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA), Significant Achievement Award (Jaguar Cove)
2004 Associated Builders & Contractors of Western Washington, Excellence in Construction Award for Specialty Construction (Jaguar Cove)
2003 American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) , Significant Achievement Award in the Exhibit category (Jaguar Cove)
2003 Northwest Construction magazine, Award of Excellence (Jaguar Cove)
1997 American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Significant Achievement Award (Trail of Vines)
1995 AZA Exhibit Achievement Award (Northern Trail). Exhibit Achievement Award recognizes the best new zoo exhibit in North America
1994 Seattle Design Commission, Award for Contextual Design (Rain Forest Food Pavilion)
1993 AZA Exhibit Achievement Award (Tropical Rain Forest)
1990 AZA Exhibit Achievement Award (Elephant Forest)
1990 Washington Aggregates and Concrete Association, Excellence in Concrete Construction Award (Elephant Forest)
1990 American Society of Landscape Architects, National Merit Award (Elephant Forest)
1989 Washington Association of Landscape Professionals, Environmental Recognition Award for Excellence in the Support and Development of Quality Landscape Projects
1989 American Institute of Architects, Seattle Chapter, Award of Merit (Elephant Forest)
1985 American Society of Landscape Architects, Washington State Chapter Merit Award (Elephant Forest)
1981 AZA Exhibit Achievement Award (African Savanna)
1980 American Society of Landscape Architects, President's Award of Excellence in Landscape Architectural Design for New Exhibits and Public Spaces (Gorilla Exhibit, Marsh and Swamp, Primate Islands, African Savanna)
1978 American Society of Landscape Architects, Washington Chapter Honor Award (Waterfowl and Asian Primates Exhibits)
1977 American Society of Landscape Architects, Merit Award in Recreational Planning (Long-range Plan)
Conservation
2003 AZA International Conservation Award, Rodrigues fruit bat (with Philadelphia Zoo, Oregon Zoo, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Roger Williams Park Zoo, Blank Park Zoo, John Ball Zoo, Riverbanks Zoo, Folsom Children’s Zoo and Biodome de Montreal).
2001 AZA International Conservation Award, tree kangaroo (with Roger Williams Park Zoo, Calgary Zoological Society, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Gladys Porter Zoo, Kangaroo Conservation Center, Miami Metro Zoo, Milwaukee County Zoo, Oregon Zoo, Philadelphia Zoo, Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium, Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, San Antonio Zoo, Santa Fe Community Teaching College and Zoological Society of San Diego).
1999 AZA International Conservation Award, Jamaican iguana recovery (with Fort Worth Zoo, San Diego Zoo, Indianapolis Zoo, Audubon Institute, Sedgwick County Zoo, Tulsa Zoo, Toledo Zoo, Central Florida Zoo, Columbus Zoo, Gladys Porter Zoo and Milwaukee County Zoo).
1994 AZA Significant Achievement Award, Matschie's tree kangaroo (with National Zoo)
1992 Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Certificate of Appreciation, western pond turtle
1991 Edward H. Bean Award (highest award of AZA), long-term propagation of Solomon Islands leaf frog
1989 American Federation of Aviculture, first captive breeding of gold-whiskered barbet
1985 AZA Propagation Certificate, wallaroo
1985 AZA Significant Achievement Award, propagation of gray-winged trumpeter
1984 American Federation of Aviculture, first captive breeding of gray-winged trumpeter
1982 AZA Propagation Certificate, lion-tailed macaque
1981 AZA First Captive Breeding Certificate, Brazilian tanager
1981 American Game Bird Breeders Certificate, first captive breeding of Hartlaub's duck
1981 American Federation of Aviculture, first captive breeding of Brazilian tanager
1980 AZA First captive breeding of Dominican tree frog
1979 AZA First Captive Breeding Certificate, Hartlaub's duck
1979 International Wild Waterfowl Association, Outstanding Avicultural Achievement Award for Hartlaub's duck
Education
2004 Cascade Land Conservancy, The John Stanford Education Achievement Award, Wild Wise statewide outreach program
2004 Environmental Education Association of Washington, Award for Organizational
Excellence
2001 AZA Significant Achievement Award, Wild Wise statewide outreach program
1997 AZA Significant Achievement Award, Forest Explorers outreach program