What:
Woodland Park Zoo and the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) have teamed up to bring zoo visitors information about tropical rain forests, rain forest plants and animals, and the importance of rain forests to people around the world. The guide through this interactive Rainforest Adventure is Aza (A-zah), the AZA’s new ambassador to the natural world. Amazingly, every trip through the maze is a different experience. Children and adults alike will discover many ways to help protect the rain forest and learn about Woodland Park Zoo’s and the AZA’s role in worldwide conservation.

Visitors will descend through the four layers of a Mesoamerican rain forest as they discover hidden habitats teeming with biodiversity. They will be asked to answer rain forest questions to find their way through the maze. Eventually they will reach the Biosphere Reserve at the heart of the rain forest featuring diverse species and more hands-on activities. Visitors will then exit the maze with a new understanding of the rain forest and a feeling of connectedness with the animals that flourish there.

When:
July 16 through September 6, 2004

Where:
Aza’s Maze: Rainforest Adventure is located near the West Gate of the zoo at N. 55th St. & Phinney Ave. N. adjacent to the Rain Forest Food Pavilion.

Info:
Aza’s Maze is free with zoo admission. For more information about Aza’s Maze, check out Woodland Park Zoo’s Web site at www.zoo.org. For general zoo information, log on the zoo’s Web site or call 206-684-4800.

Other:
Aza is an animated character and the official "spokescritter" of AZA. Aza serves as a "guide" to the natural world for children and families, and helps people to understand the unique leadership role that AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums play in helping to protect wildlife and wild places.

General information
Hours: Summer hours: 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily.

Zoo admission: Adult (13-64) $10; Child (3-12) $7; Toddler (0-2) Free. Seniors and disabled receive a discount and zoo members receive free zoo admission year-round.

Parking: $3.50. Parking is limited. Please call Metro at 206-553-3000 for bus service to the zoo.

Gifts/Food: Visit the ZooStore for unique gifts and zoo souvenirs and the Rain Forest Food Pavilion to quench your thirst or appetite. Open daily during regular zoo hours.

Info: For more information and how to become a zoo member, call 206-684-4800 or 684-4026 (TTY), or visit the zoo’s Web site at www.zoo.org.

Accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, top award-winning Woodland Park Zoo is famed for pioneering naturalistic exhibits and setting a standard for zoos all over the world. With conservation, education and excellent animal care at the core of the zoo’s mission, the zoo is helping to save endangered species in Washington state and around the world including tree kangaroos, snow leopards, red-crowned cranes, African wild dogs, western pond turtles and Oregon silverspot butterflies. By inspiring visitors and others to care and act, Woodland Park Zoo is making a difference in our planet’s future.