Woodland Park Zoo's annual Fall Fecal Fest returns this year! Now's your chance to purchase a load of that rich, multi-species feces known as Woodland Park Zoo Doo. The pungent piles of poop have cooked away hot as ever through the summer, producing endless mounds of the richest, highly aromatic, most exotic compost in the Pacific Northwest.

Again, due to the ever-increasing popularity, there will be a drawing for appointments to this fall’s sale. Dr. Doo is accepting entry cards from September 19 through September 30 only. Remember, you may submit one request only. Phone orders will not be taken. However, if you just need more information, be sure to call the poop line at 206.625.POOP.

This is how it works: 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
• Email address (if you have one)
• Amount of Zoo Doo 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

Pick-up dates will begin October 7 and continue through October 16. Dr. Doo will randomly select as many cards as supplies of Zoo Doo allow and will contact you by October 10 only if your lucky card was selected. The Fecal Fests traditionally sell out. And remember, you load your Zoo Doo yourself, using shovels the zoo provides.

Prices for pick-up trucks are 8x4 bed $50; 6x4 bed $40; 6x3 bed $35. Garbage cans are $6 to $10,and bags are $3 to $6 depending on size. Limit one full truck per person. Two-gallon and pint-sized buckets also are available in the ZooStore for $12.95 and $4.95, respectively.

If you have questions or need more information, call the poop line at 206.625.POOP, or visit the zoo's Web site at www.zoo.org.

Accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, 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.