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Media Contact: Amanda Hedges

Marketing and Public Relations Manager
219.742.2160
ahedges@taltree.org
Wildlife and Nature Awareness Day at Taltree Arboretum & Gardens features new piglets and
baby goats
Valparaiso, IN Taltree Arboretum & Gardens and Moraine Ridge Wildlife Rehab Center are hosting
a Wildlife and Nature Awareness Day on Saturday, May 30, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Guests will have the opportunity to explore Taltrees many gardens and trails, including the
ArcelorMittal Adventure Garden that is home to several new baby animals. Baby goat twins were born
to one of Taltrees female goats at the end of April, followed by 17 total piglets born to Taltrees two
female pigs. Baby goat triplets born to Taltrees other female goat ended the succession of births. All
the baby animals will be available for viewing at the event on Saturday.
Exhibitors from around the region will also show off a range of native and exotic animals. These
exhibitors include Washington Park Zoo, Moraine Ridge Wildlife, Taltree's Trumpeter Swans, Settlers
Pond, Mark Seeger's Alligators, Pamela's Design, McCarthy Boas, NWI Chinchillas, State Board of
Animal Health, St. Mary Medical Center, Danielle Pace's Ducks, Izakk Walton League, Porter County
Wildlife Management, Porter County United Way
Other attractions featured throughout the day will include face painting, speakers and demonstrations.
Speakers and demonstrators include Indiana Dunes National Park Superintendent Paul Labovits,
Taltree Education Director Maddie Grimm, Indiana Dunes State Park, Carole Reiwe with Owls, Shellie
Barron with a Red tailed hawk, falconer Mike Carey, Silly Safari and more.
Food will be available for purchase all day at the Taltree Grill and Culvers Frozen Custard. Admission
to the event and all attractions is free. Due to the risk of canine influenza, guests are asked to leave pets
at home.
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Recently voted the Best of the Region 2015, Taltree Arboretum & Gardens is a beautiful 330-acre oak
preserve of formal gardens, woodlands, wetlands, and prairies that offers a variety of events, classes,
and exhibits.
Taltree is located at 450 West 100 North, near Valparaiso, Indiana in Northern Indiana, just south of
U.S. 30, approximately 15 minutes east of Interstate 65. For more information, visit Taltree.org or
follow Taltree on Twitter at @TaltreeArb and Facebook at facebook.com/Taltree.