Rainforest Rendezvous
FeatherFest Celebrates 10 Years
Saturday, April 14, 2012
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
$40
One Hope Boulevard
Click here for tickets to this event.
This is a “drive your own car” event.
FeatherFest celebrates its 10th anniversary in style at the Moody Gardens Rainforest Pyramid! Drive your own car to Moody Gardens for food, good friends, photography, and the Rainforest Pyramid, all in one memorable evening!
Indulge in a tantalizing buffet of heavy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, prepared by Moody Gardens’ renowned culinary team. Then sit back and enjoy a spectacular photography show by Kevin Karlson in the 3D Theater. Kevin, a nationally-recognized birder, author, professional tour leader and wildlife photographer, has been part of FeatherFest since its inception.
Then the Rendezvous moves into the Moody Gardens Rainforest Pyramid, one of the most authentic rainforest re-creations in the world! There are more than 1,000 species of exotic plants and animals from the rainforests of Africa, Asia and the Americas in this newly refurbished, multi-level 10-story pyramid.
Before you enter, you’ll be greeted by curious and playful giant Amazon river otters, the largest of otter species and one that is critically endangered. You will enter the heart of the rainforest at treetop level, as you venture across a 300-foot-long walkway for a closer look at the plants and animals that thrive in the rainforest canopy. On this canopy bridge, which is elevated 35 feet above the ground, you will be greeted by a variety of new exhibits and animals, including Rodrigues fruit bats, free-roaming Saki monkeys, a butterfly enclosure, cloud forest amphibian exhibit and much, much more! At ground level, you’ll follow lushly landscaped trails through the Asian, American and African regions of the rainforest. Here you’ll see even more new animals, like the giant anaconda, vampire bats, blue duiker and Chinese alligators in their native habitats.
Click here for a map to Moody Gardens.
The Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council would like to offer heartfelt thanks to Moody Gardens for hosting this event and providing continuous support for FeatherFest and other Island nature tourism endeavors.
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For Further Information
Email: NatureTourismGalv@juno.com
FeatherFest Hotline: 832.459.5533 or 1.888.425.4753
Nature Tourism Info: 409.789.8125
Mail: Galveston FeatherFest, P.O. Box 1468
Galveston, TX 77553-1468
FeatherFest is a project of the Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council which supports nature tourism and education, and promotes the value of area natural habitats.
www.GalvestonNatureTourism.org
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