WCSU Roots & Shoots Club to Host 'Animal Week'

From Western Connecticut State University:

With springtime and Earth Day approaching, it’s time to get outside to appreciate nature. The Roots & Shoots club at Western Connecticut State University (WCSU), established by the Jane Goodall Center for Excellence in Environmental Studies to promote the importance of global conservation and environmental issues, will once again host Animal Week, a popular springtime campus event, from Monday, April 11 to Thursday, 14.

Animal Week events are free and open to the public. Most will take place on the university’s Midtown campus, located at 181 White St. in Danbury, with the exception of the April 14 event, which will take place at the Campus Center on the Westside campus, located at 43 Lake Ave.

The events will include "Birds of Prey," featuring birds from "A Place Called Hope" in Killingworth. Trainers will demonstrate birds of prey in flight over the Centennial Grove on the Midtown campus quadrangle. There will also be "Reptiles on the Move," an array of reptiles will be on display for viewing in the Midtown Student Center Theater. "Animal Demonstration" will feature Animal Adventures, a rescue organization from Bolton, Mass. A trainer will showcase different animals in the Midtown Student Center. Finally, the Animal Week concert will take place on the patio of the Westside Campus Center. Performances include local bands Zanders, Spectral Fangs and King Bongos as well as WCSU Students. Proceeds from the concert will fund food and supplies for the Danbury Animal Welfare Society (DAWS).

Interested attendees must contact the school's office of university relations at (203) 837-8486.