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Binder Park Zoo takes steps to become more friendly to those with sensory issues
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Battle Creek
Zoo sensations
Within the next two months, Binder Park Zoo hopes to offer tools that can help those who face sensory overload better deal with those situations. For the full story, please
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Keeping Kalamazoo Wild
The Keep Kalamazoo Wild campaign is getting closer to its goal. “We have one chance to raise the funds needed to purchase this property. If we complete the purchase, our goal is to keep this property in its natural state and open to the public forever,” says Erin Fuller, president of the Stewards of Kleinstuck.
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