# @denverzoo on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXiJp-nFAqK
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67889427-denverzoo-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-24T23:55:23.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance (@denverzoo) — https://gondola.cc/denverzoo

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🌿 Happy #ArborDay! Today we're celebrating the work of the Browse program and the animals who depend on trees every day for their nutrition, enrichment and overall wellbeing. 

Our Browse Program provides year-round access to fresh leaves, branches, bark, and logs to over 25 species across the Zoo — nearly 1,000 pounds of leaf material every week, rain or shine, winter or summer. For many of our animals, browse is an essential part of their diet and natural behaviors. 

But what makes this program really special is how it continues to grow. By prioritizing sustainability, partnerships and resource efficiency, the team has developed a holistic program that is more environmentally conscious while maintaining the highest nutrition standards for our animals. In the summer of 2025 alone, we recycled over 12,000 pounds of tree trimmings and removals sourced from local partners, turning what would have been organic waste into nourishment for our animals. 🌳 

Good for our animals, good for community, good for the planet. That's something worth celebrating today. 

Photos: Browse Program Coordinator, Quinn V., and Volunteer Photographer, Mark Rinker

#ArborDay #BrowseProgram #DenverZooConservationAlliance #Sustainability #AnimalCare #ZooLife #SavingWildlifeTogether

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savingwildlifetogether, browseprogram, animalcare, denverzooconservationalliance, arborday, zoolife, sustainability

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