OREGON COAST AQUARIUM THANKS KEY BANK
The Oregon Coast Aquarium has developed a new general attractions rack card, which provides a window to the AquariumÂ’s many living exhibits. Generously underwritten with $5,000 from Key Bank of Oregon, the rack card offers essential information about the AquariumÂ’s amenities, visitor services and the marine animals featured in the new Enchanted Seas exhibit.
(PRWEB) August 3, 2002
NEWPORT, Ore —- The Oregon Coast Aquarium has developed a new general attractions rack card, which provides a window to the Aquarium’s many living exhibits. Generously underwritten with $5,000 from Key Bank of Oregon, the rack card offers essential information about the Aquarium’s amenities, visitor services and the marine animals featured in the new Enchanted Seas exhibit.
The front side of the full-color printed card features one of the leafy sea dragons in Enchanted Seas, the new changing exhibit area that opened earlier this summer. The exhibit features seahorses, cuttlefish, temperate and tropical fishes as well as American alligators, with the theme of “magical creatures worth protecting!” The back side of the card includes color pictures of seahorses, tropical fishes and soft corals in the exhibit.
The AquariumÂ’s attractions card is distributed through Oregon Welcome Centers as well as numerous community chamber of commerce visitor centers throughout the Pacific Northwest.
An on-line form of the brochure card is also available in the form of a virtual tour of the Oregon Coast Aquarium at www. aquarium. org.
Since the facility opened in 1992, over seven million visitors have experienced the abundant and diverse animal life along OregonÂ’s coastal shores through the AquariumÂ’s special programs and exhibits. Last year alone, nearly 50,000 school children, teachers and chaperons from around the Northwest learned about OregonÂ’s natural history and the importance of conservation and stewardship.
Located just south of Newport, the Oregon Coast Aquarium is named one of the top 10 aquariums in the nation by Parade magazine. Immerse yourself in Passages of the Deep and walk beneath the waves through a 200-foot clear underwater tunnel that snakes through three ocean habitats.
Encounter sharks, rays and thousands of other fish swimming around you. Experience an exhilarating sensation when you look around and realize youÂ’re completely surrounded!
Experience the magic of Enchanted Seas while taking a journey into the mystical world of seahorses, sea dragons and other magical sea creatures worth protecting. This bright new exhibit features painted murals by artist Michael Cole and displays a collection of ocean gems featuring seahorses hanging onto seagrass with their prehensile tails; a rainbow of tropical reef fishes flitting among the coral; sea dragons trailing frilly appendages; cuttlefish hovering like blimps; and children enjoying gaze-to-gator vision of baby American alligators in a crawl-through tank. Visitors who crave a bit of the familiar will still find sea nettles, moon jellies and other jewels of the sea included with Enchanted Seas.
Indoors, take a peek “Under the Lily Pad” at the Ocean Exploration Station for an up-close view of frogs, newts and salamanders as you discover that there’s more to a pond than scum and explore the role these soggy spaces play in a healthy ecosystem. Visitors dip into the microscopic life of a pond community and see if they can identify the many creatures in the "duck soup" found in a pond ecosystem. Learn what's lurking beneath the pond's surface as you watch bluegills, compare newts and salamanders and search for tree and red-legged frogs. You'll be ribbetted!
Outdoors, rugged cliffs, caves and pools showcase the many fascinating fish and invertebrates of OregonÂ’s coastal shores. Discover curious seals, sea lions and sea otters. A giant Pacific octopus lurks in an undersea coastal cave, and cartoonlike tufted puffins and other seabirds make their homes in one of the largest walk-through aviaries in North America.
Oregon Coast Aquarium admission is $10.75 for adults, $9.50 for seniors (65+), and $6.50 for children (4-13), children three and under are free. Advance tickets can be purchased on-line at www. aquarium. org. Group rates are available when arranged in advance. The Aquarium is open every day except December 25; hours are 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. through Labor Day.
For additional information about the Oregon Coast Aquarium, surf www. aquarium. org or call 541-867-FISH (867-3474).
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Downloadable image link of Oregon Coast Aquarium rack card:
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