Not really, we built our first walk-in aviary as part of the Oasis because I could bury that aviary in those tall trees quickly, as opposed to having this giant structure out there sticking up out of the air forever while I waited for the little desert trees to bury… Read More
And so, it wasn’t difficult to get birds for the exhibit?… Read More
They were essentially being brought to you or you were acquiring them besides- No, I mean, this aviary was all native species. So, all we had to do is just sit still ’cause eventually it would arrive from the public. Read More
Well, palm tree is actually fairly easy because the palm trees are shallow eroded by all intents and purposes. So, we were able to bring in mature palms and create a pond. And so, as soon as you have a pond and mature palms, then adding the few other things… Read More
And how was that received?… Read More
Great. I mean, people loved it because at that point again, there were no other buildings, so it was actually a fairly cool place and they got the point right away that once you could get into the shade, deep shade in the desert, even in the middle of the… Read More
And were the exhibits different, more unusual than anything else in the facility?… Read More
They’re still there. I mean, was obviously additions. They’re a lot like trail system in a national park where there used to be a trail guide. You’d pick up and walk along and read by the numbers. Then we decided that that was just not productive over time. And so,… Read More
And the shortest one is a quarter of a mile out into the wash and back. And they’re used a lot. Read More
How easy was it to develop the Desert Oasis build?… Read More
Yeah, and we couldn’t do anything that didn’t earn some money. (laughs) Couldn’t do that. Had to make a dollar anywhere you turned, so. Read More
You mentioned that awhile back that the Boy Scouts produced trails for you and how successful have the trails been?… Read More
Are there exhibits as you walk around and see them, when you’re walking down the trails, do you need a guide?… Read More
How does that work?… Read More
Camp out. I mean, we provide the tents. It was like a little safari camp ground. Read More
And that proved to be successful?… Read More
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Read More
Lotta money?… Read More
Families, children, whatever. Some are just kids, some are family. We have family ones, we have kids ones, we have adult ones. Read More
Where people will camp out?… Read More