Interview 3934 – Caption Index: 252
Or what approach did you take to kinda give that visitor a positive or complete experience with them?… Read More
Or what approach did you take to kinda give that visitor a positive or complete experience with them?… Read More
Well, we would build things like we built an exhibit, we built in a weather station that was, so that people would say it was hot. Well, they could get down on the weather station and actually see how hot it was and see rain gauges. But we also built… Read More
Look at that temperature difference. Just simple stuff. I mean, it had to be simple because I didn’t have a lot of money to buy a lot of technology. Read More
You developed an animal care center?… Read More
Well, we weren’t trying to breed. So, they were primarily just making sure that everybody got along in the aviary breeding was not on the agenda. So, in terms of successful people like to see certain ones more. And obviously the bigger brighter ones were always more of a hit… Read More
What were you trying to do?… Read More
Was that your vision, to build the aviary and they will come or?… Read More
Essentially, yeah. Well, I knew they were coming anyway. It was just a place to finally put them because we had built a bunch of behind the scenes holding pens for these things. And I would, but it was nice to be able to actually, and I had a few… Read More
Were certain species more successful of the birds in the aviary than others?… Read More
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