Sacramento Zoo Specimen Tree Signage

By Michaele Bergera, Sacramento Zoological Society

The purpose/goal of this project was to create and install four signs to educate/inform our visitors about the significance of some of our trees that are endangered, threatened, or otherwise in need of protection. By providing signage for these trees, we hope to show our guests that the Sacramento Zoological Society places a priority on plant conservation as well as animal conservation.

Two signs, 16” x 18”, were made and installed under our Heritage Valley Oaks. One sign gives information specifically about Quercus lobata, and the other explains why it is important to protect our trees. The other two signs, both 8” x 10”, describe the Jubaea chilensis and the Wollemia nobilis.

Project Schedule: We received the grant check in early April, and ordered the signs two days later. They arrived in mid-June, and were installed within the week.

The Grant amount was $840, to include the design, fabrication, and installation of the signs. The cost of the fabrication was $731, for which I have attached a copy of the receipt. The balance of $109 was used to cover our in-house design and installation costs.

On the following pages are photos of the signs in detail and installed.

The Sacramento Zoo is visited by over 500,000 guests annually, and this signage will help to raise awareness of the importance of plant conservation for our guests.

I would like to thank the AZH Board of Directors for approving this grant, and helping me to show that Horticulture is important in our institution!