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chairman’s note<br />
SAN DIEGO ZOO GLOBAL<br />
OFFICERS<br />
Robert B. Horsman, Chairman<br />
Sandra A. Brue, Vice Chairman<br />
Judith A. Wheatley, Secretary<br />
Steven G. Tappan, Treasurer<br />
CALIFORNIA IS FACING UNPRECEDENTED DROUGHT CONDITIONS. As a conservation organization,<br />
we at San Diego Zoo Global continue to do our part and place an emphasis on recycling and<br />
reusing water. Overall, our organization recycles more than 16 million gallons of water annually, and we<br />
have an active employee task force that continues to seek ways to increase that amount.<br />
At the Safari Park, we have an onsite water treatment plant that processes and recycles 100 percent of<br />
the Park’s wastewater, which is then reused for irrigation in the large field exhibits. We are currently applying<br />
for funding to upgrade this system from secondary treatment of wastewater to tertiary treatment,<br />
which will make the water available for even more uses. We use direct site drip-line irrigation in watering<br />
our plant collections, landscaping, and browse sources, which brings water directly to the base of the plants<br />
where it is needed.<br />
At the Zoo, we collect rainwater in reclamation gutters and in 6 rain barrels located strategically<br />
throughout the grounds, which can capture 3,500 gallons for various uses. You can see one of the rain<br />
barrels at the Queenslander House in Australian Outback and read information about the importance<br />
of water conservation. The Zoo’s ponds and pools are equipped with extensive filtration and recycling<br />
units, so they rarely need to be drained and refilled. For instance, the hippo pool has only been drained<br />
twice in the last 20 years. During the month of June this year, the Zoo reduced its water use by 17.1 percent,<br />
exceeding the 16-percent reduction goal from the City of San Diego.<br />
All of our facilities implement a wide variety of ways to conserve water, including cleaning with tools<br />
rather than hoses, installing low-flow toilets, waterless urinals, and motion-detecting sink faucets in<br />
restrooms, and tracking and quickly fixing any leaks. We use drought-tolerant plants, mulching, and<br />
xeriscape methods in our general landscaping, and our employees practice conscientious water use in all<br />
our office areas. Signs and graphic panels also inform visitors about what San Diego Zoo Global is doing<br />
to reduce and reuse water.<br />
On grounds and in education programs at the Zoo and Safari Park, we share water conservation<br />
information and techniques with our guests that they can use at home, such as sweeping and using<br />
blowers to clean patios and sidewalks instead of hosing them with water. The Safari Park’s Biofiltration<br />
Wetland serves as an outdoor classroom, where thousands of schoolchildren participate each year in<br />
hands-on water programs that teach the importance of preserving this precious resource. San Diego<br />
Zoo Global partners with the San Diego County Water Authority to promote the “When in Drought”<br />
communications campaign, which gives San Diegans tips on how to save water. We have also hosted<br />
water conservation workshops for local water agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and the public.<br />
Everyone needs water, and it will take all of us working together to conserve it. Every drop counts,<br />
now more than ever.<br />
Robert B. Horsman<br />
Chairman<br />
Every drop<br />
counts<br />
BOARD OF TRUSTEES<br />
M. Javade Chaudhri<br />
Berit N. Durler<br />
Richard B. Gulley<br />
Clifford W. Hague<br />
Linda Lowenstine, D.V.M., Ph.D.<br />
George A. Ramirez<br />
Patricia L. Roscoe<br />
TRUSTEES EMERITI<br />
Frank C. Alexander<br />
Kurt Benirschke, M.D.<br />
Thompson Fetter<br />
Bill L. Fox<br />
Frederick A. Frye, M.D.<br />
George L. Gildred<br />
Yvonne W. Larsen<br />
John M. Thornton<br />
Albert Eugene Trepte<br />
Betty Jo F. Williams<br />
James Lauth,<br />
General Counsel<br />
Douglas G. Myers,<br />
President/CEO<br />
Charles L. Bieler,<br />
Executive Director Emeritus<br />
THE FOUNDATION OF<br />
SAN DIEGO ZOO GLOBAL<br />
OFFICERS<br />
Murray H. Hutchison, Chair<br />
Maryanne C. Pfister, Vice Chair<br />
Susan N. McClellan, Secretary<br />
Richard M. Hills, Treasurer<br />
Mark A. Stuart, President<br />
Robert B. Horsman, Ex officio<br />
Douglas G. Myers, Ex officio<br />
BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
Christine L. Andrews<br />
Joye D. Blount<br />
Rick Bregman<br />
Lisa S. Casey<br />
Douglas Dawson<br />
Berit N. Durler, Ex officio<br />
U. Bertram Ellis, Jr.<br />
Arthur E. Engel<br />
Craig L. Grosvenor<br />
Michael Hammes<br />
Judith C. Harris<br />
Michael E. Kassan<br />
Susan B. Major<br />
Michael D. McKinnon<br />
Thomas Tull<br />
Margie Warner<br />
Ed Wilson<br />
4 <strong>ZOONOOZ</strong> n AUGUST <strong>2015</strong>
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