Black Bear and Coyote Exhibit
A Story of Resilience and Adaptation
PROJECT START DATE2019 |
CONSTRUCTION START DATEFebruary, 2022 |
CONSTRUCTION END DATEDecember, 2023 |
FINAL CONSTRUCTION COST$2,898,000 |
SERVICES PROVIDED |
Greenway led the project development and entire design process by working closely with animal keepers, Tribal Council and staff, City staff, bear and coyote experts and Board members to define key project objectives. By focusing on the human and Bear and Coyote encounters in the Wildland/Urban Interface, which is a very frequent experience throughout the Western U.S., we were able to provide visitors a first
person experience that they can observe and extend into their lives after visiting the exhibit. Importantly, the interaction between coyotes, Black bears and humans is a story that goes back millenia and the First Nations in this region adapted their homes, food storage and communities to protect both humans and wildlife.
The human and animal interface areas in the exhibit include a replica traditional redwood plank house designed by Greenway for the Bear River Tribal Council and constructed by the Tribe within the exhibit area; a Coyote Care Quarters building designed to look like a backwoods cabin; and a Bear Care Quarters building designed to look like a rural home; and an elevated boardwalk that creates multiple vantage points for viewing the animals.
The overlap between habitat types are called ecotones, and are places where wild animals find shelter, seek food or water and rest. Three habitat types were designed and interpreted for visitor experience; a woodland, a meadow edge, and a pond.
There are so many features to enjoy at the Bear exhibit at Sequoia Park Zoo from the beautiful
waterfall and pond, to the stamped concrete boardwalk and the replica redwood plank house.
