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CuriOdyssey Gift Guide

CuriOdyssey Gift Guide

Hello from the CuriOdyssey Gift Shop! This holiday season, please consider us for your local holiday shopping list needs! CuriOdyssey is a 501c3 non-profit organization, with all store purchases going to support/care for CuriOdyssey and the animals that call us home. 🐾

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Little Free Library at CuriOdyssey

Outdoor cabinet containing donated books

Are you a reader? Do you like to share books? Did you know that CuriOdyssey has a Little Free Library? We do! It is right out front in a beautiful purple and green box with a cloud on top. “What is a Little Free Library?” you may ask. The Little Free Library is an international…

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3 Tips to Get the Most Out of Your IlluminOdyssey Visit

Returning for its seventh year, IlluminOdyssey is a fan-favorite for the whole family, and is free with admission or membership. CuriOdyssey’s hands-on approach to science education influences every facet of this exhibition. IlluminOdyssey’s interactive glowing exhibits awaken kids’ curiosity, build critical thinking skills, and inspire an interest in science and the natural world. As a non-profit outdoor science museum and zoo, we make exploring science, technology, engineering, art, and math fun and exciting for kids and adults of all ages.

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CuriOdyssey Fights Wildlife Trafficking with Jerry the Kinkajou

Jerry the kinkajou stares at the camera from his nest of blankets in quarantine

“He’s a kinkajou and his name is Jerry, that’s all I know.” When our Director of Wildlife, Nikii Finch-Morales received a call from the Warden at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife asking if we could help care for a kinkajou, she didn’t know much, but she knew we had to think carefully and…

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Volunteer Spotlight: Tish Palmer Named Volunteer of the Year

Tonaka Kendrick Awards Tish Palmer Volunteer of the Year

Hello! My name is Tish Palmer. I have been a volunteer at CuriOdyssey since 2012: 11 Years! I chose to become a volunteer at CuriOdyssey at the suggestion of my son, Corey. I remember transporting students to Coyote Point to visit the Coyote Point Junior Museum as a School Bus Driver in the 1970s. I can recall…

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The Training Game: Dispatches from Ariana, our 2022-23 Wildlife Apprentice

Wildlife Apprentice Ariana with Yzma, a Swainson's Hawk

Every year, we welcome a new Wildlife Apprentice at CuriOdyssey to train alongside our Keepers and Wildlife Team. The Wildlife Apprenticeship ends with a final project. Former projects have included papers, presentations, and even a surprise dance routine at an all staff meeting. Our most recent Apprentice, Ariana, has just finished her year with us, and wrote…

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1651 Coyote Point Drive
San Mateo, CA 94401
Ohlone Land Acknowledgement
650-342-7755
info@curiodyssey.org

CuriOdyssey is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, Tax ID 94-1262434

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