Kids Day at the Zoo: Conservation and The Salvation Army

By Shelley Irwin

Published August 6, 2026 at 11:02 AM EDT

We talk with the Zoo's Conservation Manager Bill Flanigan and Salvation Army's Major Aaron Ortman join in.

The Zoo is about the animals but also about important Environmental and Conservation education. We discuss with the Zoo's Conservation Manager Bill Flanigan. Also The Salvation Army steps up to serve again at Kids Day, speaking with the Major.

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Shelley Irwin

Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.

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