Facility Maintenance
April 11th, 12:30-3pm
Afterparty, 3-4pm
Volunteers will be assisting with outdoor center maintenance: anything from mulching in gardens, hauling gravel to animal enclosures, pulling weeds, clearing paths through forested habitats, etc.
Duke Lemur Center, 3705 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27705
Participants should park in the large gravel parking lot.
Participants should bring a reusable water bottle, sunscreen and bug spray.
We will provide gloves and tools.
Terrain is uneven for the project and at times during the tour. Face masks are required for the tour portion of the event when we are around the lemurs. We will spend the first 2 hours on an outdoor maintenance project and then will tour the center to see lemurs. For the safety of the lemurs and our guests, no visitors are allowed any physical contact with the animals. Our lemurs are wild animals. When in the free-range enclosures, we require visitors to be at least six feet from the animals at all times.
This is a rain or shine event. In the case of inclement weather, the workday will resume the following day, Fri. April 12, 12:30-3pm.
Contact your team representative for any questions leading up to the event.
For day-of questions, please contact Sheri Taylor. Email: sheri.taylor@duke.edu | Day-Of Phone: (919) 401-7258
Learn More About Duke Lemur Center
A world leader in the study, care, and protection of lemurs
The Duke Lemur Center (DLC) is part of Duke University and houses the largest and most diverse collection of lemurs found outside of Madagascar. Situated on 100 acres, the DLC is a living laboratory that conducts non-invasive research and is open to the public as part of its outreach mission. The DLC also is a conservation organization conducting more than 25 years of in situ field work aimed at protecting the flora and fauna of Madagascar. With more than 200 animals across 14 species, the DLC houses the world’s largest and most diverse population of lemurs outside their native Madagascar.
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