And now for something completely non-techy. The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center near Portage Glacier outside of Girdwood, Alaska is having an open house for Mother’s Day. Admission is FREE on May 11, 2008.

Press Release:
Two First Time Mothers

Baby Abigail Miller and her mother Kelly live and work at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center in Portage. Caring for the animals, they develop special relationships with wildlife residents. This caribou calf named April and her mother named Autumn, look forward to their daily feedings and visits. Abigail and April will grow up together with the scenic Portage Valley as their home. These two first time mothers share an indescribable joy only a mother knows.

The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center wishes all mothers a very happy Mother’s Day and is offering FREE ADMISSION on May 11 to all visitors. Bring your family, friends and mothers, to see the new animal moms at the wildlife center! New mothers this spring already include caribou, plains bison, wood bison and musk ox.

Activities for the day include story time at 1:30pm, Mother’s Day craft for kids at 2:00pm, and guided walking tours at 11:00 am, noon and 3:00pm. AWCC hours are 10:00am-6:00pm.

Call 783-2025 for more information.