STAR ECO Center in Rocklin

On Saturday, March 19th our family visited the STAR ECO Center in Rocklin.  We found the center in our Entertainment Book.  This visit was also part of Jim's birthday gift.  It was an activity our family could enjoy together.  The bonus was that the center was perfect for rainy days as it was all indoors.  This was key because on March 19th it pretty much rained all day.

The STAR ECO Center is  non-profit environmental education and exotic wildlife rescue center, dedicated to the mission of preservation through education. The Center provides a last chance for illegal or abandoned at-risk exotic wildlife, as well as environmental education outreach. Visitors to the STAR ECO Center experience incredible hands-on lessons of ecology and environmentalism with encounters with beautiful tropical birds, exotic reptiles, an array of insects, and a variety of aquatic creatures.

Below is a picture of Evie and I looking at some of the birds.

 

Jim and Evan are pictured below looking at the birds too.   One of the parrots actually barked like a dog.  Evan thought it was hilarious.  Jim and I did too! :)

This area of the Center was extremely loud from all the noise the birds made.  Look at the little boy in this picture covering his ears.

Here is Evan with an interesting turtle species.

Evie is pictured below looking at some fish.

 

We also got to see several snakes, iguanas, and lizards, but I didn't take any pictures of them because I didn't want to make any of them upset in their cages.  However, they were very cool and we even got to pet some of the lizards and snakes.  Evan was okay with petting the lizards, but the snake freaked him out a bit.  

All in all we had a wonderful time at the STAR ECO Center and would recommend for others to come and check it out.  The price was right and the staff was very knowledgeable and kind.