Well today (Friday before leaving), Aunt Bren, Scott, Trinity and I headed up to Salmonier.
The Salmonier Nature Park is quite different from people's perception of a zoo. The overall design and broad environmental education mandate sets Salmonier Nature Park apart from most similar facilities.
The layout of the Park is based on a nature walk. The animals are in large natural enclosures scattered along the park trail, which allow visitors to see animals that are part of their natural surroundings, not divorced from them, and which also encourage visitors to feel they are part of these surroundings.
Salmonier Nature Park takes people into the landscape where the animals are displayed in settings that are as natural as possible. 
The emphasis at Salmonier Nature Park is on quality, not quantity.
Unless an animal can be displayed well, it is not displayed at all.
Most display animals come to the Park injured and unreleasable. Because of the naturalistic displays and the need to balance the needs of the animal and the desire of people to see them, the Park does not guarantee that the animals will be 100% visible. Most visitors see about 80% of the animals. 
We had a great day followed by a yummy picnic- Trinity then played with Scott's camera producing this self-portrait and a few other beauties.
Have fun!
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