You may have picked up that Katelyn mentioned that J.B. and Ken Mikkelson were prepping the areas around the chimp house for sidewalks on Wednesday, and yesterday the Poppoff crew came out and started work on forming the concrete. Today they finished the sidewalks and now they are curing and drying so we can start using them in a few days. The Poppoffs are long-time supporters of the sanctuary and have helped us with other construction projects including Young’s Hill and even years ago when we created the greenhouse.
So, why sidewalks? It’s all part of the veterinary clinic project that we started last year. The cement pad in front of the gate will make it easier if we need to move big equipment in or out of the chimp house, including the trailer itself. The sidewalks go from the chimp area doors to the clinic, so we can easily transfer a chimp to the clinic if we need to. They also will be much nicer to shovel and put ice melt on in the winter! So, we are pretty excited about these sidewalks.
The chimps were very interested in all the work going on, and watched from Young’s Hill:
Won’t we all miss the ice and slippery mud and snow? Well the snow will still come, just easier to remove! Looks great!
From someone who lives far away, it is exciting to see all your progress!
Amazing how far you have come in such a short period of time at CSNW! The changes are dramatic and life altering for the chimps and for all of you who take such good care of them. The sidewalks look great! What a wonderful addition to make life easier for you guys.
I hope Jamie approved of the work.
It looks so nice. 🙂