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Reid Park Zoo Project Update

Posted August 24, 2022 by Nancy J. Kluge & filed under Future of Your Zoo, From the President & CEO.

Angel Charity for Children World of Play Dirt has started to move in this future adventure zone for children! The area is being cleared out in preparation for construction. You can see the… more ›

Construction Underway on World of Play

Posted July 21, 2022 by Nancy J. Kluge & filed under Future of Your Zoo, From the President & CEO.

Angel Charity for Children World of Play: Construction Has Started! Construction is underway on this project that is located within the Zoo adjacent to the Conservation Learning Center, with a projected opening of… more ›

Slow But Steady Progress

Posted June 20, 2022 by Nancy Klluge & filed under Future of Your Zoo, From the President & CEO.

Summer is here, when everything seems to move slower in Tucson, but progress continues on the Zoo’s projects. We are happy to be able to share this month’s developments with you. Just a… more ›

Reid Park Zoo Projects Making Progress

Posted May 26, 2022 by Nancy Kluge & filed under Future of Your Zoo, From the President & CEO.

Summer is here! As the days get warmer, we will be changing our hours at the Zoo to 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. starting June 1 for the comfort of our guests and… more ›

Progress On Track at Reid Park Zoo

Posted April 29, 2022 by Nancy Kluge & filed under Future of Your Zoo, From the President & CEO.

As we enter May, we will close out Dinosaur Discovery with a Dino Night Wrap Party on May 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. At 7 p.m. during the event, I will be… more ›

Exciting Updates on Projects at Reid Park Zoo! An Update to Welcome in 2022

Posted January 12, 2022 by Nancy J. Kluge & filed under Future of Your Zoo, From the President & CEO.

Greetings and Happy New Year from all of us at Reid Park Zoo. In December, Reid Park Zoo began redesign of the Angel Charity for Children World of Play Adventure Zone and is… more ›

Improvements at Reid Park and Reid Park Zoo: Enhancements for Generations to Come

Posted November 10, 2020 by Reid Park Zoo & filed under Future of Your Zoo, From the President & CEO.

Some big changes are underway at Reid Park and the Reid Park Zoo. Both are truly treasures for the City of Tucson; caring for and enhancing them is an important responsibility. The citizens… more ›

A Note To Our Community

Posted June 4, 2020 by Nancy Kluge, President & CEO & filed under From the President & CEO.

The death of George Floyd and so many others has been tragic and heartbreaking. These events have brought a spotlight to the issues around the long history of injustice and inequity of the… more ›

What Reid Park Zoo Learned from the Plastic Free EcoChallenge

Posted August 8, 2019 by Nancy Kluge & filed under Conservation, From the President & CEO.

Eliminating single-use plastic isn’t easy, but it’s important. Every year, an estimated one million seabirds and 100,000 marine mammals and sea turtles die from plastics in the environment. With our mission to protect… more ›

A Year of Transformation

Posted January 7, 2019 by Nancy Kluge & filed under From the President & CEO.

Reid Park Zoo has been a community treasure for over 50 years and we take pride in knowing we have our community’s full support with the 2017 passage of two propositions that work… more ›

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