GREENVILLE ZOO HOSTS ANNUAL CONSERVATION DAY
April 25, 2010
Event designed to createawareness and offer ideas
GREENVILLE, SC – May 1, 2010 – TheGreenville Zoo is partnering with local agencies and civic groups tohelp create awareness about animal conservation and educate thecommunity about ways to become more environmental-friendly at its annual Conservation Day. The event is scheduled for Saturday, May 1 from 10a.m. to 3 p.m.
The event is organized by the Greenville Zoo’sEducation Department and will feature various community partnersincluding: BMW, Greenville City Recycling, Greenville County Soil andWater, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, South CarolinaDepartment of Health and Environmental Control, TreesGreenville, Upstate Forever, Wildlife Rehab, Earth Fare, Natural Awakenings, GreenvilleCounty Spare the Air Campaign and Sustainable Greenville. Display tables will be set up throughout the zoo campus for guests to receive avariety of educational information.
About Greenville Zoo
The Greenville Zoo is celebrating 50 years in Cleveland Park with year-long family-friendly festivities including a Summer Zoobilee, a historicallook back and gala to benefit the zoo’s clinic. Operated by the City ofGreenville, the Greenville Zoo is an exotic animal kingdom located indowntown Greenville. The 14-acre facility features wildlifefrom aroundthe world including giraffes, monkeys, giant tortoises and elephants.Visitors can also enjoy one of the zoo’s most popular exhibits, theReptile Building, which is home to a variety of lizards, frogs, turtlesand snakes. Additional attractions include Cleveland Park which features a children’s playground, picnic tables, walking paths and plenty ofwide open green spaces.
The Greenville Zoo is open seven days aweek from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except on Thanksgiving, Christmas andNew Year’s Day. Admission is $6 for adults and $3 for children. For more information about the Greenville Zoo, visit www.greenvillezoo.com orbecome a fan on Facebook.
