31-01-2025
Ross Park Zoo kicks off 150th Anniversary celebration
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – America's fifth oldest zoo, which happens to be in Binghamton, has a lot in store throughout the next year, to celebrate its 150th anniversary.
The Ross Park Zoo kicked off its 150th anniversary yesterday with its annual meeting at the Double Tree in Binghamton, and the theme was 'charting a new path forward.'
Since Ross Park is a member-based organization, zoo members get to elect six people to the board of directors.
The executive director, Phil Ginter, says the meeting is an opportunity to share some of the changes coming to the zoo this year. Including its new $300,000, creek side play and learning center, which is expected to break ground in early Spring.
'We're looking forward to engaging with the community and kind of getting a sense of what people would like to see happen with the zoo moving forward so that we can incorporate community ideas into our new master plan. So, stay tuned for opportunities for the community to work with us and share their ideas about what the next 150 years of Ross Park Zoo will look like,' said Ginter.
Ginter says they've been meeting with engineers to create the zoo's new master plan, which will be unveiled by the end of July. He reminds the public that the zoo is open all year round, and if anything, the animals are more active and comfortable in the cooler temperatures.
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