WHAT:
Woodland Park Zoo’s Draft Annual Plan for 2017 is available to the
public beginning December 1, 2016 through midnight, December 31, 2016.
The Annual Plan describes any programmatic changes, capital improvements
or other key developments for the coming year.
HOW:
The Annual Plan is submitted to the Superintendent of Seattle Parks and
Recreation as specified by the Zoo Operations and Management Agreement
between the City of Seattle and Woodland Park Zoo Society. It is
submitted annually in the fourth quarter and is available
for review and comment on the zoo’s website:
www.zoo.org/annual-reports.
The plan also is available for review in hard copy at the zoo’s Center for Wildlife Conservation reception office at N. 55th
St. & Phinney Ave. N. during zoo hours. In addition, nearby
neighborhood community councils are notified of the Annual Plan’s
availability and are encouraged to make comments.
Comments on the Draft Annual Plan 2017 can be submitted electronically to
webkeeper@zoo.org. Written
comments can be mailed to: Woodland Park Zoo, 5500 Phinney Ave. N.,
Seattle, WA 98103, Attention: “Annual Plan Comments.”
WHEN:
Public comment period: December 1, 2016 through midnight, December 31, 2016
INFO:
Fall/winter hours: 9:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. daily, The zoo is open every day
except Christmas Day, December 25. For more information and to become a
zoo member, visit
www.zoo.org or call 206.548.2500.
Accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums, award-winning
Woodland Park Zoo is famed for pioneering naturalistic exhibits and
setting international standards for zoos in animal care, conservation
and education programs. Woodland Park Zoo is helping to
save animals and their habitats in the Pacific Northwest and around the
world. By inspiring people to care and act, Woodland Park Zoo is making
a difference in our planet’s future. For press inquiries, please contact Gigi Allianic or Alissa Wolken at 206.548.2550 or via email at
woodlandparkzoopr@zoo.org.
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Woodland Park Zoo
5500 Phinney Avenue N., Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle,
WA 98103 |