FRIENDS OF PINE GROVE ZOO
Programs
Pine Grove Zoo Educational Programs
THE PINE GROVE ZOO IS A SMALL ZOO THAT IS PART OF A COMMUNITY OF APPROXIMATELY 8,300 PEOPLE. EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SMALL IN SIZE, THE IMPACT WE HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IS VAST. ONE WAY THIS IS EVIDENT IS IN OUR THRIVING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE NUMBER OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WE OFFER IS MODEST BUT THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION WE ARE ABLE TO CONVEY THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS ARE IMMENSE AND FAR REACHING. OUR PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO CONNECT WITH A VARIETY OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, INTERESTS, AND BACKGROUNDS THRU INTERACTIVE, EDUCATIONAL, AND FUN ACTIVITIES. VISITORS TO THE PINE GROVE ZOO THRU ADMISSIONS AND EVENTS TOTALED 24,778 FOR THE 2022 SEASON. THESE VISITORS CAME FROM 213 CITIES IN MINNESOTA, 45 STATES, AND 6 COUNTRIES. OUR ON SITE SELF-GUIDED AND GUIDED TOURS PROVIDED INTERACTIVE, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR 2,993 PEOPLE FROM CITIES THROUGHOUT CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ON-SITE EDUCATION PROGRAMS SUCH AS OPERANT TRAINING DEMONSTRATIONS; ZOOKEEPER AND ENRICHMENT PRESENTATIONS; DREW OVER 1,962 PEOPLE.WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE OUR ZOO GONE WILD IN WHICH WE HAD 308 IN ATTENDANCE. IN OCTOBER, WE HAD OUR FIRST ANNUAL BOOFEST WITH 2,252 IN ATTENDANCE.THE VOLUNTEER EFFORTS OF PINE GROVE ZOO WERE SUPPORTED BY 67 VOLUNTEERS OVER THE YEAR AND THOSE VOLUNTEERS LOGGED 1,104 HOURS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$491.2K
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