ARROWHEAD ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
7210 FREMONT STREET, DULUTH, MN 55807 www.lszooduluth.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO PROVIDE CLOSE-UP ANIMAL EXPERIENCES THAT INSPIRE CONNECTIONS TO WILDLIFE AND ACTION TOWARD CONSERVATION IN OUR REGION AND AROUND THE WORLD.

ZOO SERVICES - FOLLOWING ITS MISSION, THE ZOO CONTINUES TO PROVIDE OUR GUESTS WITH CLOSE-UP ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS THAT INSPIRE CONNECTIONS TO WILDLIFE AND INSPIRE ACTION TOWARD CONSERVATION IN OUR REGION AND AROUND THE WORLD. ONE OF THE WAYS WE DO THAT, IS BY PROVIDING NEW ENGAGING AND EDUCATIONAL ANIMAL EXHIBITS THROUGHOUT THE ZOO. IN 2019 THE ZOO BEGAN THE RENOVATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF BEAR COUNTRY, A MULTI-COMPONENT PROJECT THAT WHEN COMPLETED IN 2020, WILL INDIVIDUALLY HOUSE BLACK BEARS, ALASKAN COASTAL BROWN BEARS. PUMA, AND RIVER OTTERS. THE ZOO DEBUTED NEW EXHIBITS AND HABITATS INCLUDING THE 'AMPHIBIANS OF MINNESOTA' EXHIBIT, A NEW OUTDOOR HABITAT FOR THE EURASIAN EAGLE-OWL, AND NEW INDOOR HABITATS FOR THE LARGE-SPOTTED GENET, YELLOW-BILLED HORNBILL, PALLAS' CAT, PYGMY SLOW LORIS, RED-CRESTED TURACO,, VEILED CHAMELEON, FANCY DUMBO RATS, AND A TWO-TOED SLOTH & KINKAJOU MIXED HABITAT. IN 2019 OUR GUESTS WERE INTRODUCED THE BIRTHS OF PRAIRIE DOGS, A PREHENSILE-TAILED PORCUPINE, BURROWING OWLS, AND AN ANGOLAN COLOBUS. ADDITIONAL NEW SPECIES ADDED TO THE ZOO'S COLLECTION IN 2019 INCLUDED CHINESE GORAL, PUMA, GUINEA PIGS, RED-CRESTED TURACO, COTTON-TOP TAMARIN, PYGMY SLOW LORIS, ALASKAN BROWN BEAR, GIANT STICK INSECTS, BUDGERIGAR, NORTH AMERICAN RIVER OTTERS, VEILED CHAMELEON, VIETNAMESE MOSSY FROG, AND FANCY DUMBO RATS. THE 'BEHIND-THE-SCENES' TOURS PROVIDED BY THE ZOO CONTINUE TO BE A FAVORITE AMONG GUESTS; THEY INCLUDE ESCORTED TOURS OF ANIMAL HOLDING AND ACCESS AREAS, ANIMAL FEEDING ROUTINES, AND OUR STATE-OF-THE-ART ANIMAL MEDICAL FACILITY.

EDUCATION - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS OUR ZOO FULFILLS ITS MISSION AND FOSTERS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. WE GIVE PARTICIPANTS CLOSE-UP EXPERIENCES WITH ANIMALS TO HELP THEM FEEL EMPATHY, RESPECT, AND CONCERN FOR THAT ANIMAL AND OTHERS LIKE IT. EMOTIONAL ENGAGEMENT COMBINED WITH CONSERVATION MESSAGES HELP INSPIRE OUR AUDIENCES TO IMPROVE THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS AND THEIR NATURAL HABITATS. OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO FLOURISH. OVER 20,000 PEOPLE EXPERIENCED ZOO EDUCATION PROGRAMS DURING FIELD TRIPS OR THROUGH ZOOMOBILE VISITS IN 2019. SUMMER ZOO CAMPS ARE A FAVORITE, AND WERE 96% FULL, WITH MORE PARTICIPANTS THAN EVER BEFORE. VOLUNTEERS DONATED 3,149 HOURS ASSISTING STAFF AND EDUCATING VISITORS IN 2019. ESPECIALLY NOTABLE, IN 2019 THE ZOO ALSO LAUNCHED AN INITIATIVE TO OFFER A NATURE-BASED PRESCHOOL ON ZOO GROUNDS. PRIVATE FUNDING HAS BEEN SECURED FOR START-UP COSTS TO RENOVATE CLASSROOM SPACE, PURCHASE FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT, AND BEGIN THE LICENSING PROCESS. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE NEW PRESCHOOL WILL ENROLL STUDENTS IN THE FALL OF 2020.

MEMBER SERVICES - PROVIDING PERSONALIZED SERVICES TO OUR MEMBERS AND CREATING AWARENESS AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC REGARDING OUR MEMBER SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDE: UNLIMITED GENERAL ADMISSION, DISCOUNTS ON CAFE AND GIFT SHOP PURCHASES, AS WELL AS GENEROUS DISCOUNTS ON CAMPS AND PARTY RENTALS. WE PARTICIPATE IN THE AZA RECIPROCAL PROGRAM AND THE ASTC PASSPORT PROGRAM ALLOWING OUR MEMBERS TO ENJOY FREE OR DISCOUNTED ADMISSIONS TO OVER 500 ZOOS, AQUARIUMS, MUSEUMS, AND SCIENCE CENTERS. MEMBERS RECEIVE EXCLUSIVE UPDATES ON ZOO EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND SPECIAL "MEMBERS ONLY" EVENTS ARE HOSTED IN APPRECIATION FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

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