AZA Selects 11 Projects for the Planet Grant Funding

 
To celebrate the planet, members of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) join together for Party for the Planet events in the largest combined Earth Day (April 22), Endangered Species Day (May 20), and World Ocean Day (June 8) celebration in North America.
AZA is in their fourth year of the Planet for the Planet: Spring into Action campaign with support from the Disney Conservation Fund. This campaign utilizes AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums to "Spring into Action" by providing volunteer and conservation action opportunities that focus on creating healthy habitats to improve our planet.
"AZA-accredited facilities are working to help save species worldwide, and inspire the next generation of conservationists to action," Dan Ashe, President and CEO of AZA explained,"We are so grateful to the continued support of the Disney Conservation Fund, which helps AZA members make an impact on their communities. I am especially proud of the projects this year for being driven by and focusing on under-represented and marginalized groups. Congratulations to the recipients!"
AZA awarded Party for the Planet Spring into Action grants totaling $100,000 to 11 projects led by AZA-accredited facilities. Awarded facilities are Adventure Aquarium, Assiniboine Park Zoo, Bergen County Zoological Park, John Ball Zoological Gardens, the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, OdySea Aquarium, Philadelphia Zoo, The Phoenix Zoo, Sunset Zoological Park, The Florida Aquarium, and Utah's Hogle Zoo.

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