The Greenville Zoo has announced plans to donate $12,910 to nine conservation projects here locally and internationally. This funding was made possible through it’s Quarters for Conservation program (which has funded 20 conservation projects across the globe.)
Some of the local projects include:
🐸 Greenville’s Lake Conestee Nature Park will receive $910 to monitor native reptiles and amphibians.
🦎 Clemson University researcher, Jill Newman | $1,000 | continuing to better understand the state’s green salamander population, and model the species’ vulnerability to anticipated climate change.
🏞️ Save Our Saluda (group that works to protect and restore water resources in the Saluda Watershed) | $1000 | Which will help to create an interactive map of the Upper Saluda Watershed.
The Greenville Zoo has raised more than $100,000, and helped fund more than 20 conservation projects since the program’s inception.
The next time you’re at the zoo, you can use your 25 cent token (given to you after buying your ticket) to choose one of the various conservation programs you’d like to support.
