Celebrate Halloween at Lee Richardson Zoo on Oct. 21 with the return of Boo! at the Zoo. The event will be held from 4-8 p.m. Boo! is a fundraiser put on by the Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo annually with the goal of supporting improvements at the zoo and the zoo’s mission to promote education and conservation activities that “will foster an appreciation and understanding of wildlife and their habitats.” Jessica Norton, executive director of FOLRZ, said the project they are fundraising for now is a new playground by the Primate Forest, which was built in 2020. “I don’t know that we’re actually going to reach that goal yet, we’re still in the process of researching the cost because costs for construction have changed dramatically over the last few years, but a new playground by the Lemur Forest is what we’re currently fundraising for,” she said. Activities at the event include a Trick-or-Treat Trail, so far there are 35 treat stations signed up; Singing Witches, “bewitching” music; and a Ghoulish Graveyard, a graveyard of extinct animals that where attendees can take a journey past.
Source: Garden City Telegram
