Join Friends of the Alexandria Zoo and receive free admission to the Alexandria Zoo for an entire year, plus many other great benefits!
Contributions help provide care for the animals, construction of new exhibits, conservation of endangered species, and many hours of recreation and education. By becoming a member of FOTAZ, you'll be helping the Alexandria Zoo and your community while making wonderful family memories that will last a lifetime.
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All Member Levels
Bronze Level - Additional Benefits
Silver Level - Additional Benefits
Gold Level - Additional Benefits
Platinum Level - Additional Benefits
However, occasionally a previously reciprocal zoo might withdraw from this program. Please check with the zoo you intend to visit or call (318) 441-6810 and we'll be glad to check the most current list or send you a copy.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS LIST IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
(Percentage off gift shop purchases, marked below with **.)
ALABAMA
Birmingham Zoo
Montgomery Zoo
ARIZONA
Reid Park Zoo (Tucson)
The Phoenix Zoo 50%
ARKANSAS
Little Rock Zoo 50%
CALIFORNIA
Aquarium of the Bay (San Francisco) 50%
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium (San Pedro) **
Charles Paddock Zoo (Atascadero)
CuriOdyssey (formerly Coyote Point Museum) (San Mateo)
Fresno Chaffee Zoo 50%
Happy Hollow Zoo (San Jose)
Los Angeles Zoo 50%
Oakland Zoo 50%
Sacramento Zoo 50%
San Francisco Zoo 50%
Santa Ana Zoo
Santa Barbara Zoo
Sequoia Park Zoo (Eureka)
The Living Desert (Palm Desert) 50%
COLORADO
Colorado Wolf & Wildlife Center (Divide)
Pueblo Zoo (Pueblo) 50%
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo (Bridgeport)
DELAWARE
Brandywine Zoo (Wilmington)
DC
Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park**
FLORIDA
Brevard Zoo (Melbourne)
Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens (Sanford) 50%
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens 50%
Mote Marine Aquarium (Sarasota)
Palm Beach Zoo (West Palm Beach) 50%
Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo 50%
The Florida Aquarium (Tampa) 50%
Zoo Miami 50%
GEORGIA
Chehaw Wild Animal Park (Albany)
Zoo Atlanta 50%
HAWAII
Honolulu Zoo 50%
IDAHO
Tautphaus Park Zoo (Idaho Falls)
Zoo Boise
ILLINOIS
Cosley Zoo (Wheaton)
Henson Robinson Zoo (Springfield)
Lincoln Park Zoo (Chicago) **
Miller Park Zoo (Bloomington)
Niabi Zoo (Coal Valley)
Peoria Zoo
Scovill Zoo (Decatur) 50%
INDIANA
Fort Wayne Children's Zoo 50%
Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden (Evansville)
Potawatomi Zoo (South Bend)
IOWA
Blank Park Zoo (Des Moines)
Nat'l Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium (Dubuque)
KANSAS
David Traylor Zoo of Emporia **
Hutchinson Zoo **
Lee Richardson Zoo (Garden City) **
Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure (Salina) 50%
Sedgwick County Zoo (Wichita) 50%
Sunset Zoo (Manhattan)
Topeka Zoological Park
KENTUCKY
Louisville Zoological Gardens
LOUISIANA
BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo
Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo (Monroe)
Zoo of Acadiana (Broussard)
MARYLAND
Salisbury Zoo **
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
MASSACHUSETTS
Buttonwood Park Zoo (New Bedford)
Capron Park Zoo (Attleboro)
Franklin Park Zoo (Boston) 50%
Museum of Science (Boston)
Stone Zoo (Stoneham) 50%
MICHIGAN
Binder Park Zoo (Battle Creek)
Detroit Zoological Society
John Ball Zoological Garden (Grand Rapides)
Potter Park Zoo (Lansing)
The Children's Zoo at Celebration Square (Saginaw)
MINNESOTA
Como Park Zoo (St. Paul) **
Minnesota Zoo (Apple Valley) 50%
MISSISSIPPI
Jackson Zoological Park
MISSOURI
Dickerson Park Zoo (Springfield)
Endangered Wolf Center 50%
Kansas City Zoo 50% Saint Louis Zoo **
NEBRASKA
Lincoln Children's Zoo
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo 50%
Riverside Zoo (Scottsbluff)
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center (Holderness) 50%
NEW JERSEY
Bergen County Zoo (Paramus)
Cape May County Park & Zoo **
Turtle Back Zoo (West Orange)
NEW MEXICO
Alameda Park Zoo (Alamogordo)
Albuquerque BioPark 50%
Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park (Carlsbad)
NEW YORK
Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park
Buffalo Zoo 50%
Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park (Syracuse) 50%
Seneca Park Zoo (Rochester)
Staten Island Zoo
Trevor Zoo
NORTH CAROLINA
Natural Science Center of Greensboro
N. Carolina Aquarium at Fort Kisher (Kure Beach)
N. Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island (Manteo)
N. Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores (Atlantic Beach)
North Carolina Zoological Park (Asheboro)
Western North Carolina Nature Center (Asheville)
NORTH DAKOTA
Chahinkapa Zoo (Wahpeton)
Dakota Zoo (Bismark)
Red River Zoo (Fargo)
Roosevelt Park Zoo (Minot)
OHIO
African Safari Wildlife Park (Port Clinton) 50%
Akron Zoological Park
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery (Dayton)
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden 50%
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium 50%
The Toledo Zoo
The Wilds (Cumberland) 50%
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Gardens 50%
Tulsa Zoo and Living Museum 50%
OREGON
Oregon Zoo (Portland) 50%
Wildlife Safari (Winston) 50%
PENNSYLVANIA
Erie Zoological Society
Elmwood Park Zoo (Norristown) 50%
Lehigh Valley Zoo
National Aviary
Philadelphia Zoo 50%
Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
ZOOAMERICA North American Wildlife Park (Hershey)
RHODE ISLAND
Roger Williams Park Zoo (Providence) 50%
SOUTH CAROLINA
Greenville Zoo Riverbanks Zoo & Garden (Columbia)
SOUTH DAKOTA
Bramble Park Zoo (Watertown)
Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum (Sioux Falls)
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park
Knoxville Zoological Gardens
Nashville Zoo, Inc.
The Memphis Zoo 50%
TEXAS
Abilene Zoological Gardens
Caldwell Zoo (Tyler) 50%
Cameron Park Zoo (Waco)
Dallas Zoo 50%
El Paso Zoo 50%
Ellen Trout Zoo (Lufkin)
Gladys Porter Zoo (Brownsville)
Houston Zoo
San Antonio Zoo 50%
Texas State Aquarium (Corpus Christi) 50%
UTAH
Tracy Aviary (Salt Lake City)
Utah's Hogle Zoo (Salt Lake City) 50%
VIRGINIA
Mill Mountain Zoo (Roanoke) 50%
Virginia Zoo (Norfolk)
WASHINGTON
Point Defiance Zoological Society (Tacoma)
Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle)
WEST VIRGINIA
Oglebay's Good Zoo (Wheeling) 50%
WISONSIN
Henry Vilas Zoo (Madison) **
International Crane Foundation (Baraboo)
Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens
NEW Zoo (Green Bay)
Racine Zoological Gardens
Many projects and new exhibits depend on additional support from private sources. Donations of products, money or in-kind services by businesses and corporations are welcomed. Community support continues to make the Alexandria Zoo a special place!
Donations to Alexandria Zoo's non-profit support organization, Friends of the Alexandria Zoo (FOTAZ), are tax deductible and go directly to the Alexandria Zoo to support the Zoo's animals, projects, programs, and more. No amount is too small.
Just click the button to make a donation through PayPal with your credit card. You do not need a PayPal account to make a donation.
The Pave the Way program is designed to give you a unique opportunity to be recognized as a donor to the Festival Plaza by purchasing a commemorative engraved brick inscribed with your name, family, group, class, or business. You can even commemorate a special event, remember a loved one, or celebrate a milestone... the possibilities are endless! Your personalized brick will be permanently installed in the Festival Plaza.
Brick Size: 4 inch x 8 inch
Brick Cost: $100
Ready to purchase an engraved zoo brick? Great! Simply fill out the form below!
Personalize your Brick:
18 spaces per line, 3 lines maximum
Your contributions to the "Zooper" Parent Program will help FOTAZ support the Zoo and its animals.
Choose from one of six levels of support and any of the animals at the Alexandria Zoo. Your adoption will last for a period of one year and includes an adoption certificate, a photo of the animal with a fact sheet, bumper sticker, and an invitation to a Beastly Breakfast.
"Bear" in Mind...
All adopted animals remain in the care of the Alexandria Zoo and no ownership rights are conferred.
Zoo Scaper
Assist with landscaping, planting and grounds maintenance.
Green Team
Assist the maintenance team with repairs and construction as needed.
Guest Services
Assist with special events, office work, and guest relations.
Alexandria Zoo is now accepting volunteer applications through February 14, 2013.
Download the Adult Volunteer Application
Explorers offer volunteer service to the Zoo through a variety of duties that include zookeeper assistance, special events, grounds maintenance, construction and education programs.
Not only will your service help the zoo and its programs, but volunteer work is a great addition to your resume!
