CONTACT: Rod Hackney
FOR RELEASE: March 29, 2001 Telephone: 336-879-7204
N.C. Zoo To Resume Summer Hours On April 1
ASHEBORO--On April 1, the North Carolina Zoological Park will resume
summer operating hours of 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily. These hours will remain
in effect through October 31.
The zoo is open daily year-round except Christmas Day. Winter
operating hours of 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. are in effect from October 31 through
March 31.
U.S. 64. Admission through June 30, 2001, is $8 for adults and $5
for children 2-12 and senior citizens. New admission prices of $10 for
adults and $6 for children 2-12 and senior citizens become effective
July 1.
Zoo admission is one benefit of membership in the N.C. Zoological
Society. For information on the Society, call 336-879-7250. For general
zoo information, call 1-800-488-0444 or visit the zoo’s Web site at
www.nczoo.org
The zoo is an agency of the N.C. Department of Environment and
Natural Resources, William G. Ross Jr., Secretary; Michael F. Easley,
Governor.
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