Habitat Heroes

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Did you know that many animal species serve as heroes for their ecosystem? Join us as we meet some of these animal ambassadors and become Habitat Heroes just like them!

Habitat Heroes is a recurring program and Conservation Club for parents or guardians and their children ages 8-13 years old. As participants, you and your child will learn about local wildlife and their habitats, connect with other families in the community, and participate in conservation action! 

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Habitat Heroes includes four educational programs at Zoo Atlanta and volunteer opportunities in the local community alongside Zoo Atlanta Educators. It also includes a club T-shirt for full-series participants and admission to the Zoo after each of the four educational programs. Join us in learning what makes Georgia wildlife interesting and find how you can help protect our animal neighbors! 


Saturday, May 20, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.: Creepy Crawlies
Saturday, June 10, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.: Group Volunteer Day
Saturday, July 8, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.: Slimy Amphibians
Saturday, August 26, Time TBD: Group Volunteer Day
Saturday, September 9, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Scaly Reptiles
Saturday, October 28, Time TBD: Group Volunteer Day
Saturday, November 11, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Misunderstood Mammals

$200 for the year per child/adult pair (each additional parent or child is $100) OR $50 per program*.

* Program dates include May, July, September, November

$160 for the series per child/adult pair (each additional parent or child is $100) OR $50 per program*.

* Program dates include May, July, September, November

8-13 years old with adult guardian

REGISTRATION

  • Advance registration is required. Program registration includes Zoo admission.
  • Payment in full is required at the time of registration.
  • Walk-up registrations are not accepted.

  • Parking  is conveniently located in the lot on Cherokee Avenue and in the Grant Park Gateway parking facility on Boulevard. These are public lots owned by the City of Atlanta and managed by AAA Parking. Rates are $3 an hour for a maximum of $12 a day.
  • We ask all participants to stay home if they are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or if they have been in contact with a COVID-positive individual in the past 2 weeks.

CANCELLATION AND NO-SHOW POLICY

  • Refunds will not be issued for no-shows.
  • Refunds will not be issued for individual missed days of the program.
  • Cancellations received 2 or more weeks prior to the program start date will receive a full refund.
  • Cancellations received 2 weeks or less prior to the program start date will result in a loss of 50% of total cost of the canceled reservation.
  • Programs are rain-or-shine. Programs may be cancelled due to inclement weather, in which case the Zoo will notify participants of the cancellation as soon as possible prior to the program. If this happens, a full refund will be issued for the cancelled day. We will do our best to reschedule in the event of a cancelled program, but rescheduling is not guaranteed.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Call 404.624.5822 with questions or email education@zooatlanta.org.

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