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The Seneca Park Zoo is a place where unforgettable memories, a stronger community, and a healthier planet get their start. Learn more about our mission, our values, and our conservation efforts.

Our Mission

Seneca Park Zoo inspires our community to connect with, care for, and conserve wildlife and wild places.

Our Vision

Seneca Park Zoo will be a national leader in education and conservation action for species survival.

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Our Future

The next phase of A Wilder Vision Capital Campaign reimagines the entrance experience along with spacious and striking animal habitats within the gates of the Zoo. More than ever, the Zoo will be a leader in conservation and a thrilling destination where everyone feels welcome.

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Our Guiding Principles

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Sustainability and Compliance

  • Maintain a clean audit
  • Raise funds to support operations, programs, and capital improvements
  • Partner with Monroe County to operate the Zoo

A Quality Experience

  • Develop a positive perception of the Zoo
  • Develop programs that meet standards and use best practices about animals and conservation
  • Engage our audiences in captivating activities that create memories and lasting connections

A Strong Family

  • Create a learning organization with growth opportunities for staff and volunteers
  • Engage staff and volunteers for collective decision making
  • Maintain an environment where staff and volunteers are proud of their involvement with the Zoo

Community Relationships

  • Cultivate and engage audiences via all available communication tools
  • Develop partnerships to further the Zoo’s mission
  • Gather and use data to understand our audiences
Start your volunteer application today to take part in park clean ups at Durand Eastman Beach

Conservation Leadership and Education

  • Work to conserve resources and inspire others to do the same
  • Use multiple platforms to educate visitors about animals and conservation to inspire action
  • Support ‘In Situ’ (in the wild) conservation efforts for the Zoo’s Conservation Science Strategic Plan
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Our Board of Trustees

Shelly Doran, Chair
Jack Plants, Vice Chair
Trisha Butera, Treasurer
Katie Lally, Secretary

Eric Allen
Leonard Bayer
Luis Burgos
Katrina Busch
Gavin Brownlie, Jr.

Tim DeGrave
Maureen Dobies
Tarek Eldaher
Linda Hasman*
Peter Hin
Suzanne Hunt
Barbara Kelley
Jozef Kuzmkowski
Bob Lee*
Dan Matteo
Patrick Meredith*
James Meyers
Kevin Nowack
Pamela O’Connor-Chapman
Christine Osborne. M.D.
Chris Stern
Rose Mary Villarrubia-Izzo
Debby Wilson
Jay Weaver
David Wilks, Esq.

Trustees Emeritus
Ruth Baltzer
Stephen Brown
Linda Buttrill
Ralph Code, III, Esq.
Michael Hurley
James McElheny
William Strassburg
Bob Stiles

* Ex Officio

Our Partners

Looking for a donation from the Zoo for your fundraiser?

The Seneca Park Zoo Society is proud to support charitable fundraisers for fellow environmental, educational, and cultural nonprofit organizations in the Greater Rochester area. Before you request a donation, please review our Donation Request Policy, available here.

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  • Phone: 585.336.7200

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