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The Kent County Board of Commissioners voted to approve John Ball Zoo’s amended parking expansion plan today, which will allow the zoo to pave over greenspace in John Ball Park for additional parking. The plans are upsetting some nearby residents
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The Grand Rapids Lantern Festival is returning to John Ball Zoo this year.
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A plan to pave more of John Ball Park for zoo parking spaces may not be dead, but it is delayed.
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John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids needs more parking for visitors, but nearby residents don’t want to lose neighborhood green space to a parking lot. The Kent county Commissioners will decide how to proceed.
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We talk to Rhiannon Mulligan, Education Manager for the Zoo, about how the process works and a bit of Red Panda 101.
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We talk to the Salvation Army's Major Tim Myer and Mariah Malone in charge of Zoo Events.
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We are joined by Steve Kelso with the Kent County Health Department, and Family Futures’ Blakelee Dunkelberg to talk about their roles with WGVU Kids Day at the Zoo.
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Teen Zoo Volunteers Meeka Bootsma and Anderson Stoner share their stories.
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Our first guests are Zoo Educator Coordinator Nick Milbratz and PNC’s Sean Welch.
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Grand Rapids’ John Ball Zoo is partnering with Sarett Nature Center to help preserve Michigan’s eastern massasauga rattlesnake population.