UTICA, NY – The 2021 Utica Zoo calendar is now available for purchase at the Zoo’s gift shop. In October 2020, the Zoo began looking for submissions from the community to develop the calendar as a way to generate revenue for the non-profit organization. After receiving many submissions, an independent panel of judges chose their top entries to be included in the calendar. Photo submissions were only required to be taken at the Zoo or of Zoo animals.

The sales of the community generated calendar, produced by local partner PJ Green, will directly benefit the animals of the Zoo throughout the winter. Due to COVID-19, the Zoo reported being down over $1 million in revenue for the year; a grim starting point to the winter season where the Zoo’s expenses outweigh their revenue.

“It was wonderful to receive so many photo submissions for the calendar and to be able to see the Zoo through the eyes of our visitors”, said Mark Simon, Visitor Experience and Marketing Manager for the Utica Zoo. “We are very thankful for all of the talented visitors who shared their photos with us, and we hope the calendar will be a welcome addition to our community’s homes and offices.”

The calendar is available for purchase in the Utica Zoo Gift Shop for a retail price of $9.99.

For more information about this, or anything Utica Zoo related, visit UticaZoo.org, or follow on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @uticazoo.

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Utica Zoo creates unique experiences and promotes public appreciation of wildlife through education, conservation and recreation. Located in Roscoe Conkling Park, the Utica Zoo was established in 1914 as part of a recreational complex made possible by the donation of land from Thomas R. Proctor. The zoo has grown from its beginnings of three Fallow Deer donated by the New York Zoological Society to its present collection of more than 100 species from around the world.