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Sunday, August 16: 
• Franklin Park Zoo will be open for daytime guests. Due to events taking place outside the Zoo, traffic and parking restrictions will be in effect throughout Franklin Park. Circuit Drive will be closed, and barriers may be in place on some roadways. If you encounter a barrier, please identify yourself as a Zoo visitor. Parking will be available in the Zoo’s parking lots, though there may be periods when roads or parking areas are temporarily inaccessible. We strongly encourage the use of public transportation or rideshare when possible. 
• Franklin Park Zoo’s Boston Lights evening event will be closed on Sunday, August 16.
We appreciate your patience and understanding!

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Zoo New England's Conservation Society

A Direct Line to Conservation Here and Around the World

Zoo New England is more than a great day with family at Franklin Park or Stone Zoo – we're also a world-class conservation organization dedicated to making a difference for animals right here in New England as well as all over the world. If that mission speaks to you, join the Conservation Society for a front-row seat to conservation beyond the zoo, as well as your chance to jump in and lend a hand. Our Field Conservation Team might have a field site practically in your backyard! 

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By joining the Conservation Society you can stay up-to-date with everything conservation at Zoo New England! It’s free to join, and our newsletter will give you access to:

➤ Regular updates about conservation and wildlife in New England.
➤ Opportunities to participate in local conservation projects, like raising plants for local pollinators, creating native wildlife habitats, surveying New England biodiversity, and much more!
➤ Informative lectures and events hosted by ZNE and our partners in conservation, both local and around the globe.
➤ Invitations to conservation field days and site tours, where our staff will meet you in the field for up-close encounters with rare wild species and habitats we’re working to protect.
➤ Direct updates about the latest and most exciting conservation breakthroughs made by Zoo New England and our partners, such as new discoveries of rare animals and photos of the wildlife we help every day.
➤ Twice-monthly e-newsletter packed with updates and information about our work.

➤ Job, internship, and volunteer opportunities in Conservation.
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