The Mill Mountain Zoo is back to its seven days a week warm weather schedule. The nonprofit did close entirely after February ice storms downed trees and damaged exhibits. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports the public really stepped up to help.
February’s winter weather wreaked havoc all over the region. Damage on top of Mill Mountain caused the zoo to close because downed trees damaged exhibits. Public support of a Go Fund Me campaign helped the zoo raise enough for the insurance deductible and help recoup some of the lost revenue. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more.
