The trail is primarily used for walking, nature trips, and bird watching. Also, guests over age seven will be required to wear face coverings to protect other guests as well as some of the animals.âThere are some tigers that have gotten Covid and we have some geriatric cats here, so if you're wearing a mask you won't spread anything to the cats or people,â Winsten explained.The wait will soon be over, but guests will have to abide by some new safety rules.The zoo operates on a $12 million budget annually. The boardwalk runs down the middle of a strip of marsh to meet an island of pines.Open 7 AM to 7 PM. About the Zoo: Experience a place that the whole family can enjoy when you visit the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Florida. Amid a COVID-19 attendance plunge, Brevard Zoo officials hope to fundraise $1 million by year's end to try to stave off program cutbacks. Once it is among the pines and oaks, the boardwalk makes a sharp turn.For the sake of local residents, the boardwalk continues under the highway and heads south to reach a cul-de-sac at the north end of Turtle Mound Rd.I thought this walkway was no pets……this county really needs a place we can walk and not step in dog poop.If you add that 0.6 mile linear piece to your hike, you can tackle a 6.4 mile round-trip from the trailhead at the Brevard Zoo, or make a 1.4-mile round trip south from the South Trailhead.We encountered more cyclists than walkers that day, probably because it was in the heat of summer but also because this makes for a nice ride connecting to the Viera side paths.At the “Walk an Ancient Trail” sign, the longest boardwalk starts in earnest.
The community is waiting.âAs a result, some staff hours have been cut and some people have been furloughed during the closure.â90 percent of our funds come from earned income â admissions, food, gifts, events, weddings â and literally that turned off overnight,â Winsten said.The new hours of operation are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Last admission is at 3 p.m. for non-members and 3:30 p.m. for members.âLong-time volunteer Rhoda Weinstein told us normally she logs more than 500 volunteer hours annually at the zoo, and sometimes more. Peacocks wail and other random noises rise from beyond the trees along the perimeter fence.As marsh yields to pines, pass another rest stop.
You can feed giraffes ($2 per leaf of romaine which is a bit much considering it's about $25 just to get in) and the kids love the up … Under the federal CARES act, anyone who gives up to $300 to charity can get a tax break this year.According to Executive Director Keith Winsten, zoo guests will now have to reserve timed entry tickets for admission, as well as follow one-way paths through the zoo. During the pandemic, she even donated her stimulus money to the zoo.The zoo is hoping patrons will help them make up the shortfall in part with donations. Weather was great, animals were active. It was my first time visiting the Brevard zoo and let me tell you for being smaller sized, it was worth the entrance fee. Had both boys with us previous 5 times. For the people who wonder about the coronavirus measures they have taken: 1. Saving the Brevard Zoo Promo Codes and Coupons for a huge savings! Wheelchairs, electric conveyance vehicles and strollers are available to rent. See part of Brevard Zoo from another point of view in the canopy above wild animals. Check this Brevard Zoo saving Page before your payment at brevardzoo.org. Come to the first grouping of benches in the shade. When the gates are closed at both ends, the trail is closed.There is a gap in it briefly at a spot labeled Truck Crossing before it resumes again, curving away from the interstate and climbing.Although Erna Nixon Park is just down the street from one of the busiest shopping malls on the Space Coast, it transports you out of suburbia and into the wilds of Florida’s pastA partnership between the Brevard Zoo and county parks, the boardwalk is maintained by the zoo and was built on land donated by the Duda family.We turned around at 3/4 mile for a 1.5-mile round-trip walk. 101K likes. Extending from the Brevard Zoo to Viera, this 2.6-mile linear trail is a broad boardwalk over a variety of habitats with interpretation of wildlife and history.