HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Friends of the Zoo Board of Directors will hold an official groundbreaking ceremony for the new Splash River and Nature Play Expansion on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at the Hutchinson Zoo.
The Zoo is building a Nature Play expansion as a no-cost, safe and welcome place for children and families with increased accessibility.
The Nature Play expansion retrofits the former parking lot into a natural-looking splash river, inclusive play elements, and green space with shaded seating. All these additions will be adjacent to the North American River Otter Exhibit that opened in the summer of 2020. This project is supported in part by the Land and Water Conservation Fund with completion in fall of 2022.