Our Website

On this page you’ll find guidance and links on the important issues we have identified, the actions we’ve taken to combat the threat posed by the Zoo’s initial plan for expansion, and specific actions you can take to help if you’d like to support our initiative. For other vital information, explore the pages in this About Us section, especially Who We Are, Our Statements, and Our Stance on Options. We appreciate your interest in Save the Heart of Reid Park and strongly encourage your active involvement. For any questions, concerns, or offers to help, please Contact Us.

Learn about the issues

• Start by exploring the public’s concerns. Understand the controversy surrounding the narrowly approved Proposition 203 now considered to have been grossly misleading.

• Learn about Reid Park’s history through pictures and a timeline showing past losses.

• Study the graphics that show how Reid Park’s free-access park space is shrinking.

• Discover why, according to the Trust for Public Land, we need more park space, not less.

• Consider, too, how the zoo’s expansion will negatively impact the flora and fauna, as well as the public’s experience of it, in this most visited part of the park.

See what we’re doing

• Read our Jan. 31, 2021 Op-Ed in the Arizona Daily Star in which we request the city explain what public process they followed to radically alter Reid Park’s Master Plan.

• Review events and images from our Jan. 24 Peaceful Protest requesting the Zoo’s schedule for expansion be paused until public concerns are satisfactorily addressed.

• Mine almost 100 protest letters posted here for inspiration on writing your own.

• Find under Press our own press release and white paper; articles, editorials, and special features in support of our effort; and resources relevant to sustaining vital urban parks.

• Watch Videos showing Barnum Hill and the South Pond and recording members of the community voicing opposition to zoo expansion into that cherished public space.

Take Action

• Check out our Take Action page for a wealth of contact information for cognizant city officials and then start calling and emailing in support of Save the Heart of Reid Park.

• Join our lively Facebook group. We are 1,400 members strong and full of creative ideas. Share your suggestions and photos and keep up with events and developments.

• Contact us with questions and suggestions or to volunteer assistance, materials, and special expertise or skills. Or to plan and/or participate in campaign events.

• Revisit frequently this website and both our public and private Facebook groups to keep abreast of new developments and initiatives. We need and value your engagement and support!