March 19, 2025

You can help take a stand against invasive species at the Minnesota Zoo Foundation's Wildlife Conservation Benefit. Hear more about the issues invasive species are causing from Ben Minerich, Wildlife Conservation Specialist at the Minnesota Zoo. Then, attend our event to learn more and become part of the solution.

February 4, 2025

Make a $15 donation to the Minnesota Zoo Foundation before midnight on February 14 to name a bug in someone's honor and help feed Minnesota Zoo animals. Whether for a friend or foe, your bug will become part of a balanced diet for animals like golden lion tamarins, chameleons, opossums, turtles, and more.

February 12, 2025

Need a last-minute Valentine’s Day gift for a friend or a foe? The Minnesota Zoo Foundation has you covered. You can make a $15 donation to the zoo and in return get to name a bug that will be fed to an animal. With each donation, the zoo will send an e-card with your personalized message to the recipient.

July 28, 2023

The Minnesota Zoo Treetop Trail, the world’s longest elevated pedestrian loop, is now officially open to the public. The 1.25-mile Treetop Trail takes guests to new heights – up to 32 feet above the ground - as they travel into the trees and gain new perspectives of many Zoo animals, including tigers, moose, bison, and camels. The Treetop Trail will be open year-round for guests to experience Minnesota’s four seasons in all their glory.

August 13, 2024

Minnesota Zoo Director John Frawley always thought the Treetop Trail – a project that turned the zoo’s old monorail track into an elevated walking trail – was a great idea.

July 28, 2023

After much talk, it’s finally open. Six years ago, Minnesota Zoo leadership showed lieutenant governor Peggy Flanagan and Gov. Tim Walz video of a proposed elevated path by which guests might one day walk over the wetlands and forests of the zoo. “When is the ribbon cutting?” Flanagan remembers asking.

It happened today. The 1.25-mile trail rises 32 feet over the Apple Valley zoo in places.