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Phillips Park is a municipal park in Aurora, Illinois, that includes Phillips Park Zoo.Comprising more than 325 acres, the park is managed by the Department of Parks and Recreation of the city of Aurora, and has co-owned areas with the Fox Valley Park District.
The Aurora site features a replica homestead village that includes two houses, a school house, blacksmith shop and chicken coop, a replica tipi camp, and 1,000 acres of shortgrass prairie. Special seasonal events and education programs are offered through the City of Aurora's naturalist program and the Denver Botanic Gardens. [6]
Aurora Mayor Ann Womer Benjamin delivers the State of the City address on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, at the Bertram Inn and Conference Center in Aurora.
After Phillips Park Zoo was established in 1915, a birdhouse was built in 1916. By 1920, the zoo had 5 black bears, 10 monkeys, 19 elk with 19 buffalo, 2 foxes, 1 wolf, and 20 deer, in addition to hundreds of birds.
Aurora Reservoir is a 31,650 acre-foot (39,040,000 m 3) reservoir located in the far southeastern reach of Aurora, Colorado. Senac Creek and other minor streams flow into the reservoir's three coves, Senac, Marina and Lone Tree, each pointing to the south. The reservoir provides drinking water to the City of Aurora and is also a recreation area.
The Denver City Council is considering a request by Denver Parks and Recreation to spend an additional $1.6 million on security upgrades at city parks and recreation centers.
website, forty-six acre nature preserve and an educational facility, operated by City Peck Farm Park: Geneva: Kane: Chicago area: website, operated by the City, 385 acre park featuring a visitor's center with hands-on nature and history displays, observation silo, trails, sports facilities, outdoor education center Pilcher Park Nature Center ...
The Aurora Fox Arts Center is located at 9900 E Colfax Avenue in Aurora, Colorado in the Aurora Cultural Arts District. It is the City of Aurora's performing arts center run by the City of Aurora Cultural Services Division and supported by the many theater-goers.