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Santa Ana opens River’s Edge at the zoo; city, donors and state fund $8.6 million project
Summary
City officials on Saturday cut the ceremonial "vine" to open River's Edge, a new habitat at the Santa Ana Zoo. The project cost $8.6 million, including $600,000 from the Friends of the Santa Ana Zoo; council members also announced $2 million in state funding for a new education building called "the hive."
Todd Lights, introduced as the voice of Dodger Stadium, opened Saturday's ceremony at the Santa Ana Zoo to mark the grand opening of River's Edge, the park's new habitat designed around river-corridor ecosystems.
Mayor Valerie Amezcua said the exhibit reimagines the former Amazon's Edge and paid tribute to local donors and zoo staff. "The total cost of the project was $8,600,000," she said, adding that "$600,000 [was] graciously donated by the Friends of the Santa Ana Zoo." She called the new space "an immersion into the dynamic ecosystems that form along river corridors around the world."
The project is part of a string of recent investments at the…
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