The Decatur Park District’s parks and facilities serve as long-standing community treasures. From the tranquility of Fairview Park to the sights and sounds of Scovill Zoo, the Park District enhances our community’s quality of life.
You can carry on the tradition of beauty and nature through a gift to the Decatur Parks Foundation. With several giving options, you can honor a friend or family member, celebrate a special occasion, or remember a loved one. Your gift will be appreciated for years to come. Call the Decatur Parks Foundation office at 422-5911.
Planned Giving
Make the gift of a lifetime by including the Decatur Parks Foundation and Scovill Zoo in your will. Call the Decatur Parks Foundation office at 422-5911.
Scovill Zoo Nature Pavers
The new Nature Paver Plaza at Scovill Zoo is complete and ready for your special inscribed paver! Designed as a tribute to the zoo’s 50th Anniversary in 2017, the plaza at the zoo’s front entrance also welcomes visitors to Project Playground and Scovill Sculpture Park. This highly visible location will allow you to recognize your loved ones and show your support for Scovill Zoo.
A commemorative paver can be purchased in honor or memory of a loved one, to commemorate a special occasion, or simply proclaim your family’s love for the zoo. Please refer questions to Jill Applebee at the Decatur Parks Foundation: 217-422-5911 or japplebee@decparks.com.
Click here to learn more and to order your nature paver online!
Zoo Needs
Thank you for considering a gift to Scovill Zoo! Some of the items below you may already have in your home…and they’ll make life more comfortable for the zoo animals you love! Questions? Please call Director Ken Frye at 421-7435.
Generic Needs
Heavy duty hose reels
Spider monkeys: 2-inch manila rope
Zebra: scratching post
Keepers: leaf rakes, metal grain shovels
Education classes: new microscope with video output
Kayak (300 lbs) to help check lake side of zoo boundary
New (or gently used) towels
New (or gently used) pillow cases, extra-large cases are also appreciated
Animal Enrichment Food Enrichment Items
All food items should be unopened and not expired. Baby food, all-natural/organic Kellogg’s corn flakes or “non-sugary” Kellogg’s cereals, dried fruit, dried spices, fruit paste, all-natural/organic honey JELL-O, sugar-free pasta, uncooked peanut butter, fruit & grain granola bars, grape jelly, pecans, walnuts, Brazil nuts.
Other Enrichment Items: Hand mirrors, Kong toys, heavy-duty sheets (black preferred), cotton tablecloths, cotton perfume/body splash, crib sheets.
Electronics/Electrical
CD/tape players, portable generators, laptop computers (less than 3 years old).
Other
Binoculars, coveralls, hip waders, kayak (300 lbs), paddles, life vests, rubber boots, terrariums (10- and 20-gallon with screen rack), extra wide wheelchair, Farm & Fleet gift cards, Petsmart gift cards, Kroger or Walmart gift cards, hay feeder for camels, 6 foot or shorter artificial tree or artificial Christmas tree for owls.
Tools
Garden tools, high-quality rakes (leaf and garden), spades, grain shovels.
Veterinary Supplies
Autoclave, pouch track, gram scale, head lamps, hydraulic table, Olsen-Hegar needle drivers, PDS suture material, unused syringes (assorted sizes), dishwashing soap, latex gloves, desk-top scales (up to 30 pounds), 1000 pound floor scales.