Utica Zoo Achieves Accreditation with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums!

We are thrilled and so proud to announce that we have been granted continued accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), a prestigious honor that places the zoo among the elite zoological institutions around the world. The Utica Zoo is one of approximately 235 facilities worldwide to hold this distinguished certification. “Only the… Read more

Fort Stanwix posts $6.7M impact to region, feds report

A new National Park Service report shows that approximately 83,400 visitors roamed the grounds of the Fort Stanwix National Monument in 2023, spending some $5.3 million in communities near the park located in downtown Rome. That spending, officials say, supported 59 jobs in the area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of… Read more