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Fall into fun at Brookfield Zoo Chicago! 🍂 Celebrate the season with a lineup of fun, family-friendly events, all FREE with admission or membership! 🎉 Hispanic Heritage Fest – September 27 Enjoy vibrant live music, cultural performances, Zoo Chats, and more during this vibrant celebration! 🍻 Oktoberfest – September 28 Prost! Toss on your lederhosen and enjoy live polka music, seasonal snacks, and festivities. 🎃 BOO! at the Zoo – October 4–31 Get into the spirit with seasonal decorations, not

It takes a village of volunteers to keep lakes healthy — and that includes our largest lake on grounds: Swan Lake! Since 2007, John Kanzia, our Environmental Quality Manager, has been monitoring the health of Swan Lake twice per month April through November as part of the Illinois EPA’s Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program. With the help of tools like a Secchi disk which is used to measure water transparency, a dissolved oxygen meter which is used to measure water temperature and the amount of oxyg