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Groundbreaking Date Announced for Bowen Aquarium

East Coast Zoological Foundation (ECZF) is thrilled to announce the official groundbreaking date of December 2, 2026, for Bowen Aquarium. This innovative project will be an additional home for the important conservation, education and animal wellbeing work that ECZF and the Aquarium’s sister campus, Brevard Zoo, has led for decades.    “December 2 has been such a meaningful date for the “Our Legacy” Campaign. On that date in 2021, we kicked off our fundraising campaign and

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Celebrating the Wins of 2025

2025 was a year of major acceleration toward bringing Bowen Aquarium to life. From hitting campaign milestones to finalizing construction designs, there’s a lot to celebrate.   “This year has felt like standing inside a mission that’s coming alive in real time,” said East Coast Zoological Foundation’s (ECZF) Chief Philanthropy Officer Robyn.  While there were a lot of wins, we also faced

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John and Pat Bowen

Name Announced for Future Aquarium in Port Canaveral

East Coast Zoological Foundation (ECZF) is proud to share the name for its future aquarium set to be built along the shores of Port Canaveral. The future Bowen Aquarium will be ECZF’s second campus, and the sister campus to Brevard Zoo. The name honors two generous philanthropists whose gift launched

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2023 Our Legacy Campaign cabinet

Our Legacy Campaign Cabinet

We were delighted to host a meeting of our Campaign Cabinet at Brevard Zoo, an inspiring event that will help guide our strategy toward the completion of Our Legacy Campaign and the opening of the future Aquarium and Conservation Center.

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