- Unlimited Free Admission to the Zoo for one year.
- 15% off the total Aramark catering bill for events hosted at Turtle Back Zoo, Codey Arena, or Verona Boathouse (some restrictions may apply).
- 15% off any purchase inside Savanna Café during the months of April and October, as part of Aramark's Member Appreciation Months.
- 15% discount at the Turtle Back Zoo Gift Shop.
- 15% discount for education programs (camps excluded).
- Early registration for select educational programming.
- Exclusive exhibit previews and members-only events including Meet the Keepers, Member Mornings and Member Late Nights.
- Early registration and discounts on Zoological Society of New Jersey events, including Brew at the Zoo and New Exhibit Grand Opening Celebrations.
- Reciprocal privileges with more than 110 affiliated zoos and aquariums across the country.
- Free subscription to the Society's newsletters, Zoo News and Turtle Talk.
- Discounts and offers from our business partners.
- Unlimited Free Admission to the Zoo for one year.
- 15% off the total Aramark catering bill for events hosted at Turtle Back Zoo, Codey Arena, or Verona Boathouse (some restrictions may apply).
- 15% off any purchase inside Savanna Café during the months of April and October, as part of Aramark's Member Appreciation Months.
- 15% discount at the Turtle Back Zoo Gift Shop.
- 15% discount for education programs (camps excluded).
- Early registration for select educational programming.
- Exclusive exhibit previews and members-only events including Meet the Keepers, Member Mornings and Member Late Nights.
- Early registration and discounts on Zoological Society of New Jersey events, including Brew at the Zoo and New Exhibit Grand Opening Celebrations.
- Reciprocal privileges with more than 110 affiliated zoos and aquariums across the country; free subscription to the Society's newsletters, Zoo News and Turtle Talk.
- Discounts and offers from our business partners.
Essex County Turtle Back Zoo membership makes a perfect gift. The Zoological Society of New Jersey has a variety of membership levels available, so there's sure to be a level that's perfect for that special person or family on your list. Zoo membership is the gift experience that keeps giving all year long!
Please Note: The email address you enter will be the one to receive the gift certificate along with the purchase confirmation. Please make sure it is a valid email address, and only enter the recipient's email address if you don't mind the recipient receiving the receipt with the purchase price on it.
New this year - Gift Recipients choose when to redeem the certificate to start their membership!!
From the 1,000 pound bull bison to the tiniest baby turtle, all of the animals at Turtle Back Zoo are supported by our Guardian of Wildlife Adopt-an-Animal Program. Make a difference by symbolically adopting one of the Zoo's many available species.
When you become a Guardian of Wildlife, your tax-deductible gift will strengthen our mission to conserve, educate, and inspire. Proceeds support animal welfare and enrichment activities within the Zoo.
Adopt one of our animals and become a Guardian of Wildlife today by picking a tier below!
The Zoological Society of New Jersey supports the Essex County Turtle Back Zoo. We appreciate your generosity in strengthening our shared commitment to conservation, education, and inspiration.
Consider your donation as a way to help grow and develop the Zoo by providing funding for new habitat design and construction, general zoo improvements, and conservation programs.
To make a donation in honor or in remembrance of someone, please follow this link.
Every day the keepers at the Turtle Back Zoo work to find ways to enrich the lives of the animals in their care. They develop programs to stimulate natural behaviors with our animals by adding interesting and complex activities to their daily routine. One program the keepers offer is the Animal Art Program. The animal keepers offer nontoxic paint to some of our animals, resulting in beautiful works of art. From paw prints to broad brush strokes to custom impressions, each artists' creation is one of a kind. These unique pieces are an overlay of the original animal art created by the featured animal. Brianna DeRose and Conrad Johnson, two members of the Zoological Society of New Jersey, are the designers behind these custom masterpieces.
Bring out your wild and set the tone of your room from the walls out.
Mix and match your favorite animal art prints that fill your rooms and make your style as unique as our animal art.
View the art here!
You can support Turtle Back Zoo Tree Initiative, Turtle Back Zoo, and the Zoological Society of New Jersey by donating, and with the purchase of an annual membership. To learn more about our Turtle Back Tree Initiative click this link to our website.