{"id":319235,"date":"2025-10-20T18:48:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T18:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/319235\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T18:48:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T18:48:16","slug":"phoenix-zoo-works-to-restore-iconic-zoolights-tree-after-storm-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/319235\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Zoo works to restore iconic ZooLights tree after storm damage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\"><b>PHOENIX (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 Crews at Phoenix Zoo won\u2019t let last week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2025\/10\/13\/microburst-causes-severe-damage-tempe-businesses-homes-20k-without-power\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2025\/10\/13\/microburst-causes-severe-damage-tempe-businesses-homes-20k-without-power\/\">powerful storm<\/a> get in the way of its dazzling holiday celebration this year. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">The ZooLights light tunnel and the iconic 50-foot-tall Lake Lights Tree were damaged in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2025\/10\/15\/whats-difference-between-tornado-microburst\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2025\/10\/15\/whats-difference-between-tornado-microburst\/\">microburst on Oct. 13<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">The digital floating tree toppled and fell into the lake it sat on, according to zoo officials, but on Sunday, crews used a crane to remove it from the lake and place it in an open field for restoration. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Zoo officials say this will not impact guests\u2019 visits to the zoo, but instead, it gives a close-up look at how clean-up is done behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Phoenix Zoo reopened <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/video\/2025\/10\/17\/phoenix-zoo-reopens-after-microburst-damages-infrastructure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/video\/2025\/10\/17\/phoenix-zoo-reopens-after-microburst-damages-infrastructure\/\">last Friday<\/a> after the storm earlier in the week caused damages, including uprooting more than a dozen trees and damaging sidewalks and infrastructure across the zoo, causing it to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2025\/10\/15\/phoenix-zoo-reopening-delayed-crews-continue-microburst-repairs\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2025\/10\/15\/phoenix-zoo-reopening-delayed-crews-continue-microburst-repairs\/\">close for three days<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/page\/send-us-your-feedback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? 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