WNC Nature Center presents

“North Carolina Elk Experience;

An educational journey for 2008!”

Our most popular offsite excursion for the WNC Nature Center’s is our NC Elk Experience to the Cataloochee Valley. We are looking forward to another year of educational experiences with guests.  In 2007, we hosted 185 folks from as far away as California, Colorado, and Texas for the 5-hour experience just west of Asheville into the beautiful mountains of Haywood County.

We invite you to join us for one or more of our 2008 fall trips to view the elk in Cataloochee Valley.  The fee is $20.00 per person ($16.00 if a member of the Friends of the WNC Nature Center).  Tickets are sold on first-come first-served basis.  Snacks are served in the vans.  Guests may elect to drive their own vehicles at a reduced rate ($10.00 per person). 

Guests will meet at 3:00pm at the Nature Center in our classroom for a one hour presentation on elk ecology and biology.  We will then load our vans and travel west on Interstate 40 to exit 20, the Cataloochee Valley exit.  We plan on returning to the Nature Center between 8:00 and 8:30pm (varies with our outdoor experiences in the valley). The available dates are as follows:

Tuesday September 9               and                   Thursday September 18

Call Keith to purchase your tickets or with any questions you may have at (828) 298-5600, ext 305. We look forward to your company on the NC Elk Trip!             

WNC Nature Center, 75 Gashes Creek Road, Asheville, NC  28805