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BUY YOUR MEMBERSHIP, GIFT MEMBERSHIP, ADOPT AN ANIMAL OR BUY A BRICK ONLINE! Easy, Fast, Secure. The perfect gift for those who love nature!

BEAUTY OF BUTTERFLIES EXHIBIT opens June 28th! Bring your camera.
Stay as long as you like. Come face to face with nature.

City of Asheville Parks, Recreation, Cultural Arts and Greenways Master Plan findings and recommendations now available. You can still participate in public comment on behalf of the Nature Center! See the bottom of the press release for how you can be a part. Click here for more information.

The Center's gray wolf, Janna, is proud to be featured on the cover of the new AT&T Real Yellow Pages directory serving Asheville. On the AT&T Real Yellow Pages smaller Companion directory is a photo of our two bobcats. Both cover photos were taken by retired WNC Nature Center naturalist and wildlife photographer Tony Dills. Congratulations, Tony! The Nature Center will be helping AT & T to recycle paper from old phone books as enrichment toys for our animals! Click here to see the new Nature Center phone book cover!

DOWNLOAD A NATURE CENTER SCAVENGER HUNT designed by students of the Evergreen Community Charter School for other elementary school students. Their effort was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Asheville.

Environment Education Internship position open. This non-paying job is an opportunity for college students to teach classes and assist in the educational department. Click for more information.

Friends Office Volunteer or Temporary Employee is desperately needed for data entry into new membership database. Must be fast AND Accurate. Call Sarah at the Friends office (ext. 308) for more information or better yet, e-mail your experience to friends@wildwnc.org. We need you!

2008-2009 Academic Guide now available. Click to download the 12 page school program guide.

E-NEWS SIGNUP: Join our E-News Letter to be reminded of events here at the WNC Nature Center

Welcome to the WNC Nature Center

Mission statement:

The WNC Nature Center is a living museum of plants and animals native to the Appalachian region. Our purpose is to increase public awareness and understanding of all aspects of the natural environment of Western North Carolina through hands-on and sensory experiences.

WNC Nature Center strives hard to meet the needs of our adopted 'critters' and our community. Each year we welcome 100,000 visitors through our doors - of which 30,000 are school children attending the Nature Center in conjunction with their classroom curriculum.

Awesome! Come here a lot!
D.D. Asheville, NC

The Nature Center offers many exciting and worthwhile programs. During the summer we open our gates to children taking part in the summer camp series which includes the Native American Camp, Reptiles and Amphibians, Arts and Crafts, Pioneer Living, and Beetles and Butterflies.

Also, educational programs such as Frogs and Tadpoles, Nature at Night, the World Underground, Dairy Delight, Wildlife Tour, Snakes and Turtles, Amateur Naturalist, and Trees in Winter, offer a multitude of learning opportunities about the rich heritage of the Southern Appalachian Region.