For the record, none of the goats at the Western North Carolina Nature Center are pregnant. They are ‘pleasantly plump.’
If you’ve never visited the WNC Nature Center petting area, you might be surprised to learn I just answered the number one most frequently asked question about our caprine residents. Even if you have visited our rotund little friends, there may be a...
Mother’s Day is coming up fast and the question begs to be asked: are you ready? Whether it’s a quiet breakfast in bed, homemade craft, or even just a long distance call we are all getting ready to give something special to our mothers this Sunday. Unfortunately my own mother is too far away for her traditional Mother’s Day gift (a “slave day” in the...
Last week we met the WNC Nature Center’s new spotted turtles who are currently living with many of the Nature Center’s other reptilian residents in the Appalachian Station. Everyone at the Nature Center is excited about these guys but really they’re just the tip of the iceberg! Over the coming weeks and months the WNC Nature Center will be unveiling several new animals...
Hi friends,
I hope you’re staying warm on this very, very, cold, frigid, freezing, ice-cold day. With the temperature currently at 12 degrees (that’s Fahrenheit, in case you’re wondering) and the wind chill at -5 degrees, I’m sure you’re becoming a bit concerned about the state of all of our animals here at the Nature Center. Rest assured, they’re...
There’s much to talk about after last week’s winter storm left more than a foot of snow in some places in the Asheville area. The Nature Center, of course, was no exception. Chris Gentile, the Nature Center’s new manager, shares his account,
“We ended up being closed Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday due to the snow. We didn’t want to open the park back...