10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Come to the Nature Center for a HOWLING good time at this year's Serpentine Howl-O-Ween! There will be warm cider, snacks, arts and crafts, a Howl-O-Ween style Family Feud, games, and face painting.
Dress in your best costume for the Costume Contest at 5:30 pm!
Valentine’s Day – the human celebration of courtship. With flowers and candies, we woo each other, tapping into the need to love and be loved that every human has.
We aren’t the only ones, either – though we are the only ones with a holiday dedicated to these displays of affection. Many animals also have complex and creative courtship traditions.
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The foxes are red;
A few wolves are, too –
But they can’t write
A poem for you.
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If you’ve never heard of Nibbles the Groundhog, then you must be living in a hole in the ground – which, as Nibbles would say, is a perfectly pleasant place to be. Nibbles is a six year old “whistlepig” who has lived at the Nature Center most of her life. As a baby, she was picked up by some well meaning but misinformed animal lovers who thought a groundhog might make a...
On February 2nd, the WNC Nature Center's Groundhog, Nibbles, made her prediction!
. . . will never find it under a tree." - Roy L. Smith
Saturday, December 3, come celebrate the season with the WNC Nature Center! From 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, the Nature Center will serve as a temporary resting spot for the big man himself - St. Nicholas will be stopping by to visit! To make him feel at home, we...
. . . in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures."
- Thornton Wilder
Be safe, have fun,...
The nights are getting chillier, and the leaves have all turned to gold, red, or brown. The witching hour is near - 'tis the season for candy, costumes, and pumpkins!
October 22 was Howl-O-Ween at the Nature Center, a festival of the season and the perfect excuse to show off your costumes a little early! The park was open long hours on Saturday, from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm, in order to...
Keeping it Interesting
If you thought things were slowing down after summer, think again! The WNC Nature Center is alive with activities, events, and ways to get involved. Here are just a few highlights of the very near future!
In case you haven’t heard, this Saturday is the Hey Day festival—our...