"Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'"
--Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King Day wasn’t so different from any other day at the Nature Center this year. The Center was open, so a lot of folks with the day off from work or school stopped by to spend their...
"Teaching children about the natural world should be seen as one of the most important events in their lives."
- Thomas Berry
The Friends of the WNC Nature Center is proud to announce the opening of the Young...
“We make a living by what we do . . . “
” . . . but we make a life by what we give.”
- Winston Churchill
Wadeana Dickey loves the Nature Center. If her green volunteer shirt and enthusiastic grin didn’t tell you that, the two years and the well over 400 hours...
You might have noticed the Nature Center was closed on January 30, 31 and February 1. What in the world was going on? Let me assure you, we were not idle while our doors were closed. Thanks to the volunteers who donated over 140 hours, we were working on some big projects to improve the grounds and habitats, including cougar and bobcat as well as some behind the scenes dirty work.
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"It does." - William James
The Nature Center strives to create a park that feels like a walk through the natural world - for both the animals and the guests. Incorporating our native flora and fauna into the exhibits and the grounds is part of what makes the Nature Center not your average zoo, and one of the most natural experiences in the park is on the Trillium...
. . . but to do something.” – Henry David Thoreau
In the wild, many animals live in communities. Otters travel and play together, wolves live in packs from two to several dozen individuals, Monarch butterflies journey by the thousands, and even rattlesnakes will den together! If you’ve walked through the Nature Center, you’ve probably noticed that very few Nature...
Whew… The past nine months have been a blur! On September 1st, 2010 I began my 11-month term as a member of AmeriCorps Project Conserve, specifically as the AmeriCorps Outreach Associate for the Friends of the WNC Nature Center. From updating the Friends’ social...
Great news, in the recent months the Friends of the WNC Nature Center have continued to grow in leaps and bounds!; In the past year alone we have grown by almost 600 Members, have funded Brandon’s Otter Falls, helped bring the new cougars to the WNC Nature Center and this June we will be premiering our new Spring fundraiser,...
This week we’re changing the pace a little bit and releasing a new series, “Inside the Board Studio!” During this series we will be exploring the inner workings of the Friends of the WNC Nature Center through the eyes of our dedicated Board of Directors. This week we are spotlighting our esteemed Board Vice President, Robert Pierce, but you can just call him Bob...
Many thanks to all of the awesome AmeriCorps members who came out Saturday and helped weatherize the Nature Center. Thanks to them, we’ll be saving a little more energy and a whole lot of money!
Check out some of the pics I snapped during the event.
And if you’re feeling really inspired, try weatherizing your own home! Here are a few links to get you...