Partner Power: Asheville City Soccer Club, Highland Brewing, and Asheville Creative Arts
There are some incredible partners in this community who support the WNC Nature Center and love the wild animals who call the Southern Appalachian mountains home! Read below to learn more about some special programs and collaborations happening duri…
Party for the Planet
Every year, AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums throw a ‘Party for the Planet’ to encourage people to take action to create healthy habitats for wildlife and humans to thrive together.
The WNC Nature Center will spring into action to celebrate Earth…
Celebrate the Great Backyard Bird Count with the WNC Nature Center
Celebrate the Great Backyard Bird Count with the WNC Nature Center from February 18 to 21! For the past 25 years, birders have come together from all over the world to watch birds and record what they see and hear in an online database cal…
Critically Endangered Red Wolf Flies to the WNC Nature Center
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Tis the season for special deliveries! The WNC Nature Center awaited some very precious cargo on Saturday, November 20, when a critically endangered red wolf was flown to the Asheville Regional Airport fro…
WNC Nature Center Earns Accreditation and Award from AZA
The WNC Nature Center is excited to announce that they have been accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Fewer than 10% of all zoos and aquariums in the world meet the standards to earn accreditation from the AZA. The WN…
Young Fundraisers Support River Otters Obi-Wan and Olive
Selling lemonade to flowers, kids across the mountains of Western North Carolina are showing up in a big way for the animals at the WNC Nature Center.
In September, the Friends of the WNC Nature Center announced they were raising money to support re…
An Un-FROG-gettable Summer!
August 12 is International Youth Day, which is the perfect time to highlight one of our most popular summer teen volunteer programs at the WNC Nature Center! Alayna Schmidt, Teen Programs and Ed-ternship Coordinator, shared more about what her Young…
Spring has Sprung!
April is the time of year when spring begins to reveal itself. Many of the animals at the WNC Nature Center have birthdays this month, including our gray wolves, coyotes, and red and gray foxes! We usually start to see baby animals and we are more l…
Running of the Goats 5k and Nature Walk Announced for April 25
This spring, area runners will have a brand-new opportunity to run wild at the WNC Nature Center. The Friends of the WNC Nature Center will host its first-ever race with the inaugural Running of the Goats 5k and Nature Walk on Sunday, April 25. The…
Meet New Red Foxes Samson and Bonita
February 11 was a dreary, drizzly day for most, but at the WNC Nature Center, high spirits couldn’t be dampened. New red foxes Samson and Bonita were able to enter their new forever home at the WNC Nature Center.
Samson and Bonita were resc…