WNC Nature Center

WNC Nature Center Asheville's Wildlife Park
Plan your next visit at wildwnc.org! The WNC Nature Center is Asheville's premier wildlife park!
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This page is managed by the Friends of the WNC Nature Center, a 501c3 whose mission is to support and grow the facilities and programming of the WNC Nature Center through fundraising, events, membership and other outreach initiatives.

Let’s get “hell-bent” on conservation!If you love hellbenders like we do, head to Spruce Pine on Saturday, August 30, fo...
08/28/2025

Let’s get “hell-bent” on conservation!

If you love hellbenders like we do, head to Spruce Pine on Saturday, August 30, for the Hellbender Festival! Look for Friends of the WNC Nature Center while you're there. We'll be there sharing fun facts, conservation tips, and offering symbolic animal adoptions.

Hellbenderfestival.com

Uno's getting his beauty sleep before the next Brews & Bears on September 12! That's right. We just couldn’t BEAR ending...
08/26/2025

Uno's getting his beauty sleep before the next Brews & Bears on September 12! That's right. We just couldn’t BEAR ending our summer event series in August, so we added ONE MORE event. Get your tickets online now. Don't forget to add drink tokens! You'll save $1 each when you buy them in advance.
🎟www.wildwnc.org/brews-and-bears

🐢Slow and steady… conquering Monday one step at a time
08/25/2025

🐢Slow and steady… conquering Monday one step at a time

Who needs eyes in the back of their head when you’ve got these? 😉
08/23/2025

Who needs eyes in the back of their head when you’ve got these? 😉

What are you doing this weekend? 🍹 How about sipping a cocktail (or mocktail!) that gives back to wildlife? 🐾Through the...
08/22/2025

What are you doing this weekend? 🍹 How about sipping a cocktail (or mocktail!) that gives back to wildlife? 🐾

Through the end of August, Sovereign Remedies is donating double—that’s 40% of every Cougar Catnip or Otter Slide cocktail—to the WNC Nature Center’s Veterinary Clinic. Don’t miss your chance to drink for a cause! 🦦 Sovereign Remedies

Happy ! Porter, Pilsner and Stout might be the new kids on the block here at the Nature Center, but goats have been hel...
08/21/2025

Happy ! Porter, Pilsner and Stout might be the new kids on the block here at the Nature Center, but goats have been helping humans for over 10,000 years! From providing food to helping control weeds, goats are pretty incredible partners to people. 🐐💚 Come say hi to our trio of playful goat friends and celebrate all the ways goats make the world a little brighter!

ANSWER: It's none other than American river otter Anakin! Like all otters, Anakin's body is designed for swimming. His...
08/20/2025

ANSWER: It's none other than American river otter Anakin! Like all otters, Anakin's body is designed for swimming. His short legs and long, narrow body allow for swift moves in the water. Add to that a water-repellant coat and webbed feet, and you've got the ultimate underwater acrobat!

Let's play ! Drop your guesses in then comments. We'll announce the answer in a separate post this afternoon.
08/20/2025

Let's play ! Drop your guesses in then comments. We'll announce the answer in a separate post this afternoon.

The answer is C! A crepuscular animal is most active at dawn and dusk. Bobcats are examples of crepuscular animals. No...
08/19/2025

The answer is C! A crepuscular animal is most active at dawn and dusk. Bobcats are examples of crepuscular animals.

Now's your time to boast! Tell us if you got it right.

🧠 Trivia Tuesday! 🧠A crepuscular animal is one that…A) Sleeps with its eyes openB) Can see in complete darkness C) Is mo...
08/19/2025

🧠 Trivia Tuesday! 🧠
A crepuscular animal is one that…

A) Sleeps with its eyes open
B) Can see in complete darkness
C) Is most active during dawn and dusk
D) Lives both on land and in water

What’s your guess? Tells us in the comments. We'll post the answer in a separate post this afternoon.

📚🐔 Ben’s Book Club Needs You! 🐔📚Our barnkeeper, Ben, has been reaching out to a new audience… but the Little Free Librar...
08/18/2025

📚🐔 Ben’s Book Club Needs You! 🐔📚

Our barnkeeper, Ben, has been reaching out to a new audience… but the Little Free Library is running low on fresh material!

If you have gently used children’s books, please donate them to keep our young readers (and apparently, our feathered friends) happily turning pages.

Drop off books at the front desk during open hours.
Your donations help spark a love of reading—and nature—for visitors of all ages (and species).

BEE KIND to our pollinators. ✨ It's World Honey Bee Day! These beneficial insects play a major role in pollinating crops...
08/16/2025

BEE KIND to our pollinators. ✨ It's World Honey Bee Day! These beneficial insects play a major role in pollinating crops that produce a wide variety of nuts, fruits, and vegetables. 🍎🫐🍒How can you help the honey bee? Plant bee-friendly flowers and eliminate or reduce the use of pesticides in your garden and lawn.

💡Need inspiration to welcome bees and other pollinators to your garden? Buzz on over to the Nature Center's Pollinator Garden! 🌼We have garden docents who are happy to answer your questions on Monday/Thursday from noon to 2 PM and Wednesday/Friday until 11 AM.

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Asheville, NC
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