Western North Carolina Nature Center
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Overview
75 Gashes Creek Road Asheville, North Carolina 28805The WNC Nature Center is a living museum of plants and animals native to the southern Appalachian region.
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Description
The WNC Nature Center is a living museum of plants and animals native to the southern Appalachian region. Our purpose is to increase public awareness and understanding of all aspects of the natural environment of Western North Carolina through hands-on and sensory experiences.
WNC Nature Center strives hard to meet the needs of our adopted 'critters' and our community. Each year we welcome 100,000 visitors through our doors - of which 30,000 are school children attending the Nature Center in conjunction with their classroom curriculum.
The Nature Center offers many exciting and worthwhile programs. During the summer we open our gates to children taking part in the Wild Weeks Summer Camp series which includes the Pee Wee Camp for pre-K families, Reptiles and Amphibians, Nature Rangers, Pioneer Living, and more. Also, educational programs such as Life of a Frog, Nature at Night, Locomotion, Wildlife Tour, Snakes &Turtles, "Cycles, Systems & Sunlight" all offer a multitude of learning opportunities about the rich heritage of the Southern Appalachian Region.
Hours of work
Our dedicated and devoted staff will do everything to make your visit fun, educational, and memorable.
Open year round with indoor and outdoor exhibits.
Visit us rain or shine.
HOURS
Open 7 days a week 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Admittance 'til 4:30.
WINTER HOURS BEGINNING JAN. 6, 2010
The Nature Center will be closed on Wednesdays from Jan. 6 through and including Feb. 24.
We will be open Thursdays through Tuesdays from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
ADMISSION
Adults - $8, Asheville City Residents - $6
Seniors (65 & over) - $7, Asheville City Residents - $5
Youth (3-15) - $4
2 and younger free
(No individual under 16 years of age is allowed on the grounds without an accompanying adult)
CLOSED
Thanksgiving & day after
December 24, 25
New Year's Day - Jan. 1
Martin Luther King Jr. Day - the third Monday in January
Locations
From Interstate 40, take exit 53B
From Interstate 240, take exit 8
Watch for the WNC Nature Center signs.
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