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Nibbles whispers to me on Groundhog Day
For a rodent, Nibbles was just a sweetie pie. She was so kind and patient as all the hundreds of kids today squealed and squashed in around her. Nibbles whispers to me at the Nature Center I really...
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Want to help the WNC Nature Center?
You might have heard that the City of Asheville has proposed some pretty steep cuts to its budget this year to meet a $5.7 million gap. Some of the proposals include closing a fire station, eliminating...
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Want to party after-hours at the WNC Nature Center?
The Friends of the WNC Nature Center will hold the Mountain Safari Party at the Nature Center 6-9 p.m. June 8 at the center, 75 Gashes Creek Road. This fundraiser takes on more importance ever since...
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The WNC Nature Center will stay open
You can relax, all you animal, otter and wolf pup lovers. The WNC Nature Center will remain open! Visitors at the WNC Nature Center Otter exhibit The nature center had been proposed as one of the city...
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What’s happening at the WNC Nature Center?
The N.C. House has amended HB 418 (the bill to create a regional park authority that was supposed to include management of the WNC Nature Center in Asheville) to not allow for control of city owned...
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What’s that sound? It’s an armadillo snuffling
Did you know that armadillos snuffle? That’s apparently the techical term for how they walk, according to armadillo aficionado and WNC Nature Center Director Chris Gentile (seen here holding an...
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Bye, bye to mama red wolf Mayo?
She was born on Cinco de Mayo in 2009 at the WNC Nature Center, hence the name Mayo (even though she’s a girl). Last year, she was all over the news after giving birth to four red wolf pups, fathered...
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It’s almost time for wild fun at WNC Nature Center
The Friends of the WNC Nature Center host the 37th annual Hey Day fall festival at the WNC Nature Center, Asheville’s Wildlife Park, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12, which will include play...
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Howl-O-ween and playground grand opening at WNC Nature Center
The WNC Nature Center will debut its new Arachnid Adventure Playground, a web of climbing and play for kids and adults, at the annual Howl-O-Ween on Saturday, Oct. 26. Howling red wolf The Arachnid...
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Asheville’s WNC Nature Center has record attendance year
I hope all the skunks, otters and wolves are warm today. They have quite an adoring public waiting to see them when it warms up a bit. Otters are a popular exhibit at the WNC Nature Center. The WNC...
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