Western NC Nature Center

The Nature Center offers a Main Exhibit Building, Petting Area, Educational Farm,  Predator Habitat, Otter Habitat, Nocturnal Hall and The Trillium Glen Nature Trail with programs, demonstrations and "hands-on" activities for everyone who is interested in the animals of the Southern Appalachian Region. Located on a 42-acre Natural Heritage site the center has many species of wildlife, gardens, trails, indoor exhibits and farm animals. The Nature Center also provides a home for injured, orphaned or imprinted animals that could not survive on their own; this facility is also one of 28 in the country participating in the red wolf re-introduction program.