The WNC Nature Center connects people with the plants and animals of the Appalachian Mountains. The WNC Nature Center connects people with the plants and animals of the Sothern Appalachian Mountain ...

Red wolves hanging out at the WNC Nature Center. Five months after Hurricane Helene flooded the nearby Swannanoa River —sweeping away the WNC Nature Center’s lower parking lot and severing a ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) – When Hurricane Helene swept over western North Carolina causing floods which washed away roads and bridges, WNC Nature Center Director Chris Gentile thought it would be a year ...

ASHEVILLE - The Western North Carolina Nature Center will reopen March 17, nearly six months after closing due to Tropical Storm Helene's devastation, which caused significant flooding that destroyed ...

Press release from Friends of the WNC Nature Center: The Friends of the WNC Nature Center hosted their inaugural Heart of the Wild luncheon in March, honoring the Nature Center’s history and a group ...

New animals that arrive at the WNC Nature Center usually have a temporary home called "a quarantine space," but that space was destroyed nearly a year ago by Helene. The Friends of the Nature Center ...

The group’s director, Chris Gentile, said crews from zoos across the country helped them rebuild. However, damage outside of the gates caused a delay in reopening, he said. Area near WNC Nature Center ...

MILESTONE: Chris Gentile, left, director of the WNC Nature Center, and Kate Frost, executive director of the Friends of the WNC Nature Center, recently celebrated the site's 100-year anniversary.

ASHEVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The WNC Nature Center is set to re-open in March after it was forced to close following the effects of Helene. Hurricane Helene caused significant flooding to the ...

Editor's note: The Asheville Citizen Times will answer your Helene-related questions in our Sunday "Asheville Answers" column, as well as other burning questions. Email Executive Editor ...