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Visit us! Visit the animals in the nature center and enjoy lots of learning activities. Check out the playground and paved trail near the nature center. Walk to the raptor mews and Lake Hashawha to see local wildlife. Follow the bluebird boxes and see if you can spot one!
Dec 28, 2023 · Bear Branch Nature Center is open Wednesday - Saturday from 11am - 5pm, and on Sundays from 12-5pm. The center features interpretive exhibits about local plants and animals, an outdoor water feature and play area, a Discovery Room for children, an observation beehive, live animals including an eagle, hawks, owls, snakes, salamanders, turtles ...
According to users from AllTrails.com, the best place to hike in Bear Branch Nature Center is Hashawha Loop Trail, which has a 4.2 star rating from 955 reviews. This trail is 3.2 mi long with an elevation gain of 344 ft.
Lake Hashawha is more like a pond, but is quite pretty and enjoyable to walk around or picnic by. Bear Branch Nature Center, just up the road from Lake Hashawha, has a 29-seat planetarium, an observatory with a 14-inch telescope, a few live animals (turtles, snake, etc.) and educational exhibits.
The Environmental Center features outdoor enclosures with captive birds of prey; a restored 19th century log cabin; picnic areas and pavilions; a lake (fishing permitted); several small ponds; and Bear Branch and Big Pipe Creeks. The nature center contains hands-on educational exhibits; live animals; a Discovery Room with games, puzzles, and ...
Mar 5, 2022 · Volunteer Chris Walters explains the art of maple sugaring and the process that begins by using a drill . Events take place Saturday and Sunday from 10-2 at the Bear Branch Nature Center.
Enjoy family-friendly games, crafts, nature therapy, prizes and more. Information about pollinators, Bay-Wise, and monarch butterflies will also be on display. You can even meet and read with the Lorax and visit
