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Please take a look at our winter/spring hours at the nature center. We would love to have you come and visit with us. Nature explorations, trails, programs and more....
OPEN Hours are:
Saturday & Sunday 11AM to 4 PM
Monday & Tuesday 9 to 11AM
Wednesday 1 to 5PM
Thursday & Friday 2 to 4PM
Hocking College Nature Center
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The Hocking College Nature Center, formally known as the Hocking Woods Nature Center, is open after u
08/24/2022
The Aquatic Adventure & Macro Blitz program tonight Wednesday, August 24 is unfortunately canceled. Thank you for your understanding and have a wonderful evening!
08/19/2022
Unfortunately, the Hocking College Nature Center will be closed this weekend, August 20th to 21st. Thank you for your understanding!
08/14/2022
Of the five lizards that you can find living in Ohio here is one of the more common ones! This little one likes to live in wooded areas with rocky outcroppings, log piles, and other places for them to crawl in and hide. This is the common five-lined skink! The five-lined skink like many lizards can drop its tail. Now, why would it want to do that you might ask? Well, it's a last-ditch effort of defense, they let go of the tail so the predator gets distracted and they scurry away to a hidey-hole. The skink can grow back the tail too, it just won't be the same. They are, as the name suggests, part of the skink family which has 3 members that call Ohio home. So here on World Lizard Day venture out into your local park or woods and keep an eye out for our scaly little friends!
07/20/2022
PROGRAM UPDATE: Unfortunately, due to the predicted storms this evening, the National Moon Day program has been canceled. We hope to enjoy the night sky with you again soon. Stay safe everyone.
07/18/2022
At the Hocking College Nature Center, we take our trees pretty seriously. Hocking College is a certified Tree Campus and was first certified in 2014! So come along on a moderate hike this Saturday (April 30th) at 10 am with the Student Naturalist to learn a little something about trees in celebration of the day prior, Arbor Day!
To view our full schedule of programs and events, visit our website at www.naturecenter.hocking.edu
07/18/2022
Bring your parents down this Parent's Day to the Hocking College Nature Center, on July 24th at 11 AM for a look into the family dynamics of nature. See different local examples of how different species parent! Be prepared to walk around and observe our surroundings in the outdoors!
07/16/2022
Houston, we have an announcement!
Join us this National Moon Day (July 20th) at 10 PM as we explore Earth's only natural satellite! We will have a telescope for participants to use but if you have your own, feel free to bring it!
07/14/2022
It’s almost World Snake Day!
Slither on down to the Hocking College Nature Center and join one of our Naturalists to learn about the importance of these often misunderstood critters. You will get to meet our water snake and see the amazing adaptations that make him so unique! See the role he plays in the environment and why that makes him so very important. Hope to see you soon!
While most might only think about best friends in the human sense, today we want to turn your attention to another kind of relationship, one with fungi and a tree! They two share a network underground; the fungi have mycelium which acts like a root system and the tree has its roots. Together they have a symbiotic relationship meaning they both benefit from one another. With this relationship, they are able to face the hardships of life together by sharing! In their case, it's resources such as water, nutrients, and sugars! They share just like many of us with our own best friends. Show your best friends some appreciation for National Best Friends Day today!
06/08/2022
Happy National Best Friends Day!
While most might only think about best friends in the human sense, today we want to turn your attention to another kind of relationship, one between fungi and trees! The two share a network underground; the fungi have mycelium which acts like a root system and the tree has its roots. Together they have a symbiotic relationship meaning they both benefit from one another. With this relationship, they are able to face the hardships of life together by sharing! In their case, it's resources such as water, nutrients, and sugars! They share just like many of us share with our own best friends. Show your best friends some appreciation for National Best Friends Day today!
05/31/2022
Happy National Smile Day!
What do you know about different animal smiles? Let's take a look at a few!
The bobcat is a ferocious predator that is considered a carnivore. You can tell this by looking at its smile! They are equipped with large canine teeth and sharp incisors, premolars, and molars. This tells us that they will eat only meat as they are designed to do!
The raccoon, sometimes called the trash panda, will (as the name implies) indulge itself in trash and various other foods. They are omnivores! That means they eat both plant and animal matter. You can tell by the teeth once again with sharp canine teeth and flatter incisors, premolars, and molars! Raccoons are very resourceful taking advantage of resources such as our trash which is also why many people don’t like them. It could be considered admirable how resourceful they can be though!
Last but not least we have the white-tailed deer! White-tailed deer are herbivorous species meaning they only eat plants. The teeth again tell the story of what they eat! All of their teeth are flat and designed to grind on plants all day long!
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3301 Hocking Pkwy
Nelsonville, OH
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| Saturday | 10am - 4pm |
| Sunday | 10am - 4pm |