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Valley Nature Center
Valley Nature Center
The Valley Nature Center (VNC) is a "secret garden in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley." It is a non-profit environmental education organization. Sitting on land leased from the City of Weslaco, the nature park is hidden from view, surrounded by businesses and residential neighborhoods. The building contains its administrative offices, as well as a gift shop, meeting and class room, exhibit hall with interactive displays of native species, and a nature reference library. The park consists of six acres of recreated Mid-delta Thorn Forest, a biotic community of the Tamaulipan Mezquital Ecoregion. Features of the park include ponds, walking trails, wildlife feeding stations,butterfly habitat and cactus gardens. The Center conducts a variety of educational programs, including field trips, lectures, special events, and nature camps.
Non-Profit
The Valley Nature Center's mission is to provide environmental educational opportunities that foster an understanding and appreciation of the Lower Rio Grande Valley's unique natural communities of flora and fauna. We strive to continually improve and deliver educational programs to children and adults. Today the VNC has more than 400 members at a variety of pledge levels. In addition, it receives 10,000 annual visitors and 6,000 students. The center reaches 9,000 students at area schools every year. As knowledge of the VNC grows, so does its ability to bring the flora and fauna of South Texas to the community.
| Street: | 301 South Border Ave. (physcial) |
| : | P.O. Box 8125 |
| City: | Weslaco |
| Postal Code: | 78599 |
| State/Province: | Texas |
| Country: | United States |
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