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  • Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education: Students will learn the importance of North Carolina's wildlife resources at this environmental education facility.

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This Nature Center serves as the gateway to the 1108-acre McDowell Nature Preserve and is the source for educational programs and information on the Preserve’s flora, and fauna. The oldest preserve in Mecklenburg County, it has been left 90% undeveloped and protects mostly forested, terrain along the banks of Lake Wylie. It preserves a habitat for 119 species of birds, 21 species of mammals, 21 species of reptiles, and 14 species of amphibians.

McDowell Nature Center offers a variety of environmental education and nature interpretive programs to the general public, schools, teachers and other organized groups. Observe nature in action at a National Wildlife Federation certified Backyard Garden, which includes bird feeding stations, native plant gardens, and a demonstration compost area. For more information on the programs and to make reservations, call 704-588-5224.

Also see the Alternative s to the Animal Report by Melissa Thibault.

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