Piedmont Wildlife Center
Wildlife Sanctuary
Why pick this one
Piedmont Wildlife Center, founded in 2003, combines named wildlife ambassadors with outdoor camps and homeschool programs across Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill.
Best for
- children seeking hands-on native North Carolina wildlife education
- families seeking outdoor camps in Durham or Raleigh
- homeschool students ages 5–17 seeking weekly nature-based learning
- teens seeking outdoor leadership and counselor-in-training experience
- schools or groups seeking wildlife classroom visits, tours, or birthday programs
Look elsewhere if
- someone needs emergency wildlife hospital treatment or animal rehabilitation
- someone is seeking indoor-only educational programming
- someone needs a general pet-care or veterinary service
Specialties
- wildlife ambassador education
- youth outdoor camps
- homeschool nature education
- wildlife classroom visits
- wildlife tours and birthday parties
What makes them different
- Founded in 2003 with a mission focused on native-species conservation and wilderness connections
- Maintains named wildlife ambassadors including owls, hawks, ravens, turtles, snakes, opossums, rabbits, and rats
- Offers homeschool programming for ages 5–17 at parks in Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill
- Runs outdoor camps featuring creek exploration, forest games, native North Carolina wildlife, and nature education
- Provides a teen Outdoor Leadership Training and counselor-in-training pathway beginning at age 13
- Serves
- Durham, Raleigh, Chapel Hill
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 364 Leigh Farm Rd, Durham, NC 27707
- Phone
- +19194890900
- Website
- http://www.piedmontwildlifecenter.org/
- admin@piedmontwildlifecenter.org
Services
- wildlife education
- conservation programming
- outdoor camps
- homeschool programs
- teen outdoor leadership training
- wildlife ambassador sponsorships
- classroom visits
- tours
- birthday parties