Net-positive nature center inches toward completion

Wild Bear loves bugs and all critters. Frankie Beard, Wild Bear Nature Center's Education & Operations Director, next to live bug exhibits. 

25 years after voter approval of Wild Bear Nature Center at Mud Lake, the organization’s founder, Jill Dreves, is watching her dreams come to fruition.

The new building’s construction is barrelling toward the finish line, even with the CEO stepping down. Dreves is hoping the center will be complete within a year. 

“We're over three-fourths of the way there,” Development Director Matthew Celesta divulged about the new center. “We're really excited to move from our current nature center up to our new facility.”