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Friends of Steele Creek Nature Center and Park

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We are an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) membership organization dedicated to supporting The Nature Center Nature has a story.

Our nature center is devoted to telling the story of the flora and fauna of our beautiful community. Join us on our journey and help us continue to educate our community on all nature has to offer!

10/21/2026

Join us for
"Skeletons in the Closet"
Thursday, October 29th, 3:30 PM
It’s nearly Halloween and anatomically-incorrect skeletons are all around (spiders don’t have bones!). Stop by the Nature Center to learn what animal skeletons really look like… if you DARE!

For more information call the Nature Center at (423) 989-5616

10/13/2026

Join us for an
October Mushroom Walk
Saturday, October 17, 9:00 AM
Join our “fun guy” Mike at 9:00 am on Saturday October 17th, to take in the amazing mushroom diversity that Autumn in Steele Creek Park has to offer! This will be the first of three forays this fall, with more to follow on November 14th and December 19th.

For more information call the Nature Center at (423) 989-5616

10/12/2026

Congratulations to Jacob Conley (pictured) and Rebecca Ge**er for completing the Wildlife Weekend Passport Challenge and earning the Grand Prize (a year-long Park Pass.)

10/10/2026

The next monthly “Hike with Commander” will be on Wednesday, 14 October. Meet at the Rooster Front Parking lot on Vance Drive (2:00 pm) for a moderate 3 mile hike which is considered to be one of the easier hikes venturing on the Slagle Hollow side of the park. Total time will be less than 2 hours. Happy trails.

10/05/2026

REMINDER:
The Bristol Bird Club will have their monthly walk at Steele Creek Park on Thursday, October 8th. Meet Michele meet at the Mill Creek Parking Lot on Broad Street at 8:30 am. Temps should start out (for this 2 hour walk) in the lower 50's to upper 60's.

Then, Larry McDaniel will conduct a bird walk for one of our many Wildlife Weekend activities at the Park on Saturday, October 10. That walk starts 9:00 am and meets at the Lodge Parking inside the Park, next to the Nature Center. More information about Wildlife Weekend activities can be found here: www.bristoltn.gov

10/03/2026

Join Larry McDaniel for a morning bird walk at 9:00 am on Saturday, October 10th during our Wildlife Weekend to celebrate the Cornell Lab OCTOBER BIG DAY. The walk will start in the parking lot by the Lodge. Visit the Friends table beforehand to register for door prizes, too.

https://ebird.org/news/october-big-day-2026

10/01/2026

The Bristol Bird Club will conduct their monthly walk at Steele Creek Park on Thursday, October 8th at 8:30 am. We'll start at the Mill Creek Trailhead on Broad Street. The walk should last about 2 hours. New birders always welcome!

09/29/2026

Be sure to join us for
Wildlife Weekend 2026
Friday and Saturday, Ocotber 9/10
This year's Wildlife Weekend promises to be one of the biggest and best we've ever had, starting with the world premier of "Ghosts in the Forest", a documentary on paleontology in the southern Appalachians, written and directed by our own Jeremy Stout. The film will be shown Friday evening, without charge, at the Legacy Theater in Bristol VA.

Saturday will be filled with a wide variety of activities for naturalists of all ages. A schedule of all of the activities can be found here on the Bristol TN Parks and Recreation website.

You don't want to miss out on any of the fun, so mark your calendars now and plan to join us for Wildlife Weekend 2026

Address

80 Lakeshore Drive
Bristol, TN
37620

Opening Hours

Monday	11am - 5pm
Tuesday	11am - 5pm
Wednesday	11am - 5pm
Thursday	11am - 5pm
Friday	11am - 5pm
Saturday	11am - 5pm
Sunday	1pm - 5pm

Telephone

4239895616

Website

http://www.friendsofsteelecreek.org/

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