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Address 301 S Border Ave, Weslaco, TX 78596, USA Hours Closed now Cesar Chavez Day might affect these hoursFriday(Cesar Chavez Day)9AM–5PMHours might differSaturday8AM–5PMSunday1–5PMMondayClosedTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PMSuggest an edit Similar City Pool Gibson Park, Frontera Audubon Society, Knapp Medical Center, Valley Wholesale, D's Southern Supplier Profiles | ||
Valley Nature Center is a 6-acre park and nature preserve in Weslaco, Texas. Its focus is environmental education about the natural history of the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
The center's activities include a summer camp, weekly programs for all ages, birding trips, natural history classes and lectures. There are programs for individuals, children and adults. There is a native plant nursery with plants for sale, a conservation resource library and a gift shop.
Valley Nature Center has been in operation as a non-profit organization since 1984 and a new building was opened in 2014. Formed from a vacant lot, the site now includes a 1 mile trail through a cactus garden, bog ponds, and butterfly garden. Animals that have been seen include green jays, great kiskadees, buff-bellied hummingbird, Texas tortoise and Texas horned lizard. The park is considered a good site to view migrating birds and butterflies.