Follow the construction progress of the new Wilson Center for Nature Discovery, featuring all new state-of-the-art museum exhibits (designed by PGAV Destinations of St. Louis, Missouri), as well as outdoor learning spaces, an amphitheater, botanical garden and more.
This photo retrospective showcases the campus’s progress, from ceremonial groundbreaking to construction. To learn more about the Conservation Campus and how you can help, click here .
March 24, 2022 Photo by Seth Yarber | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
March 24, 2022 Photo by Seth Yarber | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
March 2, 2022 Photo by Frank Ruggiero | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
March 2, 2022 Photo by Frank Ruggiero | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
March 2, 2022 Photo by Frank Ruggiero | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
March 2, 2022 Photo by Frank Ruggiero | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
Feb. 14, 2022 Photo by Frank Ruggiero | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
Feb. 14, 2022 Photo by Frank Ruggiero | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
Feb. 14, 2022 Photo by Frank Ruggiero | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
Feb. 14, 2022 Photo by Frank Ruggiero | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
Jan. 25, 2022 Photo by Frank Ruggiero | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
Jan. 25, 2022 Photo by Frank Ruggiero | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
Dec. 13, 2021 Photo by Frank Ruggiero | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
Dec. 13, 2021 Photo by Frank Ruggiero | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
Nov. 19, 2021 Photo by Frank Ruggiero | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
Nov. 19, 2021 Photo by Frank Ruggiero | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
Oct. 20, 2021 Photo by Luke Barber | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
Oct. 20, 2021 Photo by Luke Barber | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
Sept. 30, 2021 Photo by Monty Combs | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
Sept. 30, 2021 Photo by Monty Combs | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
Aug. 12, 2021 Photo by Monty Combs | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
July 15, 2021 Photo by Monty Combs | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
June 27, 2021 Photo by Monty Combs | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
May 20, 2021 Photo by Natalie Brunner | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
April 29, 2021 Photo by Natalie Brunner | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
March 23, 2021 Photo by Natalie Brunner | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
February 5, 2021 Photo by Natalie Brunner | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
January 26, 2021 Photo by Natalie Brunner | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
December 10, 2020 Photo by Natalie Brunner | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
November 20, 2020 Photo by Natalie Brunner | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
October 23, 2020 Photo by Natalie Brunner | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
October 2, 2020 Photo by Natalie Brunner | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
September 8, 2020 Photo by Natalie Brunner | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
August 7, 2020 Photo by Natalie Brunner | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
With ceremonial shovels in hand, Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation president and executive director Jesse Pope, right, and benefactor Bob Wilson, left, break ground on the Wilson Center for Nature Discovery, part of the nonprofit nature park’s forthcoming Conservation Campus. Surrounding Pope and Wilson are foundation board members, benefactors and friends of the mountain. Photo by Monty Combs | Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation