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.
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