• 2025 Wildlife Weekend Photo Contest Entries and Award Winners

    2025 Wildlife Weekend Photo Contest Entries and Award Winners

    Thanks to the 49 photographers who contributed almost 300 images to this year’s photo contest… and congratulations to the award winners. To see each winning photo, click on its title below. In addition, prints of all of these winning photos are now available for viewing downstairs (behind the Geology Wall Exhibit) at the Nature Center.… Read more

  • Plan to Attend Wildlife Weekend 2025 at Steele Creek Park

    The Friends of Steele Creek Nature Center and Park is excited to partner with the City of Bristol, TN to host the 28th annual Wildlife Weekend at Steele Creek Park. Friends of Steele Creek Nature Center and Park will explore “The World of Bees” during the 28th annual Wildlife Weekend that begins Friday, Oct. 10,… Read more

  • New video documents the history and impact of Friends of Steele Creek Nature Center and Park

    New video documents the history and impact of Friends of Steele Creek Nature Center and Park

    Realizing that Steele Creek Park was something truly special, a community gem, City leaders in 1996 appointed a 10-member committee to create a vision for the Park’s future. What they couldn’t have known then, however, was that this grassroots committee would draft an ambitious blueprint for Steele Creek and then, through the creation of the… Read more

  • Summer 2025 Nature Camps at Steele Creek Park

    Summer 2025 Nature Camps at Steele Creek Park

    Summer is just around the corner, which means it won’t be long before Summer Nature Camps at Steele Creek Park in Bristol, TN are in full swing. With camps available on a variety of topics for children ages 7 to 15, it’s not too early to start making plans. Some camps may fill quickly, so… Read more

  • Sonie Schermer Named a 2025 YWCA NETN and SWVA Tribute to Women Award Winner

    Sonie Schermer Named a 2025 YWCA NETN and SWVA Tribute to Women Award Winner

    We’re beyond thrilled to join the YWCA Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia in celebrating Sondra “Sonie” Schermer’s selection as a 2025 Tribute to Women Award winner for Steam/Education. The City of Bristol Tennessee nominated Sonie for her extraordinary efforts over the past three decades to promote learning and scientific discovery at Steele Creek Park and to make the Park’s state-of-the-art Nature Center the perfect… Read more

  • 2024 Wildlife Weekend Photo Contest Entries and Award Winners

    Thanks to the 33 photographers who contributed more than 200 images to this year’s photo contest… and congratulations to the award winners. To see each winning photo, click on its title below. In addition, prints of all of these winning photos are now available for viewing downstairs (behind the Geology Wall Exhibit) at the Nature… Read more

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