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  • 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

  • 2022 Wildlife Weekend Photo Contest Announced

    Friends of Steele Creek Nature Center and Park has announced its 16th Annual Wildlife Weekend Photography Contest and Show, traditionally held in conjunction with Wildlife Weekend at Steele Creek Park, in Bristol Tennessee. Amateur photographers of all ages, including children and teens, are encouraged to participate. Eligible photographs must be taken at Steele Creek Park… Read more

  • SCP 2022 iNaturalist Challenge Well Underway

    How many of the seventy SCP 2022 iNaturalist Challenge species can you document in the Park during the next 10 months? It’s not too late to get started. Though the window may be closing for some of the winter only species, there are lots to be found during the upcoming spring months. Check the iNaturalist… Read more

  • Summer Nature Camps 2022!

    Registration Still Open for Two of the Four Sessions Registration is still open for two of The Nature Center’s Summer Nature Camps 2022. This year’s sessions include “Bushcraft and Wilderness Camp”, “Insects and Creepy Crawlies”, “FLIGHT-ology Camp”, and “Nature’s Clean-Up Camp”. Sessions on “Insects and Creepy Crawlies” and “FLIGHT-ology” are now filled. There’s still time… Read more

  • Steele Creek Park iNaturalist Challenge 2022 — Now Underway

    It’s time to be out looking for the winter species! How many of the 70 listed species can you document in the Park in 2022? All are commonly seen in the Park, but you will need to be there each season to get all 70 species, and some can be found in the Park only… Read more

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