Chattahoochee Nature Center
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Connecting people with nature since 1976 🌿127 acres of forest, wetland, & riverland 🦅Wildlife 🥾Trails 🌼Gardens 🦋Education 🛶 Adventure 🐢 #CNCNature
9135 Willeo Road, Roswell, GA
Joined June 2013
CNC was nominated for the 2025 Best of North Atlanta! Vote and spread the word!💚 We've been nominated for the categories:. 🌱 Best Group/Corporate Activity.🦫 Best Place for Kids to Have Fun.🛶 Best Summer Camp.💐 Best Wedding Venue.
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What do delicious food and drinks, bluegrass music, garden games, and farm animals have in common? They all support Chattahoochee Nature Center’s Unity Garden at Harvest on the Hooch! 🍽🥕. Join CNC for this outdoor food and craft beer festival! .#charity.
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Time to sharpen your detective skills. Can you find the butterfly in this first photo?. That’s the power of camouflage! The Red Admiral’s outer wing patterns resemble bark or a dead leaf, helping them hide in plain sight! . #butterflyencounter #detective #naturecenter #butterfly
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Did you know that 1 pint of blood saves 3 lives? ❤️❤️❤️ . Be someone’s hero and sign up for the @lifesouth #mobileblooddrive happening August 1 at Chattahoochee Nature Center until 5PM. Receive a $20 e-gift card when you donate! Register using the link in our bio.
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Skip the smoke and crowds this 4th of July—nature has its own sparklers: Beebalm! 🎆🌸. Wonder why it’s called that? A resin derived from this plant can be used to heal and soothe bee stings!. Swing by this month to catch the full bloom lineup!
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Did you know that Monarch butterflies only live for about 2-6 weeks? Except for the last generation, each year, which can live for up to 8 months! 📆 . Swing by the Butterfly Encounter to learn more cool facts like these from our Butterfly Interpreters! 🦋 .#butterflies #nature
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The cooler summer evenings are a prime time to spot wildlife on the river! Who knows what you might see on the water? Join CNC’s canoe guides on Beaver Pond for Family Canoe Day on Saturday mornings before it heats up! 🛶 ☀️. Visit our website to register for your next adventure!
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Opossums have opposable “thumbs” on their back feet called hallux that give them serious climbing skills. Only primates and opossums have opposable first toes! Race day is TOMORROW! In-person registration is full, but virtual/ghost runner spaces are open.
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When danger strikes, opossums pull out all the stops: running, growling, belching, urinating, even defecating. But their most famous move? Playing dead. The Possum Trot 10K is next week, June 21! Register using code RUNPOSSUM2025 to save $5.
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An opossum’s tail isn’t just for balance—it’s prehensile, meaning it can grip, wrap, and even carry things, leading many to consider the tail as a fifth appendage, like a hand! Want to learn more? Join us for the Possum Trot 10K on June 21!
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Bees, bats, butterflies, and even flies all play a vital role in pollination! Plant a garden, protect wild spaces, and skip the chemicals to support these essential creatures. Celebrate pollinators when you join us at the Butterfly Festival on June 7-8!
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The Virginia Opossum isn’t picky—it’s an omnivore with a wild appetite! They can be seen eating fruits, nuts, seeds, insects, reptiles, small mammals, carrion, and more! Want to dig deeper into opossum life? Join us for the Possum Trot 10K on June 21!
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Bats are critical pollinators for more than 530 plant species worldwide — including agave, bananas, and balsa trees! They collect pollen in their fur and spread it as they travel, connecting plant populations far and wide.
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Opossums are the ultimate garden allies. They feast on snails, slugs, beetles, and even help control rats and cockroaches by competing for food. Love these backyard helpers? Join us for the Possum Trot 10K on June 21!
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Sure, they’re not winning any popularity contests, but wasps are important pollinators! Some wasps are specialist pollinators, choosing just a few plant species to visit. In these cases, the plants rely entirely on those wasps to reproduce!
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Celebrate pollinators and soak up the fun at CNC’s Butterfly Festival — a weekend full of color, culture, and connection with nature! Experience live butterflies, performances, games, food trucks, a plant sale, and more!
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Opossums live in forests near water and stay active all year long. When it gets really cold, they cozy up wherever they can: tree hollows, rock crevices, brush piles, and burrows from other animals. Join us for the Possum Trot 10K on June 21!
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Some plants, like the cocoa tree, have evolved to attract flies specifically, with low-hanging, mushroom-scented flowers that mimic fungi. Without these visitors, no cocoa pods and no chocolate. Learn more about the amazing world of pollinators:
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Venom? No Problem. Opossums have a wild superpower: they’re naturally immune—partially or even totally—to the venom of rattlesnakes, cottonmouths, and other pit vipers. Join us for the Possum Trot 10K on June 21! Save $5 with code QUICKFEET
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Georgia is home to over 500 species of bees! With special body structures that let them carry up to 30% of their body weight in pollen, they help plants thrive with every stop they make. Want to learn more? Join CNC for the Butterfly Festival on June 7-8!
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