Wildlife Education Center – The Cornwall Local

Wildlife Center gets a bee collection

May 5, 2021 Ken Cashman

The Wildlife Education Center got a new bee collection on Earth Day and a person to look after it.

Hikers get a taste of new Round Top Park trail

May 3, 2019 Jason Kaplan

On April 27, a dozen hikers joined George Muser, secretary of the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum’s Board of Trustees, on a trek along the trail.

Hiker sees something and opts to build a bridge

October 12, 2018 Ken Cashman

If you see something, you’re supposed to say something. But Matthew Wilhelm went a step further. He and his son were hiking on a trail this summer at the Wildlife Education Center in Cornwall-on-Hudson. As

Eagle project provides new homes for animals

July 14, 2017 Editorial Staff

It might not be a deluxe apartment in New York City, but a few animals at the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum’s Wildlife Education Center are living in luxury after receiving an upgrade to their homes.

Educators teach about trout on opening weekend

April 7, 2017 Jason Kaplan

It was a big weekend for openings. Opening day for the new baseball season was Sunday, while the new fishing season launched on Saturday.

Nature museum exhibits meant to be touched

February 3, 2017 Editorial Staff

“If you can reach it, you can touch it,” Emily Nestlerode told the crowd at the Wildlife Education Center. They had come on Jan. 28 for the opening of the new Birds on the Wing exhibit…

Rehabilitators receive donations

December 27, 2013 Editorial Staff

During the holiday season it’s common to see volunteers collecting money or organizations adopting families to provide them with food and gifts. But what about those who help animals?