Serving Nature and Our Community
WMNC is your gateway to enjoying and understanding the ecology of the beautiful White Mountains region of Arizona.
In the White Mountains, diversity abounds as you climb from grasslands that are home to speedy pronghorn, through the world’s largest stand of ponderosa pine teeming with forest-dependent wildlife to windswept alpine tundra atop Mount Baldy (Arizona's second-highest point at 11,420 ft).
Mount Baldy's slopes are the headwaters for four major rivers that nourish rich streamside riparian habitats, fisheries, and the state’s thirsty human population.
Established in 2005, we are rapidly gaining momentum in completing our vision. For more information about our organization, see About Us. For information about upcoming events, see our event calendar.
Friction Fire Workshop
Sunday August 22
10 AM – 4 PM
Fire is one of the basic needs in life. A source for keeping warm, cooking, purifying water, giving oneself a sense of calm in the woods, and so much more. Sunday, August 22nd from 10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M., wilderness survival expert Mike Bochnia will take participants on a journey that will explore fire-making from it’s most primitive start; from literally rubbing two sticks together, to learning how to make simple tools that make friction fire making easier. This will not only be a journey of fire-making, but a sharing of a philosophy of life-force and a view of nature as our ancestors might have experienced it.
WMNC Annual Benefit Dinner Tickets
The WMNC Annual Benefit Dinner will be held at the Hondah Casino on September 11th, 2010. The dinner will include a raffle, door prizes, and a silent auction with several outstanding prizes. Join us for a fun-filled night and help our cause!
Become a Member!
WMNC is now offering paid memberships to support the Nature Center and its programs. Memberships will enable the White Mountain Nature Center to:
- Be a regional clearinghouse for all things environmentally related.
- Offer activities to foster sound natural resource stewardship.
- Promote sustainable living, green building, healthy forest and FIREWISE principles.
- Diversify and promote a healthy local economy.
- Be a place where people have FUN learning about and discovering nature.
Membership benefits include:
- Membership pins and cards
- Member only events
- Reserved seating at selected programs
- Special access to speakers and animals
- Designated discounts on Nature Center items
- Discounted admission for paid programs
- Discounted annual dinner tickets
- Tax deduction