The Museum’s 3/4 mile, elevated boardwalk crosses Deer Park Lake and winds through woods and a wetlands area, showcasing animal’s native to Virginia in naturalized habitats.
Along the boardwalk see red wolves, the most endangered animal in North America. Also see beavers hard at work, river otters who play to the visitors, North American porcupine, vultures, deer, skunk or groundhog, red fox and coyote. Interpretive stations help explain the critical importance of wetlands in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, highlight life in the pond and showcase native wetland plants. In addition to the animals on display, visitors can see fish in the stream, turtles basking on logs or swimming in the lake, bullfrogs along the banks and many different kinds of birds.
