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Brukner Nature Center, Troy, OH

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Brukner Nature Center

A nonprofit nature center near Troy, Ohio, with live wildlife exhibits, about six miles of trails, and a bird viewing room.

5995 Horseshoe Bend Road, Troy, Ohio 45373 · Troy, OH

About Brukner Nature Center

Brukner Nature Center is a privately funded nonprofit in Troy, Ohio, focused on wildlife conservation, education, preservation, and rehabilitation. Its Interpretive Building holds live animal exhibits, a children's nature library, a gift shop, and a Tree-Top Bird Vista where visitors can watch birds at feeders. Visitors can also walk roughly six miles of trails through woodland, wetland, and prairie habitats. The center keeps more than fifty native Ohio animals that cannot survive in the wild. It also runs camps, night hikes, field trips, and programs for families and schools, and it operates a second property, River's Edge Wildlife Preserve, a few miles southwest.

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