Zaepfel Nature Center

On June 7, 2025, the Zaepfel Nature Center came alive with heartfelt stories, laughter, and the quiet beauty of the natural world as...

While hunting is FAR from what the Nature Center is all about, we are proud to partner with the Napoli Christian Camp Grounds to offer a...

This one is going to be a picture heavy post. A LOT of work has been done to the trail system throughout the Center. Hundreds of tons of...

This is our first BIG project that came out of the endowment. It is a 2,200ft long path that winds through the heart of the Center. It...

It's been awhile since we've posted here. A lot has been going on and also a lot has stopped due to the pandemic. Now that things are...

Every year the Center hosts a rendezvous to thank all of those who have volunteered their time and/or money to our cause. This year was a...

The Center is lucky enough to have a few duck "experts" on its roster. A couple of these people are Jeff Bosworth and Marty Bentley. Two...

The one and only work day for 2019 came and went fast! It was cut a little short by a potential thunderstorm that never came to fruition,...

Each year we walk our beautiful trails throughout the Center, and each year we find garbage. For us, it is usually old garbage - bullet...

When winter comes around, forcing us indoors, most of us start to get antsy and find ourselves getting annoyed at the littlest of things....