Wildlife Education Center

The Frank Sharpe Jr. Wildlife Education Center is located at Bur-Mil Park for the purpose of educating the public about wildlife and natural resources through programs and displays. Admission is free.

The Wildlife Education Center is housed in a renovated barn that has been on the property since the early 1900s. Julius W. Cone owned the original property, known as the Owl’s Roost Farm and Poker Club. Later, the property became the home of wildlife and nature aficionado Frank Sharpe Jr., for whom the building is named. The Wildlife Education Center is a cooperative effort among the North Carolina Wildlife Habitat Foundation, Guilford County, the City of Greensboro, and private sponsors.

The Wildlife Center features live animal exhibits and a children’s area that provides a hands-on learning area for toddlers and young children.

In the center’s retail area, you can buy fishing passes for the ponds, trail map booklets, or fishing bait. You can also participate in the North Carolina Fishing Loan-a-Rod Program. For details about fishing laws in North Carolina, visit the NC Wildlife Resources Commission website.

Donations and Sponsorships

A special thanks to all sponsors and donors!

We depend on you to keep the Frank A. Sharpe Jr. Wildlife Education open and free to the public. Thank you to these corporate partners:

  • NC Wildlife Habitat Foundation
  • Town of Summerfield
  • Petco
  • Lawndale Veterinary Hospital
  • North Carolina Bowhunters Association
  • All Pet Considered

Various private donations also support the Wildlife Center and provide supplies for all of the animals that call the building home.

The center continues to collect non-perishable food items, housing supplies and gift cards from local pet stores and grocery stores for our animals. The following is a list of needed items:

  • Bedding
  • Guinea Pig Pellets
  • Turtle Pellets
  • Parakeet Food
  • Millet Spray
  • Rabbit Pellets
  • Old Newspaper
  • Heat Lamps
  • UV Lights
  • Timothy Hay

Some of our animals have very particular needs when it comes to supplies, so please contact us before purchasing them. Monetary donations are being accepted in person, by mail, or over the phone. Mail donations to:

WEC Donations
5834 Bur-Mil Club Rd.
Greensboro, NC 27410

If you would like to make a donation to the Wildlife Education Center, please call 336-641-2020. 

NC Wildlife Habitat Foundation

NC Wildlife Commission
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