The museum part of the nature center is excellent. It is interactive and informative. The building itself is lovely and modern and was obviously constructed to accommodate the interactive museum exhibits. Its a great space.The animal exhibits are some od the cruelest most inhumane captivity quarters I have ever seen. The aviary has owls in tiny concrete boxes with no trees or dirt or access to anything remotely natural. The box turtle is in a tiny glass tank and just goes in circles. Its not jus bad it is exceptionally cruel. It looks like the animal enclosures were designed by people who hate animals. Like a person who intentionally wants to torture owls created the aviary. Its cartoonishly evil. How ..? I mean this undermines the message in the nature center museum. It baffles me that People treat Gods amazing creation like the devil made it. Like humanity was trusted to be good stewards of the earth and animals but instead humans treat wildlife like it needs to be hurt and punished for just existing.

I stopped at Walter B Jacobs Nature Park to stretch my legs on a long road trip and maybe see some birds. Entrance was free and I hiked the boardwalk and the trail along the canal. They were in good shape and is a nice flat walk. The Nature Conservancy was actively working on repairs to the boardwalk that day, and they showed me where a cool rookery was…up to 14 different species roost in the same small area. Saw lots of birds, turtles, and a few alligators. Great place for a walk if you are in the area.

Unfortunately nothing was mentioned on tripadvisor information that the park is currently closed and under construction we drove 40 minutes out of our way to a closed park

My husband and I went to Walter B Jacobs Memorial Nature Park on a Tuesday morning. We did not see another person in the park. Before hiking a couple short trails, we viewed the live bird animal exhibits and deer pen. The birds included a bald eagle, a falcon, 2 different types of owls and a Mississippi Kite. There was one deer and she was on a special diet. The visitor’s center was closed, due to Covid-19. The trails were nice and had many foot bridges. Restrooms were available. The 160 acre park was about five miles of trails. Admission to the park is free. The park is open Wednesday – Saturday 8 am to 5 pm and Sunday 1pm to 5pm. I highly recommend this park if you like to hike.

Went after all the rain so some parts where a little muddy, still was easy to get through despite the rain. Great animal exhibits.