Maymont Closes Nature Center on Mondays

The Richmond Times-Dispatch is reporting that Maymont will be shuttering its popular Nature Center on Mondays due to budget cuts. The center which houses otters, catfish and other species native to the James River, is a popular destination for Hills and Heights’ families.

The economy is so rough that even the river otters at Maymont are getting hit with furloughs.

The popular Richmond park has closed its Nature Center on Mondays to reduce expenses in the face of sagging donations and budget cuts.

“It’s indefinite at this point,” said Norman Burns, executive director of the nonprofit Maymont Foundation, which manages the 100-acre property for the city.

The Nature Center, which doubles as a visitors and information center, had been open on Mondays on a limited basis before it was quietly closed this week.

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