The rock face is closed off to climbing during Peregrine Falcon nesting seasons. The area is a prime nesting site for the threatened Peregrin Falcon in the southern Appalachians. Pisgah Fish Hatchery First the site of a logging community, then a Civilian Conservation Corps camp during the Great Depression and now a hatchery operated by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission that raises thousands of trout for Western North Carolina streams. One of the most important uses of the facility is to conduct statewide environmental education programs for educators and youth leaders. Three programs are currently being offered that range from 30 minutes to an hour, depending on the age and interest level of the group and number of questions.
Most programs are adaptable and can be presented to any age group.
Programs can be scheduled for a group of ten or more visitors. There is no admission charge to the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, and all programs and courses are free. The Programs are Trout Management-the story of the Pisgah Forest State Hatchery and its' raceways, focuses on the care and maintanence of hatchery fishes from spawning to stocking. Early Conservation-a look at increasing demands on wildlife and the land, examines the history of settlement in western North carolina and the increased use of the areas natural resources. It also introduces several early visionaries who saw a need for wildlife and natural resources conservation and management.