With annual animal admissions now closing in on 4,000 per year, Nature’s Nursery’s desire for a bigger and customized facility has gone from a want to a desperate need, according to executive director Allison Schroeder.

“In late 2020, we were generously gifted land by Courageous Community Services in Whitehouse. Plans were well under way to construct a brand new building on the donated 3.7 acres, b…