This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Alabama.
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| Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cahaba Environmental Center at Living River | Montevallo | Shelby | Central Alabama | 440 acres, an outdoor education organization devoted to hands-on, inquiry-based learning |
| Hays Nature Preserve | Huntsville | Madison | North Alabama | website, over 10 miles of trails, education center, natural playground; site #30 on North Alabama Birding Trail |
| Gatra Wehle Nature Center at Historic Blakeley State Park | Spanish Fort | Baldwin | South Alabama | 1,400 acres. operated by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, conservation and environmental educational exhibits about the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta |
| Huntsville Botanical Garden | Huntsville | Madison | North Alabama | 112 acres, nature center overlooks the lake and is open May through September, features butterfly house |
| Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve | Auburn | Lee | Central Alabama | 120 acres, an outreach program of the Auburn University School of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences |
| McDowell Environmental Center | Nauvoo | Winston | North Alabama | website, 1,140 acres, one to five day outdoor learning experiences for school groups |
| Oak Mountain State Park | Pelham | Shelby | Central Alabama | 9,940 acres, includes the Oak Mountain Interpretive Center and the Alabama Wildlife Center |
| Robert G. Wehle Nature Center | Midway | Bullock | Central Alabama | website, 25 acres, operated by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
| Ruffner Mountain Nature Center | Birmingham | Jefferson | Central Alabama | 1,011 acres with 12 miles of trails |
| Southern Environmental Center | Birmingham | Jefferson | Central Alabama | Located on the campus of Birmingham-Southern College, environmental education museum and 4 acre ecoscape |
| Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve | Fairhope | Baldwin | South Alabama | Over 6,000 acres (2,400 ha) of tidal and forested wetlands within the greater Mobile Bay estuarine system, interpretive center features live and preserved native animals, education programs |
| Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge | Decatur | Morgan | North Alabama | 35,000 acres, visitor center exhibits about area wildlife and habitats, wildlife observation building |