The following is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the United States.
Name | Location | Summary |
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Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium | Washington, D.C. | 1,754 acres, exhibits about the park's forest, plants and animals |
Name | Location | Island | Summary |
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Hawai'i Nature Center | Honolulu | Oahu | website, offers programs at the Makiki Valley State Recreation Area, Pu‘u ‘Ualaka‘a State Park, and other areas on Oahu, and also ’Iao Valley and Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge on Maui |
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary | Kihei | Maui | Education center features exhibits about the natural and cultural history of humpback whales and marine life found in the sanctuary |
Name | Location | County | Summary |
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Boise WaterShed | Boise | Ada | website, located at the West Boise Wastewater Treatment Facility, hands-on exhibits about water quality and watersheds, partnership between the Boise Public Works Department and Boise WaterShed Exhibits, Inc. |
Jim Hall Foothills Learning Center | Boise | Ada | website, operated by the City, education and information about the Boise foothills and the surrounding high-desert environment |
MK Nature Center | Boise | Ada | website, 4 acres, also known as the Morrison Knudsen Nature Center, operated by the State |
World Center for Birds of Prey | Boise | Ada | 580 acres, headquarters for The Peregrine Fund, Velma Morrison Interpretive Center features live raptors, interactive displays, multi-media shows and live demonstrations |
Name | Location | Parish | Summary |
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Acadiana Park Nature Station | Lafayette | Lafayette | website, 110 acres, operated by the City |
Audubon Louisiana Nature Center | New Orleans | Orleans | website, 86 acres, operated by the Audubon Nature Institute |
Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge | Monroe | Ouachita | 4,200 acres, with 40-acre Black Bayou Lake Environmental Education Center and adjacent arboretum |
Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center | Baton Rouge | East Baton Rouge | 103 acres, operated by the City, features exhibits about area plants, animals, minerals and a vintage waterfowl decoy carving collection |
Northlake Nature Center | Mandeville | St. Tammany | website, 400 acres |
Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
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Montana Natural History Center | Missoula | Missoula | Western | website |
Summit Nature Center at Whitefish Mountain Resort | Whitefish | Flathead | Western | Operated in cooperative with the Flathead National Forest |
Montana Audubon Center | Billings | Yellowstone | South Central | website |
Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary | Red Lodge | Carbon | South Central | website, formerly the Beartooth Nature Center, includes rehabilitated wolves, mountain lions, black bears, bison, elk, bobcat, fox, coyote, eagles, hawks, owls |
Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
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Animal Ark (Nevada) | Reno | Washoe | Northwest | website, 38 acres, wildlife sanctuary and nature education center, features native North American predators |
Clark County Wetlands Park | Las Vegas | Clark | Southern | 2,900 acres, operated by the County |
Oxbow Nature Study Area | Reno | Washoe | Northwest | website, operated by the Nevada Department of Wildlife on the Truckee River |
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area | Las Vegas | Clark | Southern | Encompasses 195,819 acres within the Mojave Desert, visitor center features exhibit rooms, guided hikes, nature programs |
Verdi Community Library and Nature Center | Verdi | Washoe | Northwest | website, 8 acres, partnership between the Nevada Department of Wildlife, Washoe County Public Library System, Washoe County School District, and the Verdi Community |
Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
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Los Alamos Nature Center | Los Alamos | Los Alamos | Northern | website, natural history of the Pajarito Plateau and northern New Mexico, includes the Pajarito Environmental Education Center |
Randall Davey Audubon Center & Sanctuary | Santa Fe | Santa Fe | Central | website, 135 acres, operated by the National Audubon Society |
Rio Grande Nature Center State Park | Albuquerque | Bernalillo | Central | 38 acres |
Riverside Nature Center | Farmington | San Juan | Northern | website, operated by the City |
Southwest Environmental Center | Las Cruces | Doña Ana | Southern | website, grassroots conservation organization, features aquarium, information displays, library, education and nature programs |
Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
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Chahinkapa Zoo | Wahpeton | Richland | Southeast | 18 acres, includes the Rodger Ehnstrom Nature Center to enhance understanding and respect for wildlife |
Lake Metigoshe State Park | Bottineau | Bottineau | North Central | 1,551 acres, includes the Turtle Mountain Outdoor Learning Center which offers ecology, conservation, and outdoor recreation programs |
White Horse Hill National Game Preserve | Benson | North Central | 1,674 acres, visitor center exhibits, public workshops, guided nature hikes, bird-watching walks, summer youth programs and conservation programs | |
Theodore Roosevelt National Park | McKenzie | West | Covers 110 square miles of land in three sections: the North Unit, the South Unit, and the Elkhorn Ranch Unit, visitor centers feature natural history exhibits and programs in McKenzie and Billings County | |
Turtle River State Park | Arvilla | Grand Forks | East | 784 acres, includes an Outdoor Learning Center |
Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
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Blackwater Falls State Park | Davis | Tucker | Central | 2,358 acres, center open seasonally |
Cranberry Mountain Nature Center | Elkins | Randolph | Central | Part of the Monongahela National Forest, open seasonally, visitor center in the Cranberry Glades area |
Hawks Nest State Park | Ansted | Fayette | Southern West Virginia | 370 acres, features the River Nature Center, aerial tram, 9 hole golf course |
Pipestem Resort State Park | Pipestem | Summers | Southern West Virginia | 4,050 acres, nature center open year round, includes the 1900s-period Harris Homestead with house, barn and meathouse |
Schrader Environmental Education Center | Wheeling | Ohio | Northern Panhandle | Operated by the Oglebay Institute |
Twin Falls Resort State Park | Pineville | Wyoming | Southern West Virginia | 3,776 acres, nature center open year round |
Name | Location | County | Summary |
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National Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Center | Dubois | Fremont | Museum with focus about the biology and habitat of the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, wildlife viewing tours |
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