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
580 acres, headquarters for The Peregrine Fund, Velma Morrison Interpretive Center features live raptors, interactive displays, multi-media shows and live demonstrations
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
North American Association for Environmental Education
- National Environmental Education Foundation
April 05, 2024
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The following is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the United States Contents 1 Alabama 2 Alaska 3 Arizona 4 Arkansas 5 California 6 Colorado 7 Connecticut 8 Delaware 9 District of Columbia 10 Florida 11 Georgia 12 Hawaii 13 Idaho 14 Illinois 15 Indiana 16 Iowa 17 Kansas 18 Kentucky 19 Louisiana 20 Maine 21 Maryland 22 Massachusetts 23 Michigan 24 Minnesota 25 Mississippi 26 Missouri 27 Montana 28 Nebraska 29 Nevada 30 New Hampshire 31 New Jersey 32 New Mexico 33 New York 34 North Carolina 35 North Dakota 36 Ohio 37 Oklahoma 38 Oregon 39 Pennsylvania 40 Rhode Island 41 South Carolina 42 South Dakota 43 Tennessee 44 Texas 45 Utah 46 Vermont 47 Virginia 48 Washington 49 West Virginia 50 Wisconsin 51 Wyoming 52 See also 53 ResourcesAlabama editMain article List of nature centers in AlabamaAlaska editMain article List of nature centers in AlaskaArizona editMain article List of nature centers in ArizonaArkansas editMain article List of nature centers in ArkansasCalifornia editMain article List of nature centers in CaliforniaColorado editMain article List of nature centers in ColoradoConnecticut editMain article List of nature centers in ConnecticutDelaware editMain article List of nature centers in DelawareDistrict of Columbia editName Location SummaryRock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium Washington D C 1 754 acres exhibits about the park s forest plants and animalsFlorida editMain article List of nature centers in FloridaGeorgia editMain article List of nature centers in Georgia U S state Hawaii editName Location Island SummaryHawai 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 MauiHawaiian 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 sanctuaryIdaho editName Location County SummaryBoise 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 environmentMK Nature Center Boise Ada website 4 acres also known as the Morrison Knudsen Nature Center operated by the StateWorld 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 demonstrationsIllinois editMain article List of nature centers in IllinoisIndiana editMain article List of nature centers in IndianaIowa editMain article List of nature centers in IowaKansas editMain article List of nature centers in KansasKentucky editMain article List of nature centers in KentuckyLouisiana editName Location Parish SummaryAcadiana Park Nature Station Lafayette Lafayette website 110 acres operated by the CityAudubon Louisiana Nature Center New Orleans Orleans website 86 acres operated by the Audubon Nature InstituteBlack Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge Monroe Ouachita 4 200 acres with 40 acre Black Bayou Lake Environmental Education Center and adjacent arboretumBluebonnet 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 collectionNorthlake Nature Center Mandeville St Tammany website 400 acresMaine editMain article List of nature centers in MaineMaryland editMain article List of nature centers in MarylandMassachusetts editMain article List of nature centers in MassachusettsMichigan editMain article List of nature centers in MichiganMinnesota editMain article List of nature centers in MinnesotaMississippi editMain article List of nature centers in MississippiMissouri editMain article List of nature centers in MissouriMontana editName Location County Region SummaryMontana Natural History Center Missoula Missoula Western websiteSummit Nature Center at Whitefish Mountain Resort Whitefish Flathead Western Operated in cooperative with the Flathead National ForestMontana Audubon Center Billings Yellowstone South Central websiteYellowstone 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 owlsNebraska editMain article List of nature centers in NebraskaNevada editName Location County Region SummaryAnimal Ark Nevada Reno Washoe Northwest website 38 acres wildlife sanctuary and nature education center features native North American predatorsClark County Wetlands Park Las Vegas Clark Southern 2 900 acres operated by the CountyOxbow Nature Study Area Reno Washoe Northwest website operated by the Nevada Department of Wildlife on the Truckee RiverRed 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 programsVerdi 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 CommunityNew Hampshire editMain article List of nature centers in New HampshireNew Jersey editMain article List of nature centers in New JerseyNew Mexico editName Location County Region SummaryLos Alamos Nature Center Los Alamos Los Alamos Northern website natural history of the Pajarito Plateau and northern New Mexico includes the Pajarito Environmental Education CenterRandall Davey Audubon Center amp Sanctuary Santa Fe Santa Fe Central website 135 acres operated by the National Audubon SocietyRio Grande Nature Center State Park Albuquerque Bernalillo Central 38 acresRiverside Nature Center Farmington San Juan Northern website operated by the CitySouthwest Environmental Center Las Cruces Dona Ana Southern website grassroots conservation organization features aquarium information displays library education and nature programsNew York editMain article List of nature centers in New YorkNorth Carolina editMain article List of nature centers in North CarolinaNorth Dakota editName Location County Region SummaryChahinkapa Zoo Wahpeton Richland Southeast 18 acres includes the Rodger Ehnstrom Nature Center to enhance understanding and respect for wildlifeLake Metigoshe State Park Bottineau Bottineau North Central 1 551 acres includes the Turtle Mountain Outdoor Learning Center which offers ecology conservation and outdoor recreation programsWhite 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 programsTheodore 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 CountyTurtle River State Park Arvilla Grand Forks East 784 acres includes an Outdoor Learning CenterOhio editMain article List of nature centers in OhioOklahoma editMain article List of nature centers in OklahomaOregon editMain article List of nature centers in OregonPennsylvania editMain article List of nature centers in PennsylvaniaRhode Island editMain article List of nature centers in Rhode IslandSouth Carolina editMain article List of nature centers in South CarolinaSouth Dakota editMain article List of nature centers in South DakotaTennessee editMain article List of nature centers in TennesseeTexas editMain article List of nature centers in TexasUtah editMain article List of nature centers in UtahVermont editMain article List of nature centers in VermontVirginia editMain article List of nature centers in VirginiaWashington editMain article List of nature centers in Washington state West Virginia editName Location County Region SummaryBlackwater Falls State Park Davis Tucker Central 2 358 acres center open seasonallyCranberry Mountain Nature Center Elkins Randolph Central Part of the Monongahela National Forest open seasonally visitor center in the Cranberry Glades areaHawks Nest State Park Ansted Fayette Southern West Virginia 370 acres features the River Nature Center aerial tram 9 hole golf coursePipestem 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 meathouseSchrader Environmental Education Center Wheeling Ohio Northern Panhandle Operated by the Oglebay InstituteTwin Falls Resort State Park Pineville Wyoming Southern West Virginia 3 776 acres nature center open year roundWisconsin editMain article List of nature centers in WisconsinWyoming editName Location County SummaryNational Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Center Dubois Fremont Museum with focus about the biology and habitat of the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep wildlife viewing toursSee also editList of botanical gardens and arboretums in the United States List of science museums in the United States List of natural history museums List of nature centers in Canada Nature center for nature centers in other countries List of zoos in the United States List of aquaria in the United States State wildlife trails United States Resources editAssociation of Nature Center Administrators North American Association for Environmental Education Environmental Education Week Nature Center Map National Environmental Education Foundation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of nature centers in the United States amp oldid 1080154069, 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