List of nature centers in the United States

The following is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the United States.

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia Name Location Summary Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium Washington, D.C. 1,754 acres, exhibits about the park's forest, plants and animals National Environmental Museum and Education Center Washington, D.C. 1,600 square feet of museum and educational space (closed)

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii Name Location Island Summary Hawaiʻi Nature Center Honolulu Oʻahu website, offers programs at the Makiki Valley State Recreation Area, Puʻu ʻUalakaʻa State Park, and other areas on Oahu, and also ʻĪao 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

Idaho Name Location County Summary 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

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana Name Location Parish Summary 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 collectionCameron Prairie National Wildlife RefugeLake CharlesCameronwebsite, 9,621 acres, with a visitor center focusing on the refuge's wildlife and ecosystemJean Lafitte National Historical Park and PreserveMarreroJeffersonwebsite, a system of historic parks as well as the Barataria Preserve, which includes extensive wetlands, forests, and an education center Northlake Nature Center Mandeville St. Tammany website, 400 acres

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana Name Location County Region Summary 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 ZooMontanaBillingsYellowstoneSouth CentralIncludes Yellowstone Arboretum and ZooMontana Botanical Park. Natural habitats for animals found above the 45th parallel. Accredited arboretum with 200 species of trees and woody shrubs. Nine botanical gardens. https://www.zoomontana.org and https://www.yellowstonearboretum.org

Nebraska

Nevada Name Location County Region Summary Animal Ark (Nevada) RenoWashoe 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 RenoWashoe 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

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico Name Location County Region Summary Los Alamos Nature Center Los AlamosLos 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 FeSanta 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

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota Name Location County Region Summary 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

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia Name Location County Region Summary 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

Wisconsin

Wyoming Name Location County Summary National Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Center Dubois Fremont Museum with focus about the biology and habitat of the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, wildlife viewing tours

See also List 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)

References

Resources Association of Nature Center Administrators North American Association for Environmental Education Environmental Education Week Nature Center Map - National Environmental Education Foundation