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The following is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the United States .
District of Columbia [ edit ]
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
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 collection
Northlake Nature Center
Mandeville St. Tammany website , 400 acres
Name ZooMontana
Location Billings
County Yellowstone
Region Western
Summary Includes 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
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
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
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
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
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
