The following is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the United States.
See main article: List of nature centers in Alabama.
See main article: List of nature centers in Alaska.
See main article: List of nature centers in Arizona.
See main article: List of nature centers in Arkansas.
See main article: List of nature centers in California.
See main article: List of nature centers in Colorado.
See main article: List of nature centers in Connecticut.
See main article: List of nature centers in Delaware.
See main article: List of nature centers in Florida.
See main article: List of nature centers in Georgia (U.S. state).
Name | Location | Island | Summary |
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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 | ||
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 | 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 |
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 |
See main article: List of nature centers in Illinois.
See main article: List of nature centers in Indiana.
See main article: List of nature centers in Iowa.
See main article: List of nature centers in Kansas.
See main article: List of nature centers in Kentucky.
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 | 4,200 acres, with 40-acre Black Bayou Lake Environmental Education Center and adjacent arboretum | |
Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center | 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 | website, 400 acres | |
See main article: List of nature centers in Maine.
See main article: List of nature centers in Maryland.
See main article: List of nature centers in Massachusetts.
See main article: List of nature centers in Michigan.
See main article: List of nature centers in Minnesota.
See main article: List of nature centers in Mississippi.
See main article: List of nature centers in Missouri.
Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
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Western | website | |||
Western | Operated in cooperative with the Flathead National Forest | |||
Montana Audubon Center | South Central | website | ||
Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary | Red Lodge | South Central | website, formerly the Beartooth Nature Center, includes rehabilitated wolves, mountain lions, black bears, bison, elk, bobcat, fox, coyote, eagles, hawks, owls | |
See main article: List of nature centers in Nebraska.
Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
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Reno | Northwest | website, 38 acres, wildlife sanctuary and nature education center, features native North American predators | ||
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 |
Southern | Encompasses 195,819 acres within the Mojave Desert, visitor center features exhibit rooms, guided hikes, nature programs | |||
Verdi Community Library and Nature Center | 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 | |
See main article: List of nature centers in New Hampshire.
See main article: List of nature centers in New Jersey.
Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
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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 | Central | website, 135 acres, operated by the National Audubon Society | |
Albuquerque | Central | 38 acres | ||
Riverside Nature Center | Farmington | Northern | website, operated by the City | |
Southwest Environmental Center | Las Cruces | Southern | website, grassroots conservation organization, features aquarium, information displays, library, education and nature programs | |
See main article: List of nature centers in New York.
See main article: List of nature centers in North Carolina.
Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
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Wahpeton | Richland | Southeast | 18 acres, includes the Rodger Ehnstrom Nature Center to enhance understanding and respect for wildlife | |
Bottineau | North Central | 1,551 acres, includes the Turtle Mountain Outdoor Learning Center which offers ecology, conservation, and outdoor recreation programs | ||
Benson | North Central | 1,674 acres, visitor center exhibits, public workshops, guided nature hikes, bird-watching walks, summer youth programs and conservation programs | ||
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 | ||
Grand Forks | East | 784 acres, includes an Outdoor Learning Center | ||
See main article: List of nature centers in Ohio.
See main article: List of nature centers in Oklahoma.
See main article: List of nature centers in Oregon.
See main article: List of nature centers in Pennsylvania.
See main article: List of nature centers in Rhode Island.
See main article: List of nature centers in South Carolina.
See main article: List of nature centers in South Dakota.
See main article: List of nature centers in Tennessee.
See main article: List of nature centers in Texas.
See main article: List of nature centers in Utah.
See main article: List of nature centers in Vermont.
See main article: List of nature centers in Virginia.
See main article: List of nature centers in Washington (state).
Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
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Central | 2,358 acres, center open seasonally | |||
Central | Part of the Monongahela National Forest, open seasonally, visitor center in the Cranberry Glades area | |||
370 acres, features the River Nature Center, aerial tram, 9 hole golf course | ||||
4,050 acres, nature center open year round, includes the 1900s-period Harris Homestead with house, barn and meathouse | ||||
Operated by the Oglebay Institute | ||||
3,776 acres, nature center open year round | ||||
See main article: List of nature centers in Wisconsin.