District of Columbia
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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.
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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
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MK Nature Center |
Boise |
Ada |
website, 4 acres, also known as the Morrison Knudsen Nature Center, operated by the State
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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
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Acadiana Park Nature Station |
Lafayette |
Lafayette |
website, 110 acres, operated by the City
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Audubon Louisiana Nature Center |
New Orleans |
Orleans |
website, 86 acres, operated by the Audubon Nature Institute
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Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge |
Monroe |
Ouachita |
4,200 acres, with 40-acre Black Bayou Lake Environmental Education Center and adjacent arboretum
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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
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Northlake Nature Center |
Mandeville |
St. Tammany |
website, 400 acres
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Montana Natural History Center |
Missoula |
Missoula |
Western |
website
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Summit Nature Center at Whitefish Mountain Resort |
Whitefish |
Flathead |
Western |
Operated in cooperative with the Flathead National Forest
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Montana Audubon Center |
Billings |
Yellowstone |
South Central |
website
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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
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Animal Ark (Nevada) |
Reno |
Washoe |
Northwest |
website, 38 acres, wildlife sanctuary and nature education center, features native North American predators
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Clark County Wetlands Park |
Las Vegas |
Clark |
Southern |
2,900 acres, operated by the County
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Oxbow Nature Study Area |
Reno |
Washoe |
Northwest |
website, operated by the Nevada Department of Wildlife on the Truckee River
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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
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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
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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
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Randall Davey Audubon Center & Sanctuary |
Santa Fe |
Santa Fe |
Central |
website, 135 acres, operated by the National Audubon Society
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Rio Grande Nature Center State Park |
Albuquerque |
Bernalillo |
Central |
38 acres
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Riverside Nature Center |
Farmington |
San Juan |
Northern |
website, operated by the City
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Southwest Environmental Center |
Las Cruces |
Doña Ana |
Southern |
website, grassroots conservation organization, features aquarium, information displays, library, education and nature programs
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Chahinkapa Zoo |
Wahpeton |
Richland |
Southeast |
18 acres, includes the Rodger Ehnstrom Nature Center to enhance understanding and respect for wildlife
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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
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White Horse Hill National Game Preserve |
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Benson |
North Central |
1,674 acres, visitor center exhibits, public workshops, guided nature hikes, bird-watching walks, summer youth programs and conservation programs
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park |
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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
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Turtle River State Park |
Arvilla |
Grand Forks |
East |
784 acres, includes an Outdoor Learning Center
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Blackwater Falls State Park |
Davis |
Tucker |
Central |
2,358 acres, center open seasonally
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Cranberry Mountain Nature Center |
Elkins |
Randolph |
Central |
Part of the Monongahela National Forest, open seasonally, visitor center in the Cranberry Glades area
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Hawks Nest State Park |
Ansted |
Fayette |
Southern West Virginia |
370 acres, features the River Nature Center, aerial tram, 9 hole golf course
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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
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Schrader Environmental Education Center |
Wheeling |
Ohio |
Northern Panhandle |
Operated by the Oglebay Institute
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Twin Falls Resort State Park |
Pineville |
Wyoming |
Southern West Virginia |
3,776 acres, nature center open year round
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