This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Alabama.
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See also: List of nature centers in the United States.
Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
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Cahaba Environmental Center at Living River | Central Alabama | 440 acres, an outdoor education organization devoted to hands-on, inquiry-based learning | ||
Hays Nature Preserve | website, over 10 miles of trails, education center, natural playground; site #30 on North Alabama Birding Trail | |||
Baldwin | South Alabama | 1,400 acres. operated by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, conservation and environmental educational exhibits about the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta | ||
Huntsville | Madison | North Alabama | 112 acres, nature center overlooks the lake and is open May through September, features butterfly house | |
120 acres, an outreach program of the Auburn University School of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences | ||||
McDowell Environmental Center | North Alabama | website, 1,140 acres, one to five day outdoor learning experiences for school groups | ||
Central Alabama | 9,940 acres, includes the Oak Mountain Interpretive Center and the Alabama Wildlife Center | |||
Robert G. Wehle Nature Center | Central Alabama | website, 25 acres, operated by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources | ||
Central Alabama | 1,011 acres with 12 miles of trails | |||
Birmingham | Jefferson | Central Alabama | Located on the campus of Birmingham-Southern College, environmental education museum and 4 acre ecoscape | |
Baldwin | South Alabama | Over 6,000 acres (2,400 ha) of tidal and forested wetlands within the greater Mobile Bay estuarine system, interpretive center features live and preserved native animals, education programs | ||
North Alabama | 35,000 acres, visitor center exhibits about area wildlife and habitats, wildlife observation building | |||