This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Georgia.
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See also: List of nature centers in the United States.
| Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 acres, features live animals, trails, heritage village, replica Native American dwellings | ||||
| Big Haynes Creek Nature Center | Metro Atlanta | website, 173 acres of the Georgia International Horse Park, features 5 miles of trails, discovery stations, a canoe launch, observation platform | ||
| website, 565 acres with 12 miles of trails | ||||
| Blue Heron Nature Preserve | Fulton | Metro Atlanta | website, 25 acres | |
| Burton 4-H Center on Tybee Island | website, 6 acres, environmental education programs for school groups | |||
| Cato Environmental Education Center | Metro Atlanta | website, 12 acres, open only for scheduled programs and not open for daily public access, operated by the County | ||
| Cay Creek Wetlands Interpretive Center | Colonial Coast | information, operated by the town | ||
| Operated by Georgia Southern University, 17 acres, education center about native wildlife with live animals and animal programs | ||||
| Metro Atlanta | 6,400 acres, operated by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources | |||
| Fulton | Metro Atlanta | 127 acres | ||
| Cochran Mill Nature Center | Fulton | Metro Atlanta | website, 50 acres | |
| Metro Atlanta | 2,550 acres preserve | |||
| Metro Atlanta | 1,400 acres, features rehabilitated native wildlife, 19th century working farm and farm animals, over 20 miles of trails for mountain biking and hiking, horse trails | |||
| Driftwood Education Center | Southeast | website, day and residential classes about aquatic ecosystems | ||
| DeKalb | Metro Atlanta | website, private center located in municipal Dunwoody Park | ||
| Metro Atlanta | website, 1,500 acre Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve with 13 miles of hiking trails | |||
| Fortson 4-H Center | Henry | Metro Atlanta | website, 77 acres, day and residential environmental education programs for students, family programs monthly | |
| Georgia Nature Center | Northeast | website, 100 acres, includes clean energy exhibits, organic farm, exhibits and trails are open to the public only during guided tours | ||
| Glynn | Southeast | website, sea turtle rescue center, features interactive exhibits, daily presentations, patient viewing areas | ||
| Southeast | 8,700-acre Grand Bay Wetlands Management Area, operated by the Coastal Plains Regional Educational Service Agency and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources | |||
| Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center | Metro Atlanta | website, 700-acre campus with greenspace and walking trails, exhibits on water and water conservation, local history, 1930s period farm, historic post office | ||
| DeKalb | Metro Atlanta | Natural history of Georgia, dinosaurs, Okefenokee Swamp, shells, Native Americans, culture through clothing, jewelry and body art, Naturalist Center, 65-acre forest | ||
| Butts | Metro Atlanta | 528 acres, features the Dauset Trails Nature Center | ||
| Jekyll Island 4-H Center | Glynn | Southeast | website, day and residential environmental education programs for students | |
| John W. Stevens Wetlands Education Center | Colonial Coast | website, video, operated by the City, located in 335-acre J. F. Gregory Recreational Park | ||
| McDuffie Environmental Education Center | East Central | website, programs for school groups, features three diverse habitats, two trails, a hands-on discovery room, indoor classrooms and several outdoor classroom areas | ||
| Melvin L. Newman Wetlands Center | Metro Atlanta | website, 32 acres, operated by the Clayton County Water Authority | ||
| Mill Creek Nature Center | Gwinnett | Metro Atlanta | website, 88-acre wetlands/wildlife preserve owned and managed by the Georgia Wildlife Federation | |
| Chatham | Colonial Coast | website, outdoor displays of Georgia wildlife and farm animals | ||
| Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center | West Central | website, outreach program of Columbus State University, operated in association with Columbus Water Works, features reptiles and aquariums | ||
| Metro Atlanta | 1,635 acres, programs about the park and Arabia Mountain | |||
| Pettit Environmental Preserve | Metro Atlanta | website, 70 acres plus 9 acre lake, hiking trails, pre-k through 12th grade school field trip programs, public educational events, open only for scheduled programs | ||
| East Central | website, 1,100 acres, operated by the Phinizy Center for Water Sciences, education and research about the swamp watershed and Savannah River basin | |||
| Reed Creek Nature Park and Interpretive Center | East Central | website, operated by the County | ||
| Clayton | Metro Atlanta | 146 acres, live animals, environmental displays, operated by the County | ||
| Rock Eagle 4-H Center | Metro Atlanta | website, offers day and residential environmental education programs, Saturday public programs | ||
| Sandy Creek Nature Center | Central | website, 225 acres with over 4 miles of trails, operated by the County | ||
| Chatham | Colonial Coast | Exhibits on canal history, archaeology, birding and local attractions, almost 200 acres of swamp and woodland with 5 miles of trails | ||
| Metro Atlanta | 963 acres, environmental education programs, managed by the Outdoor Division of Forsyth County Parks and Recreation | |||
| Colonial Coast | 80 acres, Suwannee River Visitor Center features exhibits about the animals, plants and ecosystem of the Okefenokee Swamp and other environmental topics | |||
| Tidelands Nature Center | Glynn | Southeast | website, operated by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, hands-on marine environmental science programs, live marine animals, reptiles, birds | |
| Chatham | Colonial Coast | website, marine exhibits and marine science programs | ||
| Wahsega 4-H Center | Metro Atlanta | website, day and residential environmental education programs for students | ||
| Fulton | Metro Atlanta | 26 acres | ||
| Wright Environmental Education Center | Cobb | Metro Atlanta | website, 19 acres, open only for scheduled programs and not open for daily public access, operated by the County | |