See also: List of nature centers in the United States.
This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Michigan.
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| Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flint/Tri-Cities | 2,100-acre state park, Saginaw Bay Visitor Center features an exhibit hall with interactive natural history displays, a 100-seat auditorium, environmental education programs are offered year round for the public, school groups and other groups | |||
| Blandford Nature Center | website, 264 acres[1] | |||
| 505 acres, operated by the Grand Traverse Conservation District | ||||
| Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center | Southeastern Michigan | website, operated by the town in River Bends Park | ||
| Calvin Ecosystem Preserve & Native Gardens | West Michigan | website, 104 acres, Bunker Interpretive Center, native demonstration gardens, education programs | ||
| Flint/Tri-Cities | Over 1,348 acres with 15 miles of trails, hands-on exhibits of the different types of ecosystems found at the center | |||
| Dahlem Environmental Education Center | Jackson | website, operated by the Dahlem Conservancy, almost 300 acres | ||
| Degraaf Nature Center | West Michigan | website, operated by the city, 18 acres | ||
| DeVries Nature Conservancy | Shiawassee | Central Michigan | website, 136 acres, over 4 miles of trails, farm, historic carriage and sleigh museum, nature playscape, nature programs, gardens | |
| Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve | Southeastern Michigan | website, 16 acres including Paint Creek, trails connect to Paint Creek Trail, owned by City of Rochester, operated by non-profit Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve. Open Friday, Saturday, & Sunday afternoons, trails open dawn-dusk 7 days. nature programs for all ages, birthday parties, Children's Garden | ||
| Drayton Plains Nature Center | Oakland | Southeastern Michigan | website, 137 acres, operated by the town | |
| Central Michigan | Located in Waterloo State Recreation Area, features exhibits on the geology, natural history and cultural history of Waterloo State Recreation Area, 21,000 acres | |||
| Farmington Hills Nature Center | Oakland | Southeastern Michigan | website, located in 211-acre Heritage Park, exhibits, backyard habitat bird viewing area, native fish aquariums, a nature library, hands-on tables, Discovery Cove, operated by the city | |
| Fenner Nature Center | Central Michigan | website, 130 acres with 4 miles of trails | ||
| West Michigan | 105 acre (42 ha) arboretum, botanical garden and nature preserve with a nature center | |||
| Flynn Township Nature Center | The Thumb | Flynn Township Nature Center and Conservation/Game Area is open to the public and allows hunting, fishing, and other recreational activities.[2] | ||
| For-Mar Nature Preserve and Arboretum | Flint/Tri-Cities | website, operated by the county, 383 acres, 7 miles of hiking trails, gardens, education programs | ||
| Northern Michigan | website, 1,443 acres, Grass River Center, managed by Grass River Natural Area, Inc. | |||
| Harris Nature Center | Ingham | Central Michigan | website, operated by the town | |
| Flint/Tri-Cities | 300 acres, owned and operated by the Saginaw Intermediate School District | |||
| Hawk Woods Nature Center | Oakland | Southeastern Michigan | website, 80 acres, operated by the City | |
| Muskegon | West Michigan | Gillette Sand Dune Visitor Center features exhibits and programs about the dunes ecosystem | ||
| Howard Christensen Nature Center | West Michigan | website, 130 acres, Red Pine Interpretive Center | ||
| Southeastern Michigan | website, about 300 acres, education, recreation and wildlife facility, residential and day programs | |||
| Washtenaw | Southeastern Michigan | 1,549 acres, Activity Center features exhibits on butterflies, Hudson Mills history and tree identification, nature trails, programs | ||
| Huron County Nature Center | Flint/Tri-Cities | website, 280 acres | ||
| Oakland | Southeastern Michigan | 2,215 acres park including the Environmental Discovery Center with an underwater pond viewing room | ||
| E. L. Johnson Nature Center | Oakland | Southeastern Michigan | website, 40 acres, over 2 miles of trails, visitor center with exhibits, 1800s homestead, operated by the school system | |
| West Michigan | website, 1,487 acres, over 14 miles of trails | |||
| Oakland | Southeastern Michigan | 4,481 acres | ||
| Macomb | Southeastern Michigan | 770 acres, nature center features live reptiles and amphibians, exhibits on Lake St. Clair, the wetlands, wildlife, and use of the area by French Voyageurs | ||
| Leslie Science & Nature Center | Washtenaw | Southeastern Michigan | website, animal house open on weekends, grounds, trails, and raptor enclosures open every day | |
| Love Creek Nature Center | Berrien | Berrien | West Michigan | website, located in Love Creek County Park |
| Wayne | Southeastern Michigan | Located in Lake Erie Metropark, natural and cultural history of Southeastern Michigan | ||
| MooseWood Nature Center | website, located in Presque Isle Park | |||
| Wayne | Southeastern Michigan | Operated by the county in a historic grist mill | ||
| Nature Discovery | Ingham | Central Michigan | website, features Michigan reptiles and amphibians | |
| Nature Education Center at Hemlock Crossing Park | West Michigan | website, 239 acres, exhibits, wildlife viewing area and a gift shop, operated by the County | ||
| Washtenaw | Southeastern Michigan | 123 acres, operated by the University of Michigan, features the James D. Reader Jr. Urban Environmental Education Center in Washington Heights | ||
| Wayne | Southeastern Michigan | 1,756 acres, nature center features 700 gallon turtle tan, live snakes, frogs, toads, salamanders and fish on display | ||
| Outdoor Discovery Center Macatawa Greenway | West Michigan | website, 136 acre nature preserve, protects 1200 acres along the Macatawa River | ||
| Pierce Cedar Creek Institute | West Michigan | website, 742 acres, mix between a nature center and biological field station | ||
| Pine River Nature Center | Metro Detroit | website, Approximately 80 acres, focus is programs for area schools, owned and operated by the St. Clair County Regional Educational Service Agency. Universally Accessible Treehouse. Free. | ||
| Northern Michigan | Indoor and outdoor exhibits on science, nature, art and history, 157 acres | |||
| Red Oaks Nature Center | Oakland | Southeastern Michigan | website, operated by the Fox Valley Parks District, located in the George W. Suarez Friendship Woods, formerly the Madison Heights Nature Center | |
| Sarett Nature Center | Berrien | West Michigan | website, eight miles of trails through its 1000 acres | |
| Flint/Tri-Cities | website, 468 acres on two sites | |||
| Stage Nature Center | Oakland | Southeastern Michigan | website, programs operated by the Troy Nature Society, 100 acres owned by the city | |
| Sterling Heights Nature Center | Macomb | Southeastern Michigan | website, operated by the city | |
| Macomb | Southeastern Michigan | 4,461-acre park with over 8 miles of trails, nature center features live displays, snakes, turtles and fish | ||
| Stubnitz Environmental Education Center | Southeastern Michigan | website, operated by the Lenawee Intermediate School District, located in Heritage Park | ||
| Thorne Swift Nature Preserve | Northern Michigan | website, 30 acres, includes the Elizabeth Kennedy Nature Center, operated by the Little Traverse Conservancy | ||
| Thurston Nature Center | Southeastern Michigan | website, 20 acres including 7 acre pond, managed by a volunteer committee of Thurston Elementary School | ||
| University of Michigan-Dearborn Environmental Interpretive Center | Wayne | Southeastern Michigan | website, 300 acres, operated by the University of Michigan-Dearborn | |
| Chippewa | Upper Peninsula of Michigan | Seasonal public programs | ||
| Whitehouse Nature Center | West Michigan | website, operated by Albion College, 135 acre outdoor education facility | ||
| Wint Nature Center | Oakland | Southeastern Michigan | website, operated by the County in 1,276-acre Independence Oaks Park | |
| Wittenbach/Wege Environmental Center | West Michigan | website, 140 acres, owned by Lowell School District, outdoor learning center, community garden | ||
| Woldumar Nature Center | Central Michigan | website, 178 acres, over 5 miles of trails, outreach and on-site Environmental Education programs for children as well as adults | ||