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 Wisconsin.
| Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Savanna | 21 acre main site, exhibits on renewable energy, climate science, sustainability, naturalist Aldo Leopold, phenology, weather | |||
| Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve | Lake Michigan | Operated by the county, 920 acres of forest, meadows and wetlands, West Shores Interpretive Center[1] | ||
| Brown | Lake Michigan | 700 acre urban wildlife refuge | ||
| Beaver Creek Reserve | Mississippi/Chippewa Rivers | Over 400 acres, includes the Wise Nature Center, citizen science center, butterfly house, observatory, youth camp, obstacle course, field research station, and charter science school[2] | ||
| Bethel Horizons Nature Center | Southern Savanna | Located on over 548 acres bordering Governor Dodge State Park, operated by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America[3] | ||
| Dane | Southern Savanna | 1,153 acres (467 ha) | ||
| Brillion Nature Center | Located on 40 acres within the 4,800 acre Brillion Wildlife Area[4] | |||
| Lake Superior Northwoods | website, museum operates 2 nearby properties | |||
| Lake Superior Northwoods | 4 acres, includes a logging and forestry museum, historic logging equipment and riverboats, a petting zoo and a nature center with animal, plant and geology displays | |||
| Central Wisconsin Environmental Station | Central Sands Prairie | 200-acre teaching and learning center about the environment, operated by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources[5] | ||
| Mississippi/Chippewa Rivers | 3,063 acres, exhibits about the area's geology, natural and cultural history | |||
| Cook-Albert Fuller Nature Center at The Ridges Sanctuary | Lake Michigan | 1600 acre preserve | ||
| Crossroads at Big Creek | Door | Lake Michigan | 125-acre preserve, features indoor and outdoor laboratories, a greenhouse, a specialized botanical and environmental library, an observatory and astronomy center, a historical center developed and maintained by the Door County Historical Society, offers experience-based programs in science, history and the environment for learners of all ages[6] | |
| Southern Savanna | 9,217 acres, known for its 500-foot-high (150 m) quartzite bluffs along the 360-acre (150 ha) Devil's Lake, exhibits on park's geology and natural history | |||
| Fallen Timbers Environmental Center | Central Sands Prairie | 456 acres, owned by six area school districts and operated by CESA 6, hands-on learning for students[7] | ||
| Lake Superior Northwoods | 1,225 acres, exhibits about the park's cultural and natural history | |||
| Outagamie | Central Sands Prairie | 775 acres, 8.5 miles of trails, environmental center[8] | ||
| Lake Michigan | 237 acres, includes Environmental Awareness Center, urban arboretum, trails, education garden | |||
| Hawthorn Glen | Milwaukee | Milwaukee | Lake Michigan | 23-acre nature center, features nature museum, live native animals, operated by the City[9] |
| Hawthorn Hollow | Lake Michigan | 40 acre nature sanctuary and arboretum, owned and operated by the Hyslop Foundation[10] | ||
| Heckrodt Wetland Reserve | Central Sands Prairie | 76 acre urban nature reserve[11] | ||
| Calumet | Central Sands Prairie | 1,187 acres, located on Lake Winnebago, seasonal General Store Museum and nature programs | ||
| Southern Savanna | Over 21,000 acres, features the Horicon Marsh International Education Center | |||
| House In The Wood | Southeast Glacial Plains | Outdoor education and retreat center, features live animals, 23 acres of lakeshore, forest, prairie and marsh habitats[12] | ||
| Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary | Lake Superior Northwoods | 400 acres of forests, meadow, bogs and glacial lakes[13] | ||
| Sauk | Southern Savanna | Live crane exhibits, an interactive education center, guided and self-guided tours, a research library, visitor center, over four miles of hiking trails set among 100 acres of restored tall grass prairie, oak savanna, and wetlands | ||
| Lake Superior Northwoods | Wisconsin park is 1,330 acres (538 ha) and the Minnesota park is 298 acres | |||
| Jordan Park Nature Center | Portage | Central Sands Prairie | 271 acres, operated by the County[14] | |
| Kemp Natural Resources Station | Lake Superior Northwoods | 235 acres, research and teaching facility operated by the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences of the University of Wisconsin at Madison[15] | ||
| Central Sands Prairie | Henry S. Reuss Ice Age Visitor Center located in the Northern Unit, exhibits to learn about the frozen history of Wisconsin and the effects of the glacier | |||
| Kickapoo Valley Reserve | Mississippi/Chippewa Rivers | 8,569 acres, trails, visitor center with exhibit gallery, environmental education classes[16] | ||
| Lac Lawrann Conservancy | Southern Savanna Region | 137-acre nature preserve, outdoor education programs, plans for learning center[17] | ||
| Calumet | Central Sands Prairie | 105 acres, operated by the County | ||
| MacKenzie Center | Southern Savanna | 250 acres, includes logging and conservation museums, native Wisconsin wildlife, an observation tower and an arboretum[18] | ||
| Marsh Haven Nature Center | Dodge | Southern Savanna | 46 acres, located at the north end of Horicon Marsh[19] | |
| Maywood | Lake Michigan | 135 acre city-owned park with an arboretum, ecology center[20] | ||
| Central Sands Prairie | Education programs at the Stanton W. Mead Education and Visitor Center | |||
| Mequon Nature Preserve | Lake Michigan | 438 acres with over five miles of trails, an observation tower, and the PieperPower Education Center[21] | ||
| Mosquito Hill Nature Center | Outagamie | Central Sands Prairie | Operated by the county on 430 acres[22] | |
| Navarino Nature Center | Outagamie | Central Sands Prairie | Environmental education facility located within the 1,000 acre Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Navarino Wildlife Area[23] | |
| Central Sands Prairie | 43,696-acre refuge, habitat for waterfowl and sandhill cranes, visitor center exhibits, programs | |||
| Neustadter Nature Center at Collins Marsh | Lake Michigan | 4,200 acre state wildlife area, facilities include a nature center open by appointment, a screened-in shelter and 110 foot tower[24] | ||
| Mississippi/Chippewa Rivers | 400 acres, includes preserved original late 19th century log and stone buildings, artifacts brought with the settlers from Norway, Native American artifacts, a hands-on nature room, an arboretum, and the Skumsrud Heritage Farm | |||
| Lake Superior Northwoods | Crystal Lake Nature Center at Crystal Lake Campground, over 232,000 acres | |||
| North Lakeland Discovery Center | Lake Superior Northwoods | Includes 12 miles of trails[25] | ||
| Northwoods Wildlife Center | Lake Superior Northwoods | Wildlife rehabilitation center with resident animals, guided tours and education programs[26] | ||
| Lake Michigan | Open weekday afternoons from Memorial Day through Labor Day | |||
| Pringle Nature Center | Kenosha | Lake Michigan | Located within the 197 acre Bristol Woods County Park[27] | |
| Lake Superior Northwoods | Tours available in the summer of the raptor rehabilitation area | |||
| Retzer Nature Center | Southern Savanna | 335 acres, operated by the County[28] | ||
| Lake Michigan | Molinaro Visitor Center features displays, live animals and hands-on exhibits about the recreation area | |||
| Racine | Lake Michigan | 743 acres | ||
| Riveredge Nature Center | Lake Michigan | 402 acres of prairies, forests, ponds and marshes along the Milwaukee River[29] | ||
| Sheboygan | Lake Michigan | 988 acres | ||
| Schlitz Audubon Nature Center | Milwaukee | Milwaukee | Lake Michigan | 185 acres along the shore of Lake Michigan[30] |
| Portage | Central Sands Prairie | 275 acres, located on the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point | ||
| Seno Woodland Education Center | Kenosha | Lake Michigan | Operated by the Kenosha/Racine Land Trust, education for schools, educators, landowners about forestry and the national habitats of forest, prairie and wetland[31] | |
| Thousand Islands Environmental Center | Outagamie | Central Sands Prairie | 350 acres[32] | |
| Treehaven | Lake Superior Northwoods | Residential natural resources education and conference facility owned and operated by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Natural Resources[33] | ||
| Trees for Tomorrow | Lake Superior Northwoods | Natural resources specialty school, programs for families, schools, groups, teachers, adults[34] | ||
| Dane | Southern Savanna | 1,260 acres, visitor center exhibits, public and education programs | ||
| Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center | Central Sands Prairie | 310 acres, public and residential environmental education center, operated by the University of Wisconsin-Extension, 14 buildings including a nature center and a raptor enclosure housing educational birds of prey[35] | ||
| Milwaukee | Milwaukee | Lake Michigan | Cares for 70 acres of urban land, offers environmental education and citizen science programs | |
| Washington Island Art & Nature Center | Door | Lake Michigan | Art gallery, exhibits on island natural and cultural history[36] | |
| Wehr Nature Center | Milwaukee | Lake Michigan | Operated by the county, located within 200 acre Whitnall Park[37] | |
| Welty Environmental Center | Southern Savanna | Located in Beckman Mill County Park[38] | ||
| Door | Lake Michigan | 3,776 acres | ||
| Door | Lake Michigan | 865 acres, exhibits about the ecology, geology and cultural history of the park | ||
| Wildwood Wildlife Park | Lake Superior Northwoods | Zoo and nature center with over 750 animals[39] | ||
| Mississippi/Chippewa Rivers | 2,891 acres, includes Willow River Nature Center | |||
| Woodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve | Lake Michigan | Nearly 1,400-acre preserve[40] | ||