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
Cahaba Environmental Center at Living River
Montevallo
Shelby
Central Alabama
440 acres, an outdoor education organization devoted to hands-on, inquiry-based learning
Hays Nature Preserve
Huntsville
Madison
North Alabama
website, over 10 miles of trails, education center, natural playground; site #30 on North Alabama Birding Trail
Gatra Wehle Nature Center at Historic Blakeley State Park
Spanish Fort
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 Botanical Garden
Huntsville
Madison
North Alabama
112 acres, nature center overlooks the lake and is open May through September, features butterfly house
Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve
Auburn
Lee
Central Alabama
120 acres, an outreach program of the Auburn University School of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences
McDowell Environmental Center
Nauvoo
Winston
North Alabama
website, 1,140 acres, one to five day outdoor learning experiences for school groups
Oak Mountain State Park
Pelham
Shelby
Central Alabama
9,940 acres, includes the Oak Mountain Interpretive Center and the Alabama Wildlife Center
Robert G. Wehle Nature Center
Midway
Bullock
Central Alabama
website, 25 acres, operated by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Ruffner Mountain Nature Center
Birmingham
Jefferson
Central Alabama
1,011 acres with 12 miles of trails
Southern Environmental Center
Birmingham
Jefferson
Central Alabama
Located on the campus of Birmingham-Southern College, environmental education museum and 4 acre ecoscape
Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Fairhope
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
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Decatur
Morgan
North Alabama
35,000 acres, visitor center exhibits about area wildlife and habitats, wildlife observation building
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