List of nature centers in Alabama

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
Biophilia Nature CenterElbertaBaldwinSouth Alabamawebsite, 20 acres of swamp, pitcher plant bog, forests and wildflower meadows, native plant nursery
Cahaba Environmental Center at Living RiverMontevalloShelbyCentral Alabama440 acres, an outdoor education organization devoted to hands-on, inquiry-based learning
Hays Nature PreserveHuntsvilleMadisonNorth Alabamawebsite, over 10 miles of trails, education center, natural playground; site #30 on North Alabama Birding Trail
Gatra Wehle Nature Center at Historic Blakeley State ParkSpanish FortBaldwinSouth Alabama1,400 acres. operated by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, conservation and environmental educational exhibits about the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta
Huntsville Botanical GardenHuntsvilleMadisonNorth Alabama112 acres, nature center overlooks the lake and is open May through September, features butterfly house
Louise Kreher Forest Ecology PreserveAuburnLeeCentral Alabama120 acres, an outreach program of the Auburn University School of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences
McDowell Environmental CenterNauvooWinstonNorth Alabamawebsite, 1,140 acres, one to five day outdoor learning experiences for school groups
Oak Mountain State ParkPelhamShelbyCentral Alabama9,940 acres, includes the Oak Mountain Interpretive Center and the Alabama Wildlife Center
Robert G. Wehle Nature CenterMidwayBullockCentral Alabamawebsite, 25 acres, operated by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Ruffner Mountain Nature CenterBirminghamJeffersonCentral Alabama1,011 acres with 12 miles of trails
Southern Environmental CenterBirminghamJeffersonCentral AlabamaLocated on the campus of Birmingham-Southern College, environmental education museum and 4 acre ecoscape
Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research ReserveFairhopeBaldwinSouth AlabamaOver 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 RefugeDecaturMorganNorth Alabama35,000 acres, visitor center exhibits about area wildlife and habitats, wildlife observation building

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