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Louisville Nature Center: Louisville: Jefferson: North Central: 41 acres in Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve Mary E. Fritsch Nature Center: Livingston: Rockcastle: South Central Kentucky: website, operated by Appalachia-Science in the Public Interest Natural Bridge State Resort Park: Slade: Powell: Central: 2,200 acre forested park and ...
In 1990 the state General Assembly allocated $2.5 million for a thorough renovation of the museum and the additional 9,500-square-foot (880 m 2) nature center to promote the study of nature. In the spring of 1992, the largest renovation in the museum's 54-year history began and in December 1993 the refurbished and expanded museum reopened.
Virginia Nature Centers (Hover mouse over pog to popup clickable link) This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Virginia . To use the sortable tables: click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order; click again for reverse alphabetical order.
The preserve was created in 1979 when the land was given to the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves by Judge Macauley and Mrs. Emilie Smith creating the first nature preserve in the Commonwealth's system. The Blackacre Conservancy, founded in 1983, operates the historic homestead and conducts cultural and historical programs while the Office ...
Natural Bridge State Park is a member of the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics, and offers guided backpacking trips and natural history educational programs. Annual events open to the public include Herpetology Weekend each May, Natural Arches Weekend each February, and the Kentucky Native Plant Society's Wildflower Weekend each April.
Located on part of the Pine Mountain ridge in the Appalachians, the park opened in 1924 as Kentucky's first state park. Each spring since 1933, the park has hosted the annual Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival. [1] [2] A portion of the park is legally dedicated as a nature preserve by the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves.
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Cranberry Mountain Nature Center: Elkins: Randolph: Central: Part of the Monongahela National Forest, open seasonally, visitor center in the Cranberry Glades area Hawks Nest State Park: Ansted: Fayette: Southern West Virginia: 370 acres, features the River Nature Center, aerial tram, 9 hole golf course Pipestem Resort State Park: Pipestem ...