AgapeCenter for Environmental Education (ACE Education), Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, Allison Woods Foundation, American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, Backcountry Outdoor Education Center, Betsy-Jeff Penn4-H Educational Center,Blue Jay Center for Environmental Education, Blue Ridge Assembly Environmental Education Center, Blue Ridge Parkway, Camp Broadstone, Camp Cheerio, Camp Chestnut Ridge, Camp Sea Gull & Seafarer - Extended Season Programs, Camp Thunderbird Environmental Education Center, Cape Fear Botanical Garden, Cape Fear Museum, Cape Fear River Watch, Inc., Cape Lookout National Seashore, Carl Furr Planetarium and Environmental Resource Center, Carnivore Preservation Trust, Carolina Beach State Park, Carolina Raptor Center, Catawba College, Center for the Environment, Catawba Science Center, Chimney Rock Park, Clark Park Nature Center, Clemmons Educational State Forest, Cliffs of the Neuse State Park Natural and Cultural History Museum, Colbum Gem and Mineral Museum, Columbia Theater Cultural Resources Center, Crowders Mountain State Park, Dan Nicholas Park Nature Center, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, Davie Soil and Water Conservation District- KIT (Keep in Touch) with Your Natural Resources, Discovery Place, Don Lee Center, Duke Power State Park, Durant Nature Park, Eagle's Nest Camp, Earthshine Mountain Lodge, Edenton National Fish Hatchery, Energy Explorium, Eno River State Park, m . -. n. -3, cn I .. FallingCreek Camp " * ' " ' ,. jca Historic Site, Fort mvlronrnenrar taucarion benrers pocks Beach State ~ ~~ Center ors - CP&L, Carolina Estuarium, Nor& Carolina Maritime Muse& North Carolina Museum of Life and Science, North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve, North Carolina Outward Bound School, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, North Carolina Zoological Park, Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, Pettigrew State Park, Piedmont Environmental Center, Pilot Mountain State Park, Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, Pocosin Arts, Inc., Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Raven Rock State Park, Reedy Creek Environmental Center, Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest, River Park North- Walter L.Stasavich Science and Nature Center, RoanokeKashie River Center, Rockfish Outdoor Center, Rocky Mount Children's Museum, San-Lee Environmental Education& Recreation Park, Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, SciWorks-- The Science Center and Environmental Park of Forsyth County, Screech OwlFarm School, qingletary Lake State Park, SOAR-- Success Oriented Achievement Realized, South Mountains State Park, Stone Mountain State Park, The JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University, The Joseph Andres Gutierrez Geology and Earth Science Education Center, The North Carolina Arboretum, The Stevens Nature Center at Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve, Trinity Center Sound to Sea Environmental Education Program, Tumbull Creek Educational State Forest, Tuttle EducationalState Forest, W. Kerr Scott Dam & Reservoir, Wake County Office Park, Waynesborough State Park, Weaver Education Center, West Point on the Eno Park, Western North Carolina Nature Center, Weyerhaeuser'sCool Springs Environmental Education Center, Weymouth Woods - SandhillsNature Preserve, William B. Umstead State Park, Wing Haven Garden and Bird Sanctuary, YMCA Camp Greenville, YMCA Camp Hanes, Agape Center for Environmental Education (ACE Education), Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, Allison Woods Foundation, American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, Backcountry Outdoor Education Center, Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Educational Center, Blue Jay Centerfor Environmental Education, Blue Ridge Assembly Environmental Education Center, Blue Ridge Parkway, Camp Broadstone, Camp Cheerio, Camp Chestnut Ridge, Camp Sea Gull & Seafarer - Extended Season Programs, Camp Thunderbird Environmental Education Center, Cape Fear Botanical Garden, Cape Fear Museum, Cape Fear River Watch, Inc., Cape Lookout National Seashore, Carl Furr Planetarium and Environmental Resource Center, Carnivore Preservation Trust, CarolinaState Beach Park, Carolina Raptor Center, Catawba College, Center for the Environment, Catawba Science Center, Chimney Rock Park, Clark Park Nature Center, Clemmons Educational State Forest, Cliffs of the Neuse State Park Natural and Cultural History Museum, Colburn Gem and Mineral Museum, Columbia Theater Cultural Resources Center, Crowders Mountain State Park, Dan Nicholas Park Nature Center, Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, Davie Soil and Water Conservation District - KIT (Keep in Touch) with Your Natural Resources, Discovery Place, Don Lee Center, Duke Power State Park, Durant Nature Park, Eagle's Nest Camp, Earthshine Mountain Lodge, , Forest Discovery Center, Cradleof Forestry in America Historic Site, Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Fort Macon State Park, Goose Creek State Park Environmental Education and Visitors Center, Grandfather Mountain, Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, Gull RockArt and Nature Center, Hammocks Beach State Park, Hanging Rock State Park Visitor Center, Harris Energy and Environmental Center Harris Plant Visitors Center - CP&L, Highlands Nature Center, Holmes EducationalState Forest, Horizons Unlimited, Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center, Imagination Station Science Museum, Iredell Museum of Arts and Heritage, Jockey's Ridge State Park, Jones Lake State Park, Jordan Lake Educational State Forest, Jordan Lake State Recreation Area, Kerr Lake State Recreation Area, Lake Higgins Environmental Education Center, Lake James State Park, Lake Mattamuskeet Lodge, Lake Waccamaw State Park, Latta Plantation Park, Long Branch Environmental Edu Environmental Education Centers in North Carolina Guide January 1999 - 3rd Edition . Jimes B. Hunt Jr., Governor Wayne McDevitt, Secretary Michael Williamson, Deputy Secretary forOperations Sherri Evans-Stanton, Deputy Secretary for Policy and Programs Dewey Botts, Assistant Secretary for Natural Resources Bill Holman, Assistint Secretary for Environmental Protection Anne Taylor, Director, Office of Environmental Education Acknowledgements The conceptfor the cover designis by John Hardee, Departmentof Environment and Natural Resources, Office of Public Affairs. The map of North Carolina Environmental Education' Centers was prepared by Cheryl Pearce, Office of the Governor, State Planning, Center for Geographic Information and Analysis. Teresa Daniels, Office of Environmental Education was the project manager. Perhaps most of all, our appreciation g& to the staff members of each centernamed in this Guids. Thtough these centers and their dedicated staffthe highest quality environmental education has been made available to the citizensof North Carolina and visitors ourto State. I prcparad by: North Carolina Departmentof Environment and Natural Resources mce of Environmental Education For copies of the Guide please contact: OfEce of Enyjronmental Educatioa Pqst Offic+qox 27687 Raleigh, No@ Carolina: 2761 1-7687 Telephone; 919-733-071 1' j Fa: 919-733-1616 Electronic Mail: [email protected] World Wide Web: http:lhvww.enr.state.nc.usrENR/et Foreword The Environmental Education Centersin North Carolina Guideis part of an ongoing process of identifying Environmental Education Centers across the Stateof North Carolina. Objective 2.9 of The North Carolina Environmental Education Planis titled "Promote Environmental Education Centers" and reads "Support existing environmental edudationcenters in North , Carolina. Ensure communication among environmental education centersto identi@ needsand opportunities for coordinating programsto the mutual benefitof the centafs and thek c.i~&mers.~ .. "Explanation: North Carolina has many public and privateenviromtal cducatiod ccllfefs "G serving a diverse statewide audience. Identifying and coordinating thesecenters, addressing their needs and opportunities, ensuring communication among themc&rdinating and their ,I educational resources with the needsof the general public willfurther their missions. Promoting' +ese centers willMer enhance the availabilityof valuable environmental education resources to schools and the general public." Developing thisGuide was the first stepin implementing this objective. In August of 1996, representatives from the centers listedin this Guide met and ultimatelyfmed the North Carolina Associationof Environmental Education Centers (NC AEEC).For more idormation on this Association please contactthe Office of Environmental Educationat 919-733-071 1or 800-482-8724. This Guide is the third edition of Guidethe to Environmental =cation Centers in North Carolina published in Juneof 1995. The Guidesare being distributedat the 1999 North Carolina Environmental Education Conference "Living the Commitment." If your center meets the definition below you and would liketo .beincluded in the next editionof the Environmental Education Centers in North Carolina Guideplease compiefcthe forms in the back of the Guide and return themto the Officeof Environmental Education. An Environmental Education Centeris defined as: "Any facllity'dpthto the pwblic with ' programs and resources which promote environmentaledauktjon through prd&ams'and processes that increaseawareney, knowledge, and skills, and 'mkltin undemtanding, making informeddecisions, taking constructiveaction, and makingthe commitment to ensurestewardship of allinterdependent parts of theearth's environment.'' ! Table of Contents Environmental Education Center Listing- Alphabetical .......................................... v Environmental Education