Fenner Nature Center
Fenner Nature Center offers educational programs for all ages, including classes, events, and scouts/school programing.
The trails are also open for individual exploration.
2020 E. Mt. Hope Ave., Lansing MI 48910
Phone 517-483-4224
Map
The trails are also open for individual exploration.
2020 E. Mt. Hope Ave., Lansing MI 48910
Phone 517-483-4224
Map
Harris Nature Center
Harris Nature Center offers educational programs for all ages, including classes, events, and scouts/school
programing.
The trails are also open for individual
exploration.
3998 Van Atta Road, Okemos, MI 48864
Phone: 517-349-3866
Map
programing.
The trails are also open for individual
exploration.
3998 Van Atta Road, Okemos, MI 48864
Phone: 517-349-3866
Map
Nature Discovery Center
Nature Discovery Center is a home-based nature center is located on six acres north of Williamston, Michigan. They host the state’s largest collection of live Michigan reptiles and amphibians. They offer presentations, birthday parties, day camps and special classes.
5900 N. Williamston Rd.
Williamston,MI, 48895
(517) 655-5349
Pierce Cedar Creek Institute
Pierce Cedar Creek Institute for Environmental Education is located nine miles south of Hastings, and is a public environmental education center. The mission of the Institute is to promote environmental education, research, preservation, and appreciation. The rural property encompasses a diverse 661 acres. There are numerous seasonal opportunities for hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, and observing wildlife on seven miles of trails throughout the natural areas. Facilities at the Institute include an auditorium, classrooms, laboratories, and overnight accommodations. The property’s previous owner, naturalist Dr. H. Lewis Batts, protected the land from development or degradation, and most of it has remained untouched for the past 50 years. Today, the Institute maintains the property as a preserve under an easement granted by the Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy. The Visitor Center at the Institute features a common area, an auditorium, a dining room, a 1,000-gallon fresh water aquarium, and gift shop. The gift shop carries a variety of items, including hand-woven baskets, fair trade goods, birdfeeders, and field guides. Children's items for sale include nature books, craft kits, and Kidorable© umbrellas and raincoats. Visitors to the Institute may enjoy a seasonal art exhibit by a local artist or photographer. The Visitor Center also houses a clock collection, amassed by Willard (Bill) G. Pierce, the founder of Pierce Cedar Creek Institute. There are approximately 330 clocks in the Pierce collection; most of them on display in the Visitor Center.