ANCA
Association of Nature Center Administrators

Updated for June 2004-June 2005

Reciprocal Free Admission Program allows members of participating centers free admission and/or discounts to other centers.  When you present your nature center membership card, you will receive free admissions and/or discounts at these institutions.

A= free admission, % = discount in shop

Alabama

  • Forest Ecology Preserve
    Auburn, AL
    334-821-3914
    A

  • Ruffner Mountain Nature Center
    Birmingham, AL
    205-833-8264
    A%

Arkansas

  • Delta Rivers Nature Center
    Pine Bluff, AR
    870-534-0011
    A

  • Ozark Natural Science Center
    Huntsville, AR
    479-789-2754
    A

California

  • Environmental Nature Center
    Newport Beach, CA
    949-645-8489
    A%

  • Randall Museum
    San Francisco, CA
    415-554-9606
    A

Colorado

  • Durango Nature Studies
    Durango, CO
    970-382-9244
    A

  • Friends of Dinosaur Ridge
    Morrison, CO
    303-697-3466
    A

  • Lookout Mountain Nature Center
    Golden, CO
    303-526-0323
    A%

  • Plains Conservation Center
    Aurora, CO
    303-693-3621
    A

  • Vail Nature Center
    Vail, CO
    970-479-2291
    A

Connecticut

  • Ansonia Nature and Rec. Center
    Ansonia, CT
    203-736-1053
    A%

  • Audubon Center at Bent of River
    Southbury, CT
    203-264-5098
    A

  • Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center
    Mystic, CT
    860-536-1216
    A

  • Earthplace
    Westport, CT
    203-227/7253
    %

  • New Canaan Nature Center
    New Canaan, CT
    203-966-9577
    A%

Delaware

  • Ashland Nature Society
    Hockessin, DE
    302-239-2334
    A

Florida

  • Brooker Creek Preserve
    Tarpon Springs, FL
    727-453-6907
    A

  • Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center
    Punta Gorda, FL
    941-575-5435
    A%

  • Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
    Boca Raton, FL
    561-338-1473
    A%

  • Marjory Stoneman Douglas
    Biscayne Nature Center
    Key Biscayne, FL
    305-361-6767
    A%

  • Pine Jog Environmental Ed. Center
    W. Palm Beach, FL
    561-686-6600
    A

Georgia

  • Birdsong Nature Center
    Thomasville, GA
    912-377-4408
    A

  • Chattahoochee Nature Center
    Roswell, GA
    770-992-2055
    A

  • Elachee Nature Science Center
    Gainesville, GA
    770-535-1976
    A

  • Sandy Creek Nature Center
    Athens, GA
    706-613-3615
    A%

Hawaii

  • Waimea Valley Audubon Center
    Haleiwa, HI
    808-638-9199
    %

Illinois

  • Douglas-Hart Nature Center
    Mattoon, IL
    217-234-7080
    A

  • Forest Park Nature Center
    Peoria Heights, IL
    309-686-3360
    A%
     

  • Forest Preserve District of Dupage County
    Oak Brook, IL
    630-850-8119
    A

  • Macon County Conservation District
    Decatur, IL
    217-423-7708
    A

  • McHenry County Conservation District
    Crystal Lake, IL
    815-479-5779
    A

  • Pilcher Park Nature Center
    Joliet, IL
    815-741-7277
    A%

  • Severson Dells Education Foundation
    Rockford, IL
    815-335-2915
    A%

  • Willowbrook Wildlife Center
    Glen Ellyn, IL
    630-942-6200
    A

Indiana

  • Cope Environmental Center
    Centerville, IN
    765-855-3188
    A%

  • Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center
    Chesterton, IN
    219-395-9555
    A%

  • Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve
    Evansville, IN
    812-479-0771
    A

Iowa

  • Hitchcock Nature Center
    Honey Creek, IA
    712-545-3283
    %

  • Indian Creek Nature Center
    Cedar Rapids, IA
    319-362-0664
    A%

Kansas

  • Dillon Nature Center
    Hutchinson, KS
    620-663-7411
    A%

Kentucky

  • Buckley Wildlife Sanctuary
    Frankfort, KY
    859-873-5711
    A%

  • Louisville Nature Center
    Louisville, KY
    502-458-1328
    A

Maryland

  • Marshy Point Nature Center
    Baltimore, MD
    410-887-2817
    A

Michigan

  • Chippewa Nature Center
    Midland, MI
    989-631-0830
    A

  • Degraaf Nature Center
    Holland, MI
    616-355-1057
    A%

  • Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve
    Rochester, MI
    248-656-0999
    A%

  • Fernwood Nature Center & Botanic Garden
    Niles, MI
    269-695-6491
    A

  • Harris Nature Center
    Okemos, MI
    517-349-3866
    A

  • Kalamazoo Nature Center
    Kalamazoo, MI
    269-381-1574
    A

  • Lloyd A. Stage Nature Center
    Troy, MI
    248-524-3567
    A

  • Outdoor Discovery Center
    Holland, MI
    616-393-9453
    A

  • Pierce Cedar Creek Institution
    Hastings, MI
    269-721-4470
    A%

  • Seven Ponds Nature Center
    Dryden, MI
    810-796-3200
    A

  • St. Clair Independent School District
    Port Huron, MI
    810-364-8990
    A

  • Stubnitz Environmental Education Center
    Adrian, MI
    517-265-6691
    A%

Minnesota

  • Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center
    Hastings, MN
    651-437-4359
    A%

  • River Bend Nature Center
    Faribault, MN
    507-332-7151
    A

Mississippi

  • Clinton Community Nature Center
    Clinton, MS
    601-926-1104
    A

Missouri

  • Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center
    Kirkwood, MO
    314-301-1500
    A

  • Shaw Nature Reserve
    Gray Summit, MO
    636-451-3512
    A

Montana

  • Montana Natural History Center
    Missoula, MT
    406-327-0405
    A

Nebraska

  • Crane Meadows Nature Center
    Wood River, NE
    308-382-1820
    A

  • Fontenelle Nature Association
    Bellevue, NE
    402-731-3140
    A

  • Pioneers Park Nature Center
    Lincoln, NE
    402-441-7847
    A

New Hampshire

  • Beaver Brook Association
    Hollis, NH
    603-465-7787
    A

New Jersey

  • Cooper Environmental Center
    Toms River, NJ
    732-270-6960
    A

  • Reeves-Reed Arboretum
    Summit, NJ
    908-273-8787
    A

  • Tenafly Nature Center
    Tenafly, NJ
    201-568-6093
    A%

New Mexico

  • Rio Grande Nature Center
    Albuquerque, NM
    505-344-7240
    A%

New York

  • Alley Pond Environmental Center, Inc.
    Woodhaven, NY
    718-229-4000
    %

  • Buffalo Audubon Society 
    North Java, NY
    585-457-3228
    A%

  • Centers for Nature Education at Baltimore Woods
    Marcellus, NY
    315-673-1350
    A

  • Helmer Nature Center
    Rochester, NY
    585-336-3035
    A

  • Jamestown Audubon Society, Inc.
    Jamestown, NY
    716-569-2345
    A%

  • Mohonk Preserve, Inc.
    New Paltz, NY
    845-225-0919
    A%

  • Museum of the Hudson Highlands
    Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY
    845-534-5506
    A

  • Paul F-Brandwein Institute
    Unionville, NY
    845-856-8230
    A%

  • Pfeiffer Nature Center
    Portville, NY
    716-373-1742
    A

  • Rye Nature Center
    Rye, NY
    914-967-5150
    A%

  • Tanglewood Nature Center & Museum
    Elmira, NY
    607-732-6060
    A

  • Teatown Lake Reservation
    Ossining, NY
    914-762-2912
    A%

North Carolina

  • Carolina Raptor Center
    Charlotte, NC
    704-875-6521
    A

Ohio

  • Aullwood Audubon Center & Farm
    Dayton, OH
    937-890-7360
    A

  • Brukner Nature Center
    Troy, OH
    937-698-6493
    A

  • Cincinnati Nature Center
    Milford, OH
    513-831-1711
    A

  • Glen Helen Ecology Institute
    Yellow Springs, OH
    937-767-7375
    A%

  • Lake Metroparks
    Kirtland Hills, OH
    440-256-3808
    A%

  • Lowe-Volk Park Nature Center
    Crestline, OH
    419-683-9000
    A%

  • Marianist Environmental Education Center
    Dayton, OH
    937-429-3582
    A

  • Mohican School in the Out-of-Doors
    Butler, OH
    419-938-6671
    A%

  • Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
    Shaker Heights, OH
    216-321-5935
    A%

  • Shepherd's Corner
    Blacklick, OH
    614-866-4302
    A

  • The Wilderness Center
    Wilmot, OH
    330-359-5235
    A%

Oregon

  • David Heil and Associates, Inc.
    Portland, OR
    503-245-2101
    A%

Pennsylvania

  • Asbury Woods Nature Center
    Erie, PA
    814-835-5356
    A%

  • Briar Bush Nature Center
    Abington, PA
    215-887-6603
    A%

  • Carbon County Environmental Ed. Center
    Summit Hill, PA
    570-645-8597
    A%

  • Churchville Nature Center
    Churchville, PA
    215-357-4005
    A%

  • Lancaster County Environmental Center
    Lancaster, PA
    717-299-8219
    A

  • McKeever Environmental Learning Center
    Sandy Lake, PA
    724-376-1000
    A%

  • Ned Smith Center For Nature and Art
    Millersburg, PA
    717-692-3699
    A

  • Pocono Environmental Education Center
    Dingmans Ferry, PA
    570-828-2319
    A

  • Riverbend Environmental Education Center
    Gladwyne, PA
    610-527-5234
    A

  • Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
    Philadelphia, PA
    215-482-7300
    A%

  • Silver Lake Nature Center
    Bristol, PA
    215-785-1177
    A%

  • Wildwood Lake Sanctuary
    Harrisburg, PA
    717-221-0292
    A

Rhode Island

  • Environmental Education Center
    Bristol, RI
    401-245-7500
    A

South Carolina

  • Audubon Center & Sanctuary at the Francis Beidler Forest
    Harleyville, SC
    843-462-2150
    A%

South Dakota

  • The Outdoor Campus
    Rapid City, SD
    605-362-2777
    A

Tennessee

  • Chattanooga Nature Center
    Chattanooga, TN
    423-821-1160
    A

  • Ijams Nature Center
    Knoxville, TN
    865-577-4717
    A

Texas

  • Ft. Worth Nature Center and Refuge
    Ft. Worth, TX
    817-237-6940
    A

  • Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
    Houston, TX
    713-681-8433
    A%

  • Lewisville Ind. School District Outdoor Learning Area
    Flower Mound, TX
    972-539-1551
    A

  • River Bend Nature Works
    Wichita Falls, TX
    940-769-0843
    A

  • Sabal Palm Audubon Center
    Brownsville, TX
    956-541-8034
    A

  • Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve
    Austin, TX
    512-327-7622
    A%

  • Wildcat Bluff Nature Center
    Amarillo, TX
    806-352-6007
    A%

Utah

  • Ogden Nature Center
    Ogden, UT
    801-621-7595
    A%

Virginia

  • Reston Association
    Reston, VA
    703-435-6510
    A

Wisconsin

  • 1000 Islands Environmental Center
    Kaukauna, WI
    920-766-4733
    A

  • Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
    Green Bay, WI
    920-391-3679
    A

  • Beaver Creek Reserve
    Fall Creek, WI
    715-877-2212
    A%

  • Gordon Bubolz Nature Preserve
    Appleton, WI
    920-731-6041
    A

  • Ledge View Nature Center
    Chilton, WI
    920-849-7094
    A

  • Riveredge Nature Center
    Newburg, WI
    262-675-6888
    A

  • Schlitz Audubon Center
    Milwaukee, WI
    715-453-4106
     A

  • Treehaven Environmental Learning Center
    Tomahawk, WI
    715-453-4106
     A%

Wyoming

  • Teton Science School
    Kelly, WY
    307-733-4765
    A%

Canada

  • Waskasoo Park interpretive Program
    Lacombe, Alberta
    403-342-6889
    %