These sites have Nature and Heritage Interpreters (naturalists) on-site (at least in the summer, some year 'round) to help you learn about nature. Choose a location, then a site to visit and have fun!

Click here if you want to learn more about nature in the Pacific Northwest.

If you know of a nature park that is not listed here, please send us the park name, city and link address.

Update! Provincial Parks in BC have had all their funding removed for Interpretation programs. If you visit a provincial park that no longer has programs, please register your concerns with park staff and/or public comment forms. It does make a difference!

This page last up-dated Feb. 23, 2004

Canada-wide

United States-wide

Campsource information about camping across Canada

Parks Canada (National Parks by province

Canadian National Parks Geographical names information

John Janzen Nature Centre Edmonton

Kerry Wood Nature Center Red Deer

National Parks- Banff

National Parks- Jasper

National Parks- Kootenay

National Parks- Waterton

National Parks- Yoho

British Columbia Provincial Parks

Vancouver Island

Capital Regional District Parks Southern Vancouver Island

Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary Victoria

Royal British Columbia Museum Victoria (great collection of natural and cultural history displays)

Morrell Nature Sanctuary Nanaimo, BC

Nanaimo City Parks

Nanaimo Regional District Parks scroll down to parks and trails

Buttertubs Marsh Conservation Area Nanaimo

North Island Wildlife Recovery Center Parksville area

West Coast Trail Info at Pacific Rim National Park

Long Beach Model Forest Interpretive Centre highlights programs and information about the habitat and wildlife of the area. Tofino

Someonos Marsh Wildlife Refuge Duncan

Lower Mainland

Fraser Valley Trout Hatchery has fishy information and games). Abbotsford, BC

G.V.R.D. Parks provides information about 21 Greater Vancouver Regional Parks and activities you can do at each including 3 seasonal nature houses.

Lynn Canyon Ecology Center North Vancouver

Maplewood Farm North Vancouver

Richmond Nature Park

Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve public program and site information. North Vancouver

Stanley Park Nature House Vancouver

Greater Vancouver Zoo Aldergrove

Surrey Parks, Recreation & Culture Surrey

Creston Wildlife Center Creston

Fort Whyte Nature Center view photos of the area and ask a Nature doctor your questions. Winnipeg

Manitoba Provincial Parks listing

Irving Nature Park Saint John

List of most Parks

New Brunswick Provincial Parks

Northwest Territories Parks

Nova Scotia Provincial Parks

Nunavut Parks

Ontario Provincial Parks

Grand River Conservation Authority Cambridge

Ojibway Nature Center

Friends of Pasqu'ile (Provincial) Park located between Toronto & Kingston

Prince Edward Island Provincial Parks

Quebec Provincial Parks

Saskatchewan Provincial Parks

Nature Saskatchewan

Yukon Territory Environment

U.S. National Parks

Arizona State Parks

Alaska State Parks Northern Alaska Environmental Center

California State Parks

Alcatraz Island San Francisco

Coyote Point Museum San Mateo

East Bay Regional Park District East Bay

Suisun Marsh Nature Center Suisun

State Parks

Lowry Nature Center Denver

Greenway & Nature Center Pueblo

Florida State Parks

Broward County Parks

Georgia State Parks

Sandy Creek Nature Center Athens

Hawaii State Parks

Hanauma Bay Nature Park Hanauma Bay

Illinois State Parks

Chicago Area Nature Centers listings

Urbana Park District Urbana

Kansas State Parks

Milford Nature Center

Kentucky State Parks

Audubon Nature Center This center is dedicated to the art, life and times of John James Audubon, a bird artist and conservationist. Henderson

Maryland State Parks

Patuxent Wildlife Refuge in Laurel offers seminars, refuge events and much more!

Michigan Nature Centers listings

Kalamazoo Nature Center Kalamazoo

Outdoor Discovery CentreHolland

Minnesota State Parks

Reno Area Parks

Springbrook Nature Center Frindley

Tamarak ParkWhite Bear Township

New Jersey State Parks Click on virtual tour of parks, forest sites etc.

New Jersey Environmental Education Center Basking Ridge

New Mexico State Parks

Rio Grande Nature Center

New York State Parks

Greenburg Nature Center Greenburg

Sweetbriar Nature Center Smithtown

North Carolina State Parks

Western North Carolina Nature Center Asheville

North Dakota State Parks

Oregon State Parks

Sea Lion Caves North of Florence

Newport Aquarium

Pennsylvania State Parks

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Visit the world's first refuge for birds of prey!

Pocono Environmental Education Center Check out what's happening for families and groups! Dingman's Ferry

Shaver's Creek Environmental Center highlights programs, wildlife pictures, raptor center and their newsletter.

South Carolina State Parks

South Dakota State Parks

Tennessee State Parks

Bays Mountain Park Kingsport

Ijams Nature Center Knoxville

Tennessee State Parks

Washington State Parks listing

Aurthur D. Feiro Marine Lab Port Angeles

Northwest Trek south of Seattle

Padilla Bay Interpretive Center facilities information. Mount Vernon

Snake Lake Nature Center Tacoma

Stonerose Interpretive Center Republic

Dungeness River Nature Center Olympic Peninsula

Olympic Park InstitutePort Angeles

Poulsbo Marine Science CenterPoulsbo

Seattle Parks & Recreation

Cat Tales Zoological Park Spokane Loomis Forest Cascade Mountains

List of fish hatcheries and parks in the State.

Wisconsin State Parks

Aldo Leopald Nature Center Monona

Brillion Nature Center Brillion

List of nature centers in the Milwaukee area.

Wyoming State Parks