Elachee Nature Science Center
Elachee Nature Science Center
2125 Elachee Drive
Gainesville, GA 30504
2125 Elachee Drive
Gainesville, GA 30504
Elachee offers a wide array of conservation and environmental education to the community.
Elachee Nature Science Center is one of the premier environmental education centers in Georgia serving over 35,000 students from more than 35 school systems and an additional 50,000 visitors to the museum and preserve each year.
Located in the 1,500-acre Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve in North Georgia, Elachee is celebrating more than 30 years of building environmental literacy for Georgians through quality educational experiences, museum exhibitions, special programs, and resources for schools and the general public. The 1,500 acre Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve is one of the largest greenspaces in the state of Georgia and features rolling topography and four diverse habitats - woodland, lake, stream and wetland. Thirteen miles of hiking trails lace through the Preserve offering a view of the beautiful flora and fauna that reside within. As a protected area, all plants, animals, and natural materials must not be disturbed or taken from the preserve but are here to be enjoyed by all visitors now and in the future.
The larger Chicopee Woods Area Park is also home to the Chicopee Woods Golf Course, Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center, and SORBA (Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association) Mountain Bike Trails.
Our main Visitor Center off Atlanta Highway includes a museum complex, administrative building, outdoor classrooms, pavilions, native gardens, butterfly garden, rain garden, compost demonstration site, and access to hiking trails. The Dunlap/Armstrong Museum Building houses interactive discovery areas investigating astronomy, native wildlife, and local archaeological history; a live animal display; educational classrooms and a Nature Shop. In addition to hosting public museum visitors, these areas are used for educational programs for school students, scouts, and the public; children's day camps; children's birthday parties; community events; and Elachee fundraisers. When not being used for Elachee progamming, the facilities are also available as rental spaces for weddings, receptions and meetings.
The Chicopee Woods Aquatic Studies Center and Chicopee Lake are situated across the Preserve and directly accessed from Calvary Church Road. The Aquatic Studies Center is several miles from the Nature Center, requiring a 2.5 mile hike through the preserve or a 10 minute car ride around the perimeter of the preserve. This site is home to Chicopee Lake, a lake boardwalk, and covered pavilion. Used for pond and wetland studies, this area is also a favorite site for birders.
Tumbling Waters, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Clayton, GA, is a 40-acre site adjacent to The Chattahoochee National Forest. Home to the largest documented Hemlock tree in the state and a 19th century cabin listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this venue offers a unique setting for a variety of distictive and individually designed plant, animal and water programs.
For a full listing of events and public programs, please go to www.elachee.org
Keywords: Hiking, Nature, Biking, Conservation, Ecology
Elachee Nature Science Center is one of the premier environmental education centers in Georgia serving over 35,000 students from more than 35 school systems and an additional 50,000 visitors to the museum and preserve each year.
Located in the 1,500-acre Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve in North Georgia, Elachee is celebrating more than 30 years of building environmental literacy for Georgians through quality educational experiences, museum exhibitions, special programs, and resources for schools and the general public. The 1,500 acre Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve is one of the largest greenspaces in the state of Georgia and features rolling topography and four diverse habitats - woodland, lake, stream and wetland. Thirteen miles of hiking trails lace through the Preserve offering a view of the beautiful flora and fauna that reside within. As a protected area, all plants, animals, and natural materials must not be disturbed or taken from the preserve but are here to be enjoyed by all visitors now and in the future.
The larger Chicopee Woods Area Park is also home to the Chicopee Woods Golf Course, Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center, and SORBA (Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association) Mountain Bike Trails.
Our main Visitor Center off Atlanta Highway includes a museum complex, administrative building, outdoor classrooms, pavilions, native gardens, butterfly garden, rain garden, compost demonstration site, and access to hiking trails. The Dunlap/Armstrong Museum Building houses interactive discovery areas investigating astronomy, native wildlife, and local archaeological history; a live animal display; educational classrooms and a Nature Shop. In addition to hosting public museum visitors, these areas are used for educational programs for school students, scouts, and the public; children's day camps; children's birthday parties; community events; and Elachee fundraisers. When not being used for Elachee progamming, the facilities are also available as rental spaces for weddings, receptions and meetings.
The Chicopee Woods Aquatic Studies Center and Chicopee Lake are situated across the Preserve and directly accessed from Calvary Church Road. The Aquatic Studies Center is several miles from the Nature Center, requiring a 2.5 mile hike through the preserve or a 10 minute car ride around the perimeter of the preserve. This site is home to Chicopee Lake, a lake boardwalk, and covered pavilion. Used for pond and wetland studies, this area is also a favorite site for birders.
Tumbling Waters, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Clayton, GA, is a 40-acre site adjacent to The Chattahoochee National Forest. Home to the largest documented Hemlock tree in the state and a 19th century cabin listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this venue offers a unique setting for a variety of distictive and individually designed plant, animal and water programs.
For a full listing of events and public programs, please go to www.elachee.org
Keywords: Hiking, Nature, Biking, Conservation, Ecology
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