List of nature centers in Alaska

This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Alaska.

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Name	Location	Borough/Census Area	Region	Summary
Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center	Homer	Kenai Peninsula	Southcentral Alaska	website, partnership of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge and the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, marine environment exhibits and art, education programs
Alaska Raptor Center	Sitka	Sitka	Southeast Alaska	17 acres, raptor rehabilitation and education center
American Bald Eagle Foundation	Haines	Haines	Southeast Alaska	Non-profit museum and raptor center
Campbell Creek Science Center	Anchorage	Anchorage	Southcentral Alaska	website, operated by the Bureau of Land Management in the 730-acre Campbell Tract, outdoor science education center
Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies	Homer	Kenai Peninsula	Southcentral Alaska	website, 140 acres, operates the Wynn Nature Center, open seasonally
Denali Education Center	Denali National Park and Preserve	Denali	Alaska Interior	website, 10-acre campus, just across the Nenana River from Denali National Park provides an ideal setting to learn about, and come to truly appreciate Alaska.
Discovery Southeast	Juneau	Juneau	Southeast Alaska	website, Environmental Education Center, "Deepening our Connection with Nature through Education and Exploration. Incorporated in 1989 as the “Alaska Discovery Foundation, Inc.” (EIN 92-0128339), for over 30 years we’ve introduced children and families to the outdoors, providing the foundation for lifelong interests, skills, and exploration. We promote a better understanding of ourselves, the natural world, and our place in it."
Eagle River Nature Center	Eagle River	Anchorage	Southcentral Alaska	Located within 495,204-acre Chugach State Park, operated by the Friends of Eagle River Nature Center
Juneau Raptor Center	Juneau	Juneau	Southeast Alaska	Raptor rehabilitation and education center
Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center	Juneau	Juneau	Southeast Alaska	Located in the Tongass National Forest and operated by the United States Forest Service, interprets natural history of the Mendenhall Glacier landscape
Murie Science and Learning Center	Denali National Park and Preserve	Denali	Alaska Interior	Located in Denali National Park and Preserve, operated by the National Park Service and many partners, features exhibits, education programs and research
Prince William Sound Science Center	Cordova	Valdez–Cordova	Southcentral Alaska	website, research and education programs about Prince William Sound and Copper River Delta ecosystems
Tidelines Institute	Inian Islands	Hoonah-Angoon	Southeast Alaska	website, Educating a diverse generation of citizens, stewards, and leaders through immersive courses in the communities and wildlands of S’íx’ Tlein (Icy Strait) and Sít’ Eeti Gheeyí (Glacier Bay).

Nature centers in the United States

Protected areas of Alaska

Federal

National Parks	Denali Gates of the Arctic Glacier Bay Katmai Kenai Fjords Kobuk Valley Lake Clark Wrangell–St. Elias
National Historical Parks	Klondike Gold Rush (Chilkoot Trail) Sitka
National Monuments	Admiralty Island (USFS) Aleutian Islands World War II (FWS) Aniakchak Cape Krusenstern Misty Fiords (USFS)
National Preserves	Bering Land Bridge Noatak Yukon–Charley Rivers
National Wildlife Refuges	Alaska Maritime Alaska Peninsula Arctic Becharof Innoko Izembek Kanuti Kenai Kodiak Koyukuk Nowitna Selawik Tetlin Togiak Yukon Delta Yukon Flats
National Forests	Chugach Tongass
Forest Service units	Mendenhall Glacier
U.S. Wilderness Areas	Aleutian Islands Andreafsky Becharof Bering Sea Bogoslof Chamisso Chuck River Coronation Island Denali Endicott River Forrester Island Gates of the Arctic Glacier Bay Hazy Islands Innoko Izembek Karta River Katmai Kenai Kobuk Valley Kootznoowoo Koyukuk Kuiu Lake Clark Maurille Islands Misty Fjords Mollie Beattie Noatak Nunivak Petersburg Creek–Duncan Salt Chuck Pleasant/Lemusurier/Inian Islands Russell Fjord Saint Lazaria Selawik Semidi Simeonof South Baranof South Etolin South Prince of Wales Stikine-LeConte Tebenkof Bay Togiak Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Tuxedni Unimak Warren Island West Chichagof-Yakobi Wrangell–Saint Elias
Wild and Scenic Rivers	Alagnak Alatna Andreafsky Aniakchak Beaver Creek Birch Creek Charley Chilikadrotna Delta Fortymile Gulkana Ivishak John Kobuk North Fork Koyukuk Mulchatna Noatak Nowitna Salmon Selawik Sheenjek Tinayguk Tlikakila Unalakleet Wind
National Conservation Area	Steese

State

State Parks	Afognak Island Chilkat Chugach Denali Kachemak Bay Point Bridget Shuyak Island Full list of all state parks, recreation areas and sites, historic parks and sites, and marine parks Wood-Tikchik
State Forests	Haines Southeast Tanana Valley

Alaska Department of Natural Resources

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