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Facility

The Pine River Nature Center building is a 5,000-square-foot, log-style structure. It opened in April 2003. 

Building features

Nature displays

A large exhibit room has many things to see and touch. It's a great way to discover nature. The room features a variety of nature displays including furs and taxidermy from St. Clair County and the north woods.

We also have several live animals, including:

  • Eastern Box Turtles 
  • Painted Turtle
  • Blue-tongued Skink
  • Ball Python
  • Corn Snake

Viewspace Exhibit

The Viewspace exhibit provides updates on astronomical events, monthly constellations, and the latest research in astronomy. It is broadcast live from NASA's Space Telescope Science Institute.

 

Classrooms

The basement of the nature center lodge is used for classroom instruction. It contains a classroom and wet lab. A ceiling mounted digital projector can be used for multimedia presentations. The classroom capacity is 40 students.

A wet lab area is ideal for hands-on science investigations. In addition, the nature center has stereo-microscopes which students can use to examine specimens.

 

 
Building hours

Monday – Thursday
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Friday
8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.