The Montgomery County, Maryland, Department of Parks operates five nature education facilities. In 2019, they sought outside help to evaluate their network to determine “where new nature centers or renovations...
View DetailsPickering Creek Audubon Center on the Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay had a fairly recent master site plan that called for developing new buildings and other site features. During my...
View DetailsThis nonprofit nature center outside of Syracuse had a long history of success and sought to build on it through a new strategic plan. My role was to gather essential...
View DetailsThe Bloomfield Hills School District had a unique challenge. It is the only school district in the U.S. to operate both an educational farm and a nature center. The Charles...
View DetailsAwarded a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to develop new exhibits, the Buffalo Audubon Society (which operates Beaver Meadow) wanted to identify a theme and sub-themes...
View Details"Our nature center needed an interpretive plan and we hired David Catlin to work with us. His extensive experience in all aspects of the nature center business made a difference...
View DetailsThe Natural Start Alliance, a project of the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE), is a coalition of educators, parents, organizations, and others who want to help young children...
View DetailsSpring Creek Prairie Audubon Center had been open for eight years. The Center’s leadership determined it was time to revisit the original business plan, checking its assumptions, evaluating its achievements,...
View DetailsThe Pascagoula River Audubon Center was faced with a significant challenge. In the midst of planning a new nature center building, they lost their property lease and were faced with...
View DetailsGrass River Natural Area Inc. is a non-profit conservation and education organization that relies on a close working partnership with county government, which owns the 1,443-acre site and the nature...
View DetailsJane Morgan Nature Preschool at Blueberry Hill (Kennebunkport, Maine), completed a resource assessment and “Summary of Findings” report preparatory to a business plan for a new nature-based preschool Cibolo Nature...
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