Nature Centers
Get outside and have fun! The Metro Parks Nature Center program offers a system of four nature centers that work together across the county with a mission to provide environmental education and outdoor recreation, natural resource management, and to raise awareness, foster respect and share enthusiasm for the natural world. Each nature center has a unique interpretive theme and programmatic focus related to the individual park.
- Warner Park Nature Center
- Shelby Bottoms Nature Center
- Bells Bend Outdoor Center
- Beaman Park Nature Center
Each nature center is open year-round and offers a variety of programs and visitor services. Facilities include a gathering area, exhibit area, classroom, natural history reference library, teaching porches, restrooms, offices and a trailhead for the hiking trail system. Naturalists are available to answer questions and provide assistance. See the specific nature center for more details about that center and Park.
Some “Green Things”
- Pictorial Tour of Three Green Nature Centers
- Environmental Stewardship Awards
- Sustainable Features of the three new nature centers
- Organic Gardening and Housekeeping
- Sources for Native Plants in the Nashville Area
For more information about nature centers please contact:
Warner Park Nature Center
7311 Hwy 100
Nashville, TN 37221
615-352-6299, 615-880-2282 (fax)
Sandy Bivens, Superintendent of Nature Centers