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Mobile Baykeeper educates citizens and students on the importance of a healthy watershed, how their actions can impact water quality, and what they can do to protect it. The initial presentation covers watershed basics, threats to water quality, the importance of clean water to our environment, economy, and quality of life, and how concerned citizens can safeguard our precious water Read more...
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The Environmental Studies Center is a natural sciences education facility designed to provide unique learning experiences. Featuring over 500 acres of rich woodlands, the Center affords teachers, students, and the general public an opportunity to experience firsthand the natural environment. Teachers may choose from programs that are correlated to the Alabama Science Course of Study at each grade level. Programs Read more...
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Charles Wood Japanese Garden depends on volunteers to ensure a beautiful park. Volunteer work days are scheduled every Saturday morning each month tending to plants, improving walkways, and more. Read more...
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Cornerstone Gardens contains natural beauty and wonder of over 5,000 plants and trees comprised of over 150 different species. The Gardens offer interesting and appealing natural beauty at all seasons. Cornerstone Gardens offers guided, instructional tours for all ages by one of the founders, a master gardener. The origin, nature and description of the plants and trees are discussed. Read more...
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With 90 interactive exhibits, simulators, and theaters, GulfQuest is an educator’s dream. From stem to stern, GulfQuest provides unique learning opportunities that will inspire your students from the moment they arrive. Our museum is eclectic and interdisciplinary, with content that addresses history, engineering, geography, archaeology, and more. Prepare to be impressed by the sheer scope of our facility- we have Read more...
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GulfQuest offers over 90 immersive exhibits in a vast array of maritime topics, including but not limited to: trade routes, military history, early Gulf settlements, archaeology, marine life, weather, ship navigation, coastal environments, and nautical commerce. Read more...
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Enjoy a rare opportunity to stay at the Science Center at night. Explore the exhibits, discover special programs and set up camp in front of your favorite exhibit during this exclusive after-hours experience. Don’t miss this memorable overnight adventure! We welcome scouts, families, teachers, teams, retreats, small groups or large groups. All Overnight Adventures include: two live science demos, time Read more...
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Let the Exploreum come to you with our exciting Science to Go! program! During these 45 minute long programs, members of the Exploreum Science Squad will come to your school or classroom and demonstrate some of the most fascinating areas of science! The Gulf Coast Exploreum offers many different themes that can be tailored to your teaching topics. Some of Read more...
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Exploreum educational programs are designed to intrigue and meet the needs of all ages and grade levels. The vast array of demos, classes and workshops will accommodate any group! We are here to ignite curiosity in our students and challenge them to explore our world! Field trips incorporate special exhibits, digital dome theater, discovery demos, class blasts, Exploreum University, dissections, Read more...
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Exploreum visitors can experience more than 150 hands-on science adventures in four permanent galleries: Scratch Factory, Discovery Zone, Wharf of Wonder, and My BodyWorks. Guests can also enjoy live demonstrations in the Science Squad Headquarters and in the Infirmary iHealthy Lab and see a film in the PCI Digital Dome Theater. The Gulf Coast Exploreum is also known for its Read more...
