All Environmental Education

Bring your students to experience hands-on learning and connect with nature through our free Discovery Field Trips at Birmingham Botanical Gardens. All field trips extend the life science concepts that you teach in your classroom. Curriculum based, they correlate with the Alabama State Course of Study and Alabama College and Career Ready Standards and are aligned with the National Science Read more...

Our popular summer camps are designed to promote your child’s creativity and the joy of discovery through fun learning experiences in the unmatched natural setting of Birmingham Botanical Gardens! Each camp will include daily explorations of the Gardens and plants to take home and grow. Read more...

Featuring stunning beauty and unique habitats, Turkey Creek Nature Preserve offers a wide range of educational programs that stimulate a student’s mind and invigorate their senses. For participants, the opportunity for discovery is virtually limitless within the Preserve’s 466-acres. Programs can include Aquatic Ecology, Water Quality, Herpetology, Land Stewards 101, Geocaching and Orienteering, and Living History! Read more...

McWane Science Center is committed to making each field trip the most worthwhile experience for you and your students. Every one of McWane Science Center’s programs is aligned with the Alabama Course of Study Standards as well as the National Science Education Standards Read more...

The Birmingham Zoo makes a great partner in education for schools and educators offering exciting learning programs and experiences for all ages and grades in our 122 acre classroom. Students have access to hundreds of animals, including different species, and endangered species from six continents. Read more...

Zoo Camps at the Birmingham Zoo are educational and encourage active learning through games, age-appropriate, hands-on science, animal encounters, and nature play! Rich in STEM-based explorations, these camps engage the natural curiosity of a child and allow ample opportunity to practice critical emerging science skills. Learning has never been so WILD! Read more...

At Ruffner Mountain, we pride ourselves in offering fields trips that are fun, hands-on and relevant. Pre-k – 12th grade students learn concepts across all disciplines by exploring the trails found within our 1,000 acre Nature Preserve. Students also have the opportunity to learn from some of our native animal ambassadors that live in our Nature Center. Read more...

The history of Ruffner Mountain is wild and a little weird, just like the natural world! Learn about both as we explore the mountain together. Read more...

Located on a quiet and secluded 300 acre site, 5 miles from exit 1 I-459, Camp Fletcher offers outdoor educational experiences for students in public, private and homeschools. Using the outdoor education curriculum created specifically for Camp Fletcher, we encourage students to become ecologically literate, responsible citizens, in an experiential learning environment. The program utilizes an interdisciplinary approach to promote Read more...