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Environmental Discovery Center

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Bring the kids and learn about the wildlife of Spring Lake on new, naturalist-led hikes at the Environmental Discovery Center. The hikes are scheduled for the third Saturday of each month at 1 and 3 p.m.

Free admission with paid parking at Spring Lake Regional Park.

A project of the Sonoma County
Regional Parks Foundation!

Hours: Noon – 5 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday

School groups -Various times, see "School Field Trip Program" below.
Nosotros hablamos español los miércoles.

For group information call (707) 539-2865

Only Rain Down the Drain

Follow a raindrop's journey from cloud to creek at the "Down the Drain" exhibit showing February 15-June 3, 2012. Children can pretend to be a raindrop by climbing the “cloud stairs” and then crawling through a model of a storm drain. They can create rain-related artwork and check out healthy water habitats at a tide pool with touchable, live sea creatures and an aquarium with fish from Spring Lake. This exhibit focuses on Sonoma County watersheds, the effects of water pollution and the prevention of storm drain contamination.

Teachers! School Field Trips!
Register Now for the 2011-2012 School Year
In Parks and at the Environmental Discovery Center

School Field Trip Brochure (PDF: 628 kB)
Field Trip Information (PDF: 94 kB)
Request a Field Trip (PDF: 160 kB)

NOTE: Because these are outdoor hiking field trips, the Environmental Discovery Center reserves the right to cancel due to weather conditions.

The Center

The Center offers multi-sensory, hands-on activities for people of all ages. Rotating exhibits focus on a different aspect of the natural resources of Sonoma County.

Location

Map - Directions: From Montgomery Drive in Santa Rosa, turn south onto Channel Drive. Take the first right onto Violetti Road. Turn right into Spring Lake Regional Park. The Environmental Discovery Center is located to the left of the parking lot.

Center's Features

Nature Trails
Outdoor Amphitheater
Storytelling Cavern
Science Activities
Technology Tent - interactive computer games
Theater - Educational videos

Discovery Circle Partners

The Environmental Discovery Center of Sonoma County is a partnership established by the Sonoma County Regional Parks Foundation.