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Learn more about us here, but remember, our members are the heart of Dunwoody Nature Center!
Help us provide quality environmental education programs in our community. (Enter any amount - we appreciate every donation! Donations of $100 or more also receive membership benefits)
Buzz over to Dunwoody Nature Center at Dunwoody Park for a visit to the park . . . It's FREE!
Telephone: (770) 394-3322.
Office Hours: Monday - Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm
Park Hours: Sunup to sundown, seven days a week.
Location: On the grounds of Dunwoody Park, 5343 Roberts Drive; Dunwoody, GA 30338
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 88070; Dunwoody, GA 30356
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History
Dunwoody Park began as part of America's Bicentennial celebrations in the mid 1970's. Dunwoody citizens and organizations, DeKalb Parks and Recreation, and the US Forestry Service built trails, labeled treees, cleared the wetlands, installed playground equipment and picnic tables. Volunteers led historical and botanical identification tours of the site.
In the 1980's, arts classes offered in Dunwoody Park soon outgrew the facilities, allowing a shift to environmental education.
Dunwoody Nature Center was organized in 1990 and incorporated January 30, 1992. The Center now reaches 25,000 park visitors and 8,000 program participants annually, from across the metro Atlanta area. Dunwoody Nature Center does not receive county or city funds, relying exclusively on private funding and program revenues.
Mission
The Dunwoody Nature Center
is a nonprofit 501-c3 organization established
by community volunteers in 1990. The mission
of the Dunwoody Nature Center is to preserve
and manage the natural environment and related
facilities of Dunwoody Park and to foster the
enjoyment and appreciation of nature through
environmental education and outreach
programs.
The park features an education center for camps and classes; a wetland boardwalk; woodland and streamside trails; display gardens; a picnic meadow; a treehouse classroom pavilion; and a shaded playground. Dunwoody Park is open sun-up to sundown, seven days a week, free of charge. Dunwoody Nature Center's education building is open Monday Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm.
Programs
Environmental Improvement Philosophy
Our mission includes preserving and protecting Dunwoody Park for the
enjoyment of our community. Our philosophy focuses
on:
Educational Philosophy
Every visitor to the park, participant in a class, and volunteer has the opportunity to see environmental education in action. We believe in:
Serving Our Community
Federal Identification Number = 58-2009823.
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