Twelve Hills Nature Center

Because of its location, Twelve Hills Nature Center  has enormous and unique value as an educational tool. It is next door to an elementary school of over 1000 students and within walking distance of over 1500 inner-city students from ages 4 – 14 and 2000 high school students. It is bordered by residential neighborhoods and is easily accessed by the public, many of whom can travel there in a few minutes.  Students and neighbors will be able to learn about land stewardship and the natural world at the Nature Center on a regular basis, rather than only on the occasional field trip.  It is a “manageable” size for the typical urban resident and a perfect entry into the natural world and into the ethics of conservation and land preservation.