Nourish Your Need for Nature™

Since 1967, Dodge has been connecting children and adults to nature. With a mission to provide exceptional experiences in nature through environmental education, Dodge Nature Center and Preschool are nationally recognized. Nourish Your Need For Nature™ on our trails or by joining a nature program.

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Be a part of Night for Nature

Night for Nature, the annual benefit for Dodge Nature Center and Preschool, is TONIGHT! If you can’t join us in person, participate in the festivities by making a meaningful gift online.

A donation of any amount enables students to learn, grow, and explore in the outdoor classroom at Dodge Nature Center and Preschool.

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We're hiring!

Two positions are open at Dodge Nature Preschool:

Substitute Teacher
Lunch Bunch Teacher

Come be part of a passionate team dedicated to providing exceptional experiences in environmental education.

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Join the Dodge Hiking Challenge

Put Dodge’s trails on your summer bucket list! Explore all four of our properties to earn a super cool sticker. Along the way, you’ll discover unique habitats, local wildlife and plants, and more.

Grab a hiking buddy and get started.

Hike To It

Ask a Naturalist

Do you have a nature question you want answered, an animal or plant that you don’t recognize? Ask a Dodge naturalist!

Submit your questions (and include any photos or videos), and a naturalist will respond by email or on our Instagram and Facebook pages.

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Your donation makes nature education happen.

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