WELCOME TO THE KALAMAZOO NATURE CENTER!
HOLIDAY HOURS
Closed: December 9 – December 11
December 24, December 25, & January 1
KNC’s Visitor Center and grounds are closed on these days, and is open regular hours for the rest of the year. Happy holidays from all of us at KNC.
GIFTS OF NATURE
Give the gift of nature this holiday season, like symbolically adopting an animal or a favorite trail. Or, gift memberships to KNC are a gift that last all year. Order by December 18 in time for the holidays!
WINTER CAMP
Tuesday, January 2 – Friday, January 5
Are you ready for all the fun of KNC Camp in a winter wonderland? Head to KNC this winter break!
Coming Up Next
Preschool Explorers
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Know your Nature Series: Hunting and its Role in Conservation
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Preschool Explorers
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Hours
Visitor Center Monday – Saturday 9 am – 5 pm | Sunday 1 pm – 5 pm
Trails 9 am – 6 pm daily | Last entry is 1/2 hour prior to closing.
Nature’s Playground 9 am – 6 pm daily | Water features & restrooms during VC hours through October
KNC Mission
KNC is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to create relationships & experiences that welcome and inspire people to discover, enjoy, value, and care for nature.
KNC envisions a resilient community where all people have strong interconnections with the natural world. Read more >
Land Acknowledgment
The Kalamazoo Nature Center holds responsibility for over 1,500 acres of land. These properties embody a history of deep historical injustices that have produced inequity in access to nature that continues today. KNC occupies the traditional, ancestral, and contemporary lands of the first peoples, the Anishinaabek. Also known as the Council of the Three Fires, the Odawa, Ojibwe, and Bodewadmi people ceded land in the 1821 Treaty of Chicago and lost lands through forced removal in 1833. Additionally, we acknowledge the complex racial inequity contributing to steep disparities in land access and ownership for Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities. This gives weight to KNC’s charge to our community. We are committed to becoming a KNC led by and in service to all of our community and to honoring our complex history in all we do. We are committed to healing these relationships between people and land in our work.
BECOME A FRIEND OF THE FOREST
KNC is working toward a healthy future forest by reforesting part of Fern Valley’s sugarbush forest, and you can help!
Please note: KNC is a non-profit nature preserve.
Dogs, camping, drones, and firearms are not permitted. Bicycles and motorized vehicles are not permitted on the trails.
KNC does not accept injured or orphaned animals and is not a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.
If you are concerned about an animal, please seek guidance before moving or touching the animal. Learn more >
