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Forest Park Nature Center

Forest Park Nature Center is a arboretum, botanical garden & nature center in Peoria Heights, Illinois. It is one of the U.S. museums catalogued by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Peoria Heights, IllinoisArboretum, Botanical Garden & Nature Center
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About this museum

What is Forest Park Nature Center?

The Forest Park Nature Center is a staffed nature center in Peoria Heights, a suburb of Peoria, Illinois. The nature center and surrounding parkland is operated by the Peoria Park District to interpret and celebrate the elevational bluffs and oak savannahs of the Peoria Lake watershed, which in CE 1492 was one of the most fertile and productive ecosystems known to humankind.

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The record

Museum details

Name
Forest Park Nature Center
Type
Arboretum, Botanical Garden & Nature Center
City
Peoria Heights
State
Illinois
IMLS Museum ID
8401701398
Coordinates
40.75382, -89.58169
What kind of museum is Forest Park Nature Center?

Forest Park Nature Center is classified as a arboretum, botanical garden & nature center in the IMLS Museum Data Files. Browse more arboretum, botanical garden & nature centers →

Where is Forest Park Nature Center located?

Forest Park Nature Center is located in Peoria Heights, Illinois at approximately 40.75382, -89.58169. See the map above.

Does Forest Park Nature Center have a website?

The IMLS record for Forest Park Nature Center does not list a website.

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