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Nashville Wildlife Conservation Center

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2409 Carter Avenue, Nashville, TN 37206, United States

EIN Number: 81-1533598

contact information

Phone: (615) 270-9009

Hours: Closed

Mon - Fri 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (EST)

Sat Closed

Sun Closed

Website: https://www.nashvillewildlifeconservation.org/

Email: debbie@nashvillewildlifeconservation.org

NTEE Code: D30: Wildlife Preservation & Protection

MISSION - WHAT WE DO

Nature for everyone. Teaching the community of Nashville to connect with, conserve, and co-exist with their natural environment. Our primary focus is to provide free to low cost wildlife and environmental education to lower-income communities that lack the resources to travel to our beautiful parks! We encourage students to find their sense of place in the natural world, reap the benefits of nature, and learn how to help their backyard neighbors.

SERVICES - HOW WE DO IT

After-School Programs Nashville Wildlife Conservation Center regularly partners with mnps, as enrichment for their extended care program. This provides students that stay in after-school care with the opportunity to learn about wildlife education, while playing games, enjoying hands-on activities, and meeting some local native Tennessee wildlife. These programs include repeated visits, for ultimate impact. Supplemental Program Nashville Wildlife Conservation Center offers programs that supplement school curriculum. We are able to meet Tennessee State Standards, while incorporating STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) initiatives. Essentially we teach children without them realizing that they are being taught. Service-Learning Program Students will carry out a service-learning project where they will learn about native-Tennessee urban wildlife and the challenges they endure. They will decide what community service project they want to do, have a field-expert come and talk with them about the impact of their project, figure out the logistics of their project, and organize and execute their project. We end with a celebration of what they've accomplished. Not only does this build confidence, help the environment, and make education applicable, but it betters their community and enforces a sense of community.