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Ogden Nature Center

Coordinates: 41°14′41″N 112°00′13″W / 41.24472°N 112.00361°W / 41.24472; -112.00361
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Ogden Nature Center
Founded1975
Location
Coordinates41°14′41″N 112°00′13″W / 41.24472°N 112.00361°W / 41.24472; -112.00361

The Ogden Nature Center is a 152-acre (0.62 km2) nature preserve and education center located in Ogden, Utah. Created in 1975, it was Utah's first nature center.

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The center includes live animal exhibits, walking trails, ponds, bird blinds, observation towers, treehouses, gardens featuring drought resistant plants, and protected areas for wildlife. It offers nature-based classes and activities for children and adults, as well as classes on environmental issues.

In 2003, the center added a 6,000-square-foot (560 m2) education building, constructed on green building principles and insulated with recycled materials.[1]

In 2018, artist Jane Kim painted three murals at the Ogden Nature Center featuring images of monarch butterflies as part of her Migrating Mural series to bring attention to declining species.[2]

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  1. ^ "At home with nature". Ogden Standard-Examiner. 25 January 2008.
  2. ^ Saal, Mark (2018). "Migrating Mural: Ogden spreading its wings with monarch murals around town". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
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