About the Dahlem Environmental Education Center
The Dahlem Environmental Education Center is a place to experience, study and enjoy nature. With five miles of hiking trails containing forests, fields, marshes and ponds, visitors can enjoy a guided hike or experience the natural wonders on their own. The Dahlem Center is pleased to offer a half-mile trail for visitors with special needs.
The Dahlem Center offers year-round educational programs for students and families, including naturalist programs, workshops and special events.
The exhibit area and Nutshell Gift Shop are located within the main visitor building. The Nutshell is a great place for outdoor enthusiasts to shop, and is an excellent source for nature-related books, clothing, bird-feeding supplies, jewelry and many other items, including fresh wreaths during the holidays.
A Community Resource
The John and Mary Dahlem Environmental Education Center strives to educate our community on maintaining a balanced approach to resource and environmental stewardship and help bridge the gap between people and the natural environment. It is a resource for improving our environment through science, education, leadership, and conservation, and a place where the community can experience, study, and enjoy nature.
At the Dahlem Center we believe in:
Providing community leadership on ecological issues.
Teaching stewardship by example.
Developing new concepts in environmental education to promote conservation of our natural environment.
Studying natural populations and fostering understanding of their complex relationships.Preserving the Earth's diversity.
Promoting the concept that everyone is a teacher and everyone is a student.
Teaching natural history through hands-on and field experiences.
Advancing our mission through a welcoming and friendly atmosphere. Directions to the Dahlem Center
From the North:- Take US 127 South towards Lansing/Jackson
- Merge onto I-94 E via the ramp towards Detroit
- Take exit 142 to merge onto US-127 South towards Hudson
- Turn right at Ayers Road
- Turn left at Draper Rd.
- Continue on E. Kimmel Road
- Turn right at South Jackson Road
From the South:- Take US 23 North toward Sylvania/Ann Arbor
- Take exit 5 for US 223 toward Adrian/Blissfield
- Turn left at US 223
- Continue on US 127 North
- Turn left at Jefferson Road
From the West:- Merge onto 1-94 East towards Jackson/Detroit
- Take exit 136 to merge onto M-60 West towards 1-94 BR/Jackson
- Turn left at Reynolds Road
- Turn left at Kibby Road
- Turn right at Park Rd.
- Continue on Weatherwax Drive
- Turn right at Horton Road
- Slight left at South Jackson Road
From the East:- Take I-94 West towards Ann Arbor/Jackson
- Take exit 142 to merge onto US-127 South toward Hudson
- Turn right at Ayers Road
- Turn left at Draper Road
- Continue on East Kimmel Road
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