Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Ctr - Columbus, GA
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Welcome to Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center
Located at 3535 South Lumpkin Road, Columbus, Georgia 31903. It opened in 1995 as a collaboration among Columbus State University, Columbus Water Works, and the City of Columbus, Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center provides exhibits, natural history displays, nature trails, and also offers formal and informal educational programs about the ecology and natural history of the region.
Inside the center, visitors can view a variety of snakes, both venomous and non-venomous, turtles, tortoises, fish, alligators, invertebrates, and lots more. Visitors can take a walk down our trails to catch a glimpse of native wildlife, view our wetlands and ponds, or to explore our educational and fun Discovery Trail.
What is Oxbow Meadows?
At the southern end of the Columbus RiverWalk, the Center offers a view of the ecoregion of West Central Georgia and the Chattahoochee Valley and provides access to samples of the area’s rich communities of plants and animals. Interpretive and hands-on programming is provided by Columbus State University professional staff, contributing faculty, student assistants, and volunteers.
The Center includes two classroom-laboratories, an 86-seat auditorium, state-of-the-art instructional media, the Natural History Discovery Center, indoor and outdoor exhibits of living reptiles and fish, a stream habitat supporting various plants and animals, a pollinator garden, bee hives, and environmental art.
Admission:
Suggested $5 donation for admission
Oxbow Meadows spends over $60,000 each year on the care, feeding, and expansion of our animal collections. All donations will assist animal care and the continuation and growth of our education programs.
Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday CLOSED
New Oxbow Meadows Director Michael Dentzau
Executive director of Columbus State University's Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center
By TONY ADAMS — tadams@ledger-enquirer.com
Michael Dentzau spent the first 25 years of his career working as an environmental consultant, both in the private sector and with the state of Florida.
But about four years ago, the New Jersey native decided to shift gears and prepare himself for the education arena. It included pursuing a doctorate in science education at Florida State University and, ultimately, becoming director of the Sea-to-See Program there.
The job of a consultant is often contentious, and I had enough of fighting for things, he said. I was looking for a change and had always been interested in education. So I went back to school.
Dentzau, 54, had been with Sea-to-See about two years when he spotted the job opening at Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center on the Internet. In early August, he replaced George Stanton, a longtime Columbus State University biology professor and interim director of the center.
Oxbow Meadows itself opened off South Lumpkin Road in 1995, a 1,600-acre park blending elements of nature center, outdoor classroom and outreach program. An expansion project was launched in 2010, bringing Oxbow more elbow room for both visitors and staff.
The center is now operated by Columbus State in conjunction with the Columbus Water Works, with the latter's water treatment facility not far away.
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The New Oxbow Meadows
Georgia is a place full of all kind of animals and some of them can get dangerous if you don't know how to recognize them so Nicole Bateman takes us to a place where you can learn all you want about Georgia animals.
Jan Kent's Acceptance Speech for 2014 National Project Learning Tree Outstanding Educator
Jan Forrest Kent, program manager at Columbus State University's Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center in Columbus, Georgia, was selected from nominees across the U.S. as one of five Outstanding Educators by Project Learning Tree® (PLT), the national environmental education program of the American Forest Foundation.
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National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center
Columbus Riverwalk
National Civil War Naval Museum
Columbus Museum
Flat Rock Park
Coca-Cola Space Science Center
Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center
Columbus Visitor's Center
Columbus Botanical Garden
Lunch Box Museum
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New Westville Site 03/09/2017 - Columbus, GA
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Historic Westville is currently closed to the public as it undergoes a move to Columbus, GA and re-interppretation. The new Westville will embody the history of 19th century South, a very pivotal and turbulent period in American history. Westward expansion and the forced removal of American Indians to lands west of the Mississippi River enabled the subsequent explosion of the cotton industry in the South. Georgia and the surrounding region entered into an era defined by growth, economic prosperity, strong social tensions, slavery, and then civil war and subsequent changes to our culture and economy. Westville will introduce visitors to the diverse group of people who settled in the Chattahoochee River Valley during this time and explore their ideas, customs, and ways of living. Our buildings and artifacts will help the visitor see forward and backward in time and gain a new understanding of the forces-and peoples-that shaped the South and formed the basis of who we are today.
Longleaf Pine Ecosystem to Benefit from $3.1 Million in Grants
The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has long been a leader and supporter in restoring longleaf pine. Through the agency's Longleaf Pine Initiative, NRCS has been able to work with more than 1,800 private landowners to restore about 145,000 acres of longleaf since 2010.
Reaching that goal is becoming more attainable through efforts like the Longleaf Stewardship Fund. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has partnered with NRCS, Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Defense and the Southern Company to fund fifteen projects across the historic longleaf range through the Longleaf Stewardship Fund.