What does the Watershed Education Center look like?
The Cedar River Watershed Education Center is nestled on a ridge overlooking Rattlesnake Lake. Built with respect for the natural landscape, and with a focus on recycled materials, the facility echoes in design what the Center will achieve through its programs. Covered walkways and roofs of sod link the Center’s buildings: The Learning Laboratory will let students, teachers, and families explore the science of the watershed. It will put the riches of the watershed in students’ hands and help spur the education of our next generation of scientists and natural resource managers. The Conference Center hosts school groups, environmental groups and tribal organizations and the scientists who are conducting cutting-edge environmental research in the watershed. It also provides a perfect setting for conference or professional groups, and even the occasional wedding reception. The Heritage Research Library archives and makes available the collected artifacts of 9,400 years of human activity in
