Douglas-Hart Nature Center

Douglas-Hart Nature Center The Douglas-Hart Nature Center is an environmental learning center with hiking trails, exhibits, programs, and more! www.dhnature.org

09/09/2026

Wildflower Wednesday! 🌻🌿

✨This week: Bottle Gentian (Gentiana andrewsii)! ✨

Our newest event is only one week away! Have you gotten your tickets yet? 🍷 https://dhnature.recdesk.com/Community/Calen...
09/09/2026

Our newest event is only one week away! Have you gotten your tickets yet? 🍷

https://dhnature.recdesk.com/Community/Calendar

Wednesday, September 16, 5:30-7:30pm DHNC - Adult (21+) - $12/M, $15/NM Wander our trails at your own pace, stopping along the way to sample various wines from our neighbors up the road, Warren James Winery. Can’t be there right at 5:30pm - no worries! Start your walk anytime between 5:30-6:15pm. Must be 21+ to attend.

BATS ARE SCARY! THEY DRINK YOUR BLOOD! They're basically flying vampires... or are they? Join us for our Bat Walk tomorr...
09/09/2026

BATS ARE SCARY! THEY DRINK YOUR BLOOD! They're basically flying vampires... or are they?

Join us for our Bat Walk tomorrow night at 6:30pm as we bust these bat myths and more! We'll uncover the truth about these misunderstood animals and finish the night with a walk using our Echo Meter Touch 2 devices to listen and identify bat species! Use the link below to register by 4pm today to let us know you are joining us! Can't make it tomorrow? Visit the link to view other dates/times for upcoming bat walk opportunities.
https://dhnature.recdesk.com/Community/Program/Register?programId=52

Having trouble? Contact us!
Email: [email protected]
Call: (217)-235-4644

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY!!Join us Thursday from 5-7pm for our Honeysuckle Happy Hour! Spend some time helping our Conservat...
09/08/2026

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY!!

Join us Thursday from 5-7pm for our Honeysuckle Happy Hour! Spend some time helping our Conservation Crew remove bush honeysuckle, then relax and enjoy a beverage to reward yourself for your hard work! Must be 21+ to participate.

Registration required: https://signup.com/go/sWTTega

We'll see you Thursday! Cheers! 🍻

09/03/2026

Come see Miss Katie this Saturday, September 5th from 11am-12pm for Mini Mighty Hummingbirds! Or just visit with Dexter 😉

09/03/2026

Don’t forget to make your rec desk account so you can sign up for our programs! This is our new registration system that will make signing up for events more efficient.

Our programs need at least 5 participants for us to run them, make sure you are registered so your anticipated event doesn’t get cancelled.❤️

https://dhnature.recdesk.com/Community/Calendar

09/02/2026

Join our Land Stewardship Coordinator Hannah in our first Wildflower Wednesday! Today, we cover Sweet Black Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia subtomentosa)! 🌻

Each week we will cover a new wildflower around the property!

For the 25th anniversary of 9/11, 9/11 Day has launched a movement to generate one million good deeds before September 1...
09/02/2026

For the 25th anniversary of 9/11, 9/11 Day has launched a movement to generate one million good deeds before September 11th. We're giving you 9 days to complete at least one of these 11 good deeds. What will YOU choose? Let us know in the comments!

Then, on Friday, September 11th from 10am-Noon, we will be hosting a 9/11 Day of Service, Good Deed Seed Collecting event and we're inviting the community to join us. Whether you can be here the whole time or maybe just 15 minutes, we encourage you to stop by the Douglas-Hart Nature Center and join the movement. Spending time in nature can be a deeply grounding and healing way to honor and reflect on the events of September 11, 2001.

For more on information on 9.11 Day, please visit www.911day.org

⚠ OUR NEW SYSTEM IS UP AND GOING! ⚠ Hello, September! We've got a lot to offer this month. Visit https://dhnature.recdes...
09/01/2026

⚠ OUR NEW SYSTEM IS UP AND GOING! ⚠

Hello, September! We've got a lot to offer this month. Visit https://dhnature.recdesk.com/Community/Home to create your account and register for these awesome programs, today!

Are you a Douglas-Hart Foundation member? Make sure you create your account so we can activate your membership on our end. Haunted Hike tickets go on sale soon and are only available to DHF members, so make sure your membership is active!👻

Interested in volunteering? Check out dhnature.org/volunteer to learn more and/or sign up for these opportunities.

Questions? Let us know...
- Programs: [email protected]
- Membership: [email protected]
- Volunteering: [email protected]

Hey Birders! 👀🐦Picture it: spending the morning on the water, coffee and binoculars in hand, the birds putting on a show...
09/01/2026

Hey Birders! 👀🐦

Picture it: spending the morning on the water, coffee and binoculars in hand, the birds putting on a show...that could be you! BUT you have to act quick because we only have two spots left - you don't even have to be a Bird Club member to attend! 🐦

- Annual Bird Club Boat Float
- Wednesday, September 16, 8am-1pm
- Lithia Springs Marina, Lake Shelbyville
- $25 per person, Registration Required!

Contact the Nature Center to reserve your seat, today!
☎️ 217-235-4644
📧 [email protected]

Address

2204 Dewitt Avenue E
Mattoon, IL
61938

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 1pm - 4pm

Telephone

+12172354644

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