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AZ
Maricopa
Ak-Chin Him-Dak
Eco-Museum
46785 North Eco Museum Road
Maricopa
AZ
85239
Phone
520 568-9480
Web Site
http://www.azcama.com/museums/akchin.html
E-mail
mailto:epeters@ak-chin.nsn.us
Alt Web
http://www.itcaonline.com/tribes_akchin.html
Description
museum features tribal artifacts, has no
buildings - everything is
displayed outdoors
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus
Arts
Nature of Group or
Site Outdoor
Field of
Study/Science Facility
Archaeology
New or Updated:
4/17/2007 |
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California
Napa
Di Rosa Preserve - Art & Nature
5200 Carneros Highway
Napa CA 94559
Phone 707 226-5991
Web Site http://www.dirosapreserve.org/
E-mail mailto:dirosa@napanet.net
Description 250 acre art campus, surrounded by vineyards, with 2000 works by 750 artists by reservation only
Type of Resource Nature
Primary Focus Arts
Nature of Group or Site Nature Reserve
Collection N-Z Sculpture
New or Updated: 05/09/2003
California
West Covina
Hurst Ranch
1227 S Orange Avenue
West Covina CA 91790
Phone 626 962-8056
Web Site http://www.westcov.org/council/hurst1.html
E-mail mailto:info@hurstranch.com
Description 100 year old farm is now open air museum with hands on activities for visitors
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Farm
Kind of Activity Living History
Nature of Group or Site Outdoor |
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CO
Estes Park
Trout Haven
810 Moraine Ave
Estes Park
CO
80517
Phone
970 586-5525
Web Site
http://www.trouthaven.net/
E-mail mailto:Fish4U@TroutHaven.net
Description
stocked public trout fishing pond
Type of Resource
Tourist Attraction
Nature of Group or
Site
Outdoor
Industry /Profession
Fishing
New or Updated:
8/1/2006
Colorado
Florissant
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
15807 Teller County 1
PO Box 185
Florissant CO 80816
Phone 719 748-3253
Web Site http://www.nps.gov/flfo/
E-mail FLFO_Information@nps.gov
Description visitor center with exhibits, ranger talks and walks to fossil beds, 1878
Type of Resource Nature
Nature of Group or Site Outdoor
Field of Study Science Facility Fossils
Owner/Operator: NPS |
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DC
Washington
American Tree Farm System
1111 19th Street, NW
Suite 780
Washington DC
20036
Phone
202 463-2462
Web Site
http://www.treefarmsystem.org/
E-mail
mailto:info@treefarmsystem.org
Description
promotes private forestry, lists of contacts
Type
of Resource
Nature
Primary
Focus
Industrial
Nature
of Group or Site
Outdoors
Industry
/Profession
Forestry
New
or Updated: 3/5/2004
DC
Washington
USDA Forest Service
USDA Forest Service
PO Box 96090
Washington DC 20090
Phone 202 205-8333
Web Site http://www.fs.fed.us/
E-mail mailto:webmaster@fs.fed.us
Description gateway to national forests, passes, recreational activities
Type of Resource Nature
Nature of Group or Site Outdoors
New or Updated: 04/10/2003 |
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Florida
Key West
Fort Jefferson/Dry Tortugas
Garden Key
PO Box 6208
Key West FL 33040
Phone 305 242-7700
Web Site http://www.nps.gov/drto/
E-mail mailto:DRTO_Information@nps.gov
Description 70 miles west of Key West, never-completed fort, abundant birds and marine life, reachable only by boat or seaplane
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Military
Building Type Fort
Nature of Group or Site Outdoor
Field of Study/Science Facility Wildlife
Era 1846
Owner/Operator: NPS
New or Updated: 05/26/2003
Florida
Orlando
Buena Vista Watersports
13245 Lake Bryan Drive
Orlando FL 32821
Phone 407 239-6939
Web Site http://www.bvwatersports.com/
Description jet sky, boat, and waterski rentals on Lake Bryan
Type of Resource Activity
Nature of Group or Site Outdoor |
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Georgia
Andersonville
Andersonville National Historic Site
Route 1, Box 800
Andersonville GA 31711
Phone 912 924-0343
Web Site http://www.nps.gov/ande/
Alt Web http://www.inusa.com/tour/ga/albany/anhs.htm
Description visitor center explains Andersonville prison, national cemetery, Civil War prisons north and south
Type of Resource Historic Place
Building Type Prison
Nature of Group or Site Outdoor
Era Civil War
Georgia
Folkston
Georgia Nature Based Tourism Association
PO Box 305
Folkston GA 31537
Phone
Web Site http://www.georgianature.org/index.html
Description Organization of tourism groups that promote outdoor activities -- calendar & links, list of member organizations & their interests
Type of Resource Tourism Information
Nature of Group or Site Outdoor
New or Updated: 05/02/2003
Georgia
Rhine
Cypress Lake Plantation
Mill Pond Road
Rhine GA 31077
Phone 229 385-3051
Web Site
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Description 100 acre lake with in 1300 acre preserve, guided boat tours, camping, hiking, birdwatching
Type of Resource Nature
Primary Focus Local Tours
Nature of Group or Site Outdoor
Field of Study Birds
New or Updated: 05/02/2003 |
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Hawaii
Honolulu
Snorkel Hawaii
1920 Ala Moana Boulevard
Suite 105
Honolulu HI 96815
Phone 808 946-4455
Web Site
*****
Description snorkel in waters around Hawaii
Type of Resource Activity
Nature of Group or Site Outdoor
New or Updated: 05/08/2003 |
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Iowa
Harpers Ferry
Effigy Mounds National Monument
151 HWY 76
Harpers Ferry IA 52146
Phone 563 873-3491
Web Site http://www.nps.gov/efmo/
E-mail efmo_superintendent@nps.gov
Description 195 mounds, 31 effigies of mammals, birds, or reptiles, on 2500 acres, visitor center, 11 miles of trails
Type of Resource Historic Place
Building Type Mounds
Nature of Group or Site Outdoor
Field of Study Science Facility Archaeology
Group Identity Native American |
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Illinois
Nauvoo
Nauvoo Restoration Inc
105 N Wells St
Nauvoo IL 62354
Phone 217 453-2233
Web Site
*****
Alt Web http://www.nauvoonet.com/
Description
Type of Resource Historic District
Primary Focus Preservation
Nature of Group or Site Outdoor |
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Kansas
Atchison
Atchison Rail Museum
PO Box 19
Atchison KS 66002
Phone 913 367-6454
Web Site http://www.atchison.org/Tourism/RailMusm.htm
Description adjacent to Historical Society museum, outdoor display of 1902 Baldwin locomotive, post office/baggage car, cabooses, snow plow' miniature
train rides in summer
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Railroad
Nature of Group or Site Outdoor
Collection N-Z Rolling Stock |
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KY
Union
Big
Bone Lick State Park
3380 Beaver Road
Union KY
41091
Phone
859 384-3522
Web Site
http://parks.ky.gov/stateparks/bb/index.htm
Description
indoor museum & film, outdoor museum with
Discovery Trail leading through diorama showing
prehistoric animals struggling in bog, nature viewing, live buffalo herd
Type
of Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Natural History
Nature
of Group or Site
Outdoor
Field of
Study/Science Facility
Paleontology
New
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6/2/2005 |
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LA
Baton Rouge
LSU Hilltop
Arboretum
11855
Highland Road
Baton Rouge
LA
70810
Phone
225 767-6916
Web Site
http://appl003.lsu.edu/hilltop/hilltop.nsf/index
E-mail
mailto:hilltop@lsu.edu
Description
14 acre site featuring native LA trees & shrubs
Type of
Resource
Nature
Primary
Focus
Garden
Nature of
Group or Site
Outdoor
Field of
Study/Science Facility
Arboretum
New or
Updated:
7/21/2005
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Massachusetts
Greenfield
Deerfield Museums
Greenfield MA 01301
Phone 413 774-7476
Web Site
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Description
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Town
Kind of Activity Living History
Nature of Group or Site Outdoor |
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MA
Greenfield
Old
Greenfield Village
Waine Morse
PO Box 1124
Greenfield
MA 01302
Phone
413 774-7138
Web Site
http://mtdata.com/~mmwm33/
E-mail
mailto:MMWM33@mtdata.com
Description
more than a dozen buildings and authentic
artifacts from the turn of
the last
century
Type of
Resource Museum
Primary
Focus
Village
Nature of
Group or Site
Outdoor
Era 1895
New or
Updated:
4/16/2006
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01/12/2009 |
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