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To contact us:
Phone: 248.674.2119 Fax: 248.674.0694
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Drayton Plains Nature Center A Non-Profit Organization |
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The Nature Center is born…
Where the Clinton River cuts a double channel as it meanders under Hatchery Road toward Lake St. Clair, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) established an 82-acre fish hatchery in 1904. When the project was slated for abandonment in 1962, a group of concerned citizens purchased the property for the purpose of protecting the habitat and all living things.
In 1967, the Drayton Plains Nature Center opened it’s doors as a privately owned, non-profit Center dedicated to be enjoyed by it’s neighbors and friends. Later, 55 adjoining acres were added to bring the DPNC to it’s current size of 137-acres.
Today, the MDNR again uses the ponds to rear walleye, northern pike, and other fish for their lake and stream restocking program. The former hatchery building has been converted to a ‘hands-on’ Interpretive Center, meeting area, and classroom.
Come check us out!!!
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Did you know???
The DPNC has been used for environmental education for over 36 years? |
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Nature Center Story |
