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

09/02/2026

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]

🌞It's National Eat Outside Day!!🌞Whether it's dining al fresca at your favorite restaurant, having a backyard barbeque t...
08/31/2026

🌞It's National Eat Outside Day!!🌞

Whether it's dining al fresca at your favorite restaurant, having a backyard barbeque tonight, or our suggestion: spending your lunchbreak at Friendship Garden like this squirrel, we encourage you to eat outside today! 🐿

We also have plenty of picnic tables here at the Nature Center and lots of space to throw down a blanket at The Whiteside Garden. Grab some grub and come see us! 😎

08/29/2026

Join Hannah and Joel on a walk! Want to volunteer with our conservation team? Join us on Thursdays from 9am-noon! We are a blast to work with🌳💛

We would love to see you! Can’t join us on a Thursday? No worries! We have many other opportunities coming up!

For more info visit: www.dhnature.org/volunteer

The Douglas-Hart Foundation, (Douglas-Hart Nature Center, Friendship Garden, and The Whiteside Garden) has a full-time o...
08/29/2026

The Douglas-Hart Foundation, (Douglas-Hart Nature Center, Friendship Garden, and The Whiteside Garden) has a full-time opening for an Assistant Education Coordinator to join our team! For full details, visit: www.dhnature.org/hiring

That's right! Our founder, Helen Douglas-Hart, and the late, great Dolly Parton have something in common: both were hono...
08/28/2026

That's right! Our founder, Helen Douglas-Hart, and the late, great Dolly Parton have something in common: both were honored with the title of Kentucky Colonel.

What does that mean, you may ask? According to the Governor of Kentucky's website, it is "the highest honor awarded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Colonels are Kentucky's ambassadors of goodwill and fellowship around the world."

While living in Kentucky, Helen received the honor from then-Governor Julian M. Carroll on May 19, 1976. Unfortunately, her certificate was damaged in the flood we had a few years ago, but we'll share it in the comments.

On August 26, 2024, Governor Andy Beshear bestowed the honor upon Dolly while she was in Lexington to celebrate the statewide expansion of her free book program, Imagination Library.

We are thankful for the legacy Helen and Dolly left behind. Without a doubt, these trailblazing women both showed the true spirit of goodwill, generosity, and leadership.

"If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then you are an excellent leader." - Dolly Parton

08/28/2026

Talking with Casey, volunteer coordinator, about upcoming volunteer opportunities at the Douglas-Hart Nature Center

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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

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+12172354644

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