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Welcome to the Placer Nature Center

Please contact us to schedule a visit, as we are open by appointment only.

Your family or school can reserve the Placer Nature Center for a docent-led program in a fun, stimulating and safe environment.
To learn more about our programs, click HERE.

Call (530) 878-6053 or email programs@placernaturecenter.org for more information and to schedule your visit.

Donate to PNC!

Board Members Needed

Click here to learn more and contact us about joining our board.

Thanks to our great team of volunteers, including Chuck Kritzon and Roger Groghan, for helping us rebuild the cedar bark houses in our First Peoples Village!
Placer Nature Center is an outdoor classroom located on 60 acres in the beautiful Sierra Foothills. A place where children can find their place in the natural world as they develop science literacy.   A place where people of all ages can explore their link with the out-of-doors and use the environment and our exhibits for educational growth.
PNC is a resource center for educators to learn methods and find material for teaching about natural systems.
PNC is a place for discovering our natural and cultural history and exploring how nature is linked with the arts, literature, history, and science.
PNC is a 501.c3 not-for-profit corporation inspiring stewardship of the earth through environmental education.
PNC is located at 3700 Christian Valley Road, Auburn, CA 95602 on the property of the California Conservation Corps.
Placer Nature Center Google Earth view

Providing Environmental Education since 1991