Fun Outdoor Learning and Play

Tubman Nature Center is a proposed nature center with natural play areas in northern Caroline County with the goal of beginning construction in the fall of 2019. Incorporated in Maryland, the Tubman Nature Center is a 501(c)(3) corporation.

The vision of the Tubman Nature Center is to provide fun outdoor learning and play opportunities for people of all ages.
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Our center’s guiding principles are:
  • Children and adults benefit physically and mentally from time to explore nature through unstructured self-directed play in nearby natural spaces.
  • Nature is God’s creation. Interacting with nature is a spiritual gift.
  • Generally, plants and animals are resilient and can adapt to careful, natural human play.
  • Learning to respect nature and others improves our well-being, the wellness of others, and Earth as a whole.
  • Caring adults who share a love for the natural world can inspire a sense of awe and wonder in children.
  • "Unstructured” does not mean unsafe.
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Chris Knauss, who lives near Goldsboro, Maryland is currently serving as the director of the Tubman Nature Center. He is a Maryland Master Naturalist and volunteers at Adkins Arboretum and the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center. He is a journalist and college professor.
You can reach him at tubmannaturecenter@gmail.com.
"Our task must be to free ourselves ... by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures, and the whole of nature, and its beauty."  — Albert Einstein