The Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center is a place...

where can you bounce on a bog, canoe in the slough, and hear a pileated woodpecker knocking on a tree ... all in the middle of the city.

Mercer Slough Enviro Ed Ctr
Grand opening celebration for the new, expanded Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center now set for October 11, 2008!
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We are located on a biologically diverse 320-acre wetland nature park in the heart of urban Bellevue, Washington. The Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center is a unique partnership between Pacific Science Center and the City of Bellevue Parks & Community Services.

School Programs -- Families & Groups
Teen Programs -- Camps
Meet Our Staff -- We're Growing!
Teacher Resources -- Map & Driving Directions

We use science-based education programs to inspire lifelong awareness, understanding, appreciation, and a sense of stewardship for the natural world.

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