The site for the Montana Wildlife Center, formerly used for industrial purposes, consists of two limestone buildings currently on the National Register of Historic Places. Each building requires extensive restoration.
Extensive restoration is required. The restored building is designed to provide a wide spectrum of learning opportunities about our natural word while serving as a buffer to the rehabilitation center.
The classroom will function as a learning center for school students, hunter and angler education, educators, organized youth groups, and adult education. Programs will be scientifically based and will encourage students to become life long learners. Providing an enriched learning environment, the classroom will include posters, maps, aquariums, terrariums, wildlife mounts, biological collections such as insects, bird nests, eggs, skulls, etc..
The new Montana Wildlife Education Facility will feature state of the art exhibits using a broad range of technologies. There will be interactive exhibits with audiovisual programs, computer games, Jr. Naturalist activities, classes and demonstrations, closed circuit television monitors for remote viewing of the animal pens, etc.
Comfortably seating 100 people, the multipurpose room will provide visitors with an audiovisual high impact experience. The room will be used for lectures, distance learning opportunities, teacher workshops, as well as community and FWP Commission meetings.
FWP wishes to credit and thank Crossman, Whitney, & Griffin Architects for architectural drawings.
