Earth Discovery Center Information

The Earth Discovery Center offers field trips for schools, scouts, and other groups, family programs, teacher trainings, summer daycamps, and more! In addition, the EDC is a great place to stop by and enjoy exhibits containing live, native reptiles, amphibians, and fish, natural history information about native wildlife, displays of insects and plants, a backyard habitat area and seasonal displays, several nearby hiking trails, as well as beautiful deck with a view of Eagle Creek Reservoir.

The Earth Discovery Center was generously funded by: Lilly Endowment, Inc.

• Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust
• City of Indianapolis
• Eagle Creek Park Foundation, Inc.

Going Green
The EDC was built with several environmentally friendly features, including:

• Geothermal heating and cooling that utilizes local groundwater
• Photocell outdoor lighting
• Native, wildlife-friendly landscaping
• Carpet made of recycled material
• Earth friendly bathrooms with motion sensor lighting, faucets, and hand dryers, as well as low volume toilets
• Revolving front door that helps keep cooled or heated air inside
• Built on the site of the old Ranger Station (using previously disturbed land means fewer habitats affected and less land cleared)
• Bike racks
• Furniture made of recycled plastic
• Recycling containers for plastic, glass, and paper products
• Bio-swale and swirl tank to clean storm water run-off before returning it to the Reservoir