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Education Center Features & Exhibits
Located along the shore of Rattlesnake Lake and at the historic site of the old Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Cedar falls railroad camp, the Education Center consists of five buildings linked by covered walkways with Living Roofs. The Center features sustainable design, and green building standards linked with the natural setting.
The Centers' Architects Jones & Jones of Seattle, integrated environmental sustainable and aesthetic design. Ninety eight percent of the wood products meet LEED standards for sustainable harvest. The outdoor decking and benches are made from Smart Deck, a 100% recycled plastic and wood composite. In the Forest Court, native plants blend the Center into the natural ecosystem.
The Seattle's Office of Arts, 1% for Art Fund, commissioned local artist, Dan Corson, to highlight water at the center. A collection of drums in the Forest Court beat with the help from a computerized irrigation system releasing a rhythm of water droplets onto the drumheads. In the winter, these Water Drums may be turned off to prevent pipes from freezing. We suggest you call ahead before coming in the winter months. View a Water Drum video. Corson also turned tree root balls dug from the Watershed into hanging sculptures, interlaced with strands of gas-filled glass that mimics the flow of water and energy.
Exhibits
Free, entertaining, and educational for all ages, hands-on exhibits transport you into the closed boundaries of the Cedar River Municipal Watershed. Flow through the water cycle and journey through habitats and history, as you look, listen, and do.
Reservations are required for groups of 10 or more. Reservations for the Water is Magic Exhibit Experience are offered year-round depending on staff availability on a first call, first served basis.