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- EIN 23-7182423
- 949-645-8489
- 1601 E 16TH St Newport Beach CA 92663 USA
- http://encenter.org/
- ENC_NewportBch
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Environment, Environmental Education
Mission: To provide quality education through hands-on experience with nature.
Results: Founded in 1972, the Environmental Nature Center, known simply to thousands of visiting students through the years as “The ENC”, is a fascinating combination of 15 California native plant communities (ranging from desert, to oak woodland, to fresh water marsh, to redwood forest); wildlife habitats; walking trails; and sustainably designed, LEED Platinum certified learning center. For 40 years, the ENC has been shaped and caressed into a 3.5 acre landscape for learning, a sanctuary from life’s pressures and a place of preservation and instruction. Serving over 18,000 students and thousands of visitors annually, the ENC is recognized as a leader in science and social science education providing opportunities for increasing our community’s knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the natural world. The ENC is a non-profit 501(c)-3 public benefit corporation.
Target demographics: The ENC inspires all generations to protect the natural world by serving as our community’s foremost authority on ecological responsibility, sustainable practices and environmental education.
Direct beneficiaries per year: over 21,000 students and thousands of visitors
Geographic areas served: Southern California
Programs: school field trips, Traveling Naturalist programs, scout programs, community classes and workshops, and enrichment camps.