Allen and Alice Stokes Nature Center

The Allen & Alice Stokes Nature Center offers multiple low-cost and/or free programs aimed at serving all who live, work in, or visit cache valley. These include the state's first and longest running Nature preschool which blends outdoor learning with montessori principles. Student to teacher ratios are the lowest of any preschool program in cache valley at 4:1, and curricula are student-driven to maximize engagement and learning.for older students, Stokes provides school programs which align Utah state seed standards with local Nature exploration for pre k-12 students. Students learn outdoors and program pricing is kept low to maximize access, including through Stokes' transportation scholarships which provide full funding for title i schools.additionally, Stokes community programs provide outdoor, recreation, science, and sustainability skills to learners of all ages. Programs are diverse and shift with the seasons, including such programs as maple tapping, fly-tying, summer camps for 1st-12th graders, scientific illustration workshops, and guided hikes in the national forest among others.