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Fernbank is the 4th oldest environmental conservation not-for-profit in the United States. [5] In 1964 the Fernbank Trustees developed a 48-year lease which was accepted by the DeKalb County Board of Education, agreeing to manage and maintain the forest in exchange for offering free access to the public.
Along with others, Harrison created a charter for Fernbank in 1938 and purchased the 70 acres (280,000 m 2) of woodland on which Fernbank Museum now stands. In 1964, the Fernbank trustees and the DeKalb County School System created Fernbank Science Center, which led to a desire to share Fernbank's resources with the general public. [4]
The Fernbank Science Center is a museum, classroom, and woodland complex located in Atlanta. It is owned and operated by the DeKalb County School District , which announced in May 2012 it was considering closing the facility to cut its annual budget, then quickly shelved the plan after public outcry.
Jun. 25—ATLANTA — With another edition of the "Jurassic Park" series of feature films set to pack movie houses this summer, Fernbank Museum is doing a bit of paleontology digging of its own ...
Museum theatre is the use of theatre and theatrical techniques by a museum for educational, informative, and entertainment purposes. It can also be used in a zoo, an aquarium, an art gallery, and at historic sites. [1] It is generally performed by professional actors. Varieties of museum theatre include historical characters, puppetry, movement ...
Milwaukee Public Museum; Mississippi Petrified Forest; The Montana Dinosaur Center; Montana Dinosaur Trail; Morrison Natural History Museum; Museum of Comparative Zoology; Museum of Dinosaurs and Ancient Cultures; Museum of Geology; Museum of Life and Science; Museum of Science (Boston) Museum of the Earth; Museum of the Rockies; Museum of ...
Forest Hills, New York. Kew Gardens [28]-Opened September 14, 1929, later became a miniature golf course, demolished late 1950s; Fullerton, California—Opened 1925 as the Alician Court Theatre; Green Bay, Wisconsin—opened February 14, 1930; Hanford, California—Opened 1929 and is currently used for live concerts, restoration is ongoing [29]
Fernbank, Alabama; Fernbank was the estate of Col. Z. D. Harrison in DeKalb County, Georgia. Following his death in 1938, it was preserved and devoted to educational purposes. It lends its name to the following: Fernbank Forest; Fernbank Museum of Natural History; Fernbank Observatory; Fernbank Science Center