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The vision of 5 women created Elachee. Now 40 years later, their environmental conservation efforts are still paying off

Elachee Nature Science Center celebrates anniversary

The Elachee Nature Science Center is celebrating 40 years serving Hall County. The land was donated by the Johnson & Johnson Company and became Chicopee Woods Area Park.The park was divided into three parcels with a public golf course on its north side and an agricultural demonstration pavilion on the west. The center of the Park was set aside as the Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve, the land that was then leased to Elachee. - photo by Scott Rogers

02172019 ELACHEE 7.jpg — The Elachee Nature Science Center is celebrating 40 years serving Hall County. The land was donated by the Johnson & Johnson Company and became Chicopee Woods Area Park.The park was divided into three parcels with a public golf course on its north side and an agricultural demonstration pavilion on the west. The center of the Park was set aside as the Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve, the land that was then leased to Elachee. - photo by Scott Rogers

The Elachee Nature Science Center has fostered environmental education among adults and children, and championed conservation efforts to enrich the lives of Hall County citizens for 40 years.