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Students have the opportunity to learn about the animals of the Natchez Trace Parkway during the "Habitats and Wildlife" program at the Parkway Visitor Center. 

The Natchez Trace Parkway provides educational opportunities for students to experience the history and culture of the "Old Trace, " learn about the animals that call the Natchez Trace Parkway home, or use their senses to discover their world around them. There are currently educational opportunities at multiple locations along the Parkway.

Public, private, and home schools, as well as youth organizations, are encouraged to contact the closest visitor center to learn more about educational programs that are available to them at no cost. Please click on the visitor center closest to you to find out about field trips and classroom visits in your area.

Tupelo, Mississippi

Ridgeland, Mississippi

Natchez, Mississippi

The Natchez Trace Parkway’s formal, curriculum-based educational program matches state and national education objectives with Parkway resources. The contents of curriculum-based programs are relevant to the resources of the Parkway and the impacts endangering those resources, and conservation or preservation issues relevant to the Parkway.