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Contact: Megan Wilkins, 580-622-7234
Sulphur, Okla. – Chickasaw National Recreation Area will be holding a rededication ceremony for the Travertine Nature Center on September 21, 2019, celebrating its first fifty years of service in educating and inspiring park visitors, as well as reaffirming this mission for the future.The rededication will begin outside at 10:30 a.m. on the flagstone patio. The local high school band will play while a local scout troop presents the colors, followed by the keynote and other speakers. After the ceremony, a public reception with refreshments will be held in the Travertine Nature Center auditorium. If inclement weather prevents the ceremony from taking place outside, the event will be moved indoors to the nature center auditorium.
If weather is favorable, a short nature hike will follow the reception. The hike to Antelope and Buffalo Springs will serve to highlight the environmental education focus of the facility. An architectural tour of the building is also planned.
The Travertine Nature Center was built in 1969 to serve as a nature center and environmental education facility of the National Park Service. The building’s architecture was inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright. Built over and straddling Travertine Creek, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. It is one of very few NPS visitor centers that features live animal exhibits. The Travertine Nature Center has served as a visitor and education center for a half century, and continues to play an important role in interpreting park natural resources and encouraging environmental stewardship. Each year approximately 70,000 visitors utilize the Travertine Nature Center to learn about park resources and services.
For more information call the Travertine Nature Center at (580)622-7234. More information about Chickasaw National Recreation Area can also be found online at www.nps.gov/chic
Last updated: August 19, 2019