Environmental Education Center at Veterans Oasis Park

Chandler's EEC has four classrooms, exhibit areas, public restrooms, a gift shop, and staff offices. The EEC works with local teachers and school groups to pursue nature-oriented activities that will complement the overall school curriculum of science, math, reading, writing, art and music.

Environmental Education Center at Veterans Oasis Park
4050 E. Chandler Heights Rd. 
480.782.2890

EEC Hours of Operation:	Park Hours:
Monday & Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday Closed	6 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Every Day

Nature-based programs already being offered at the center include those on topics such as birdwatching, green living, gardening, xeriscaping, water conservation, nature photography, orienteering, alternative energy, and star gazing.

• Nature & Environmental Classes in the Break Time Recreation Guide (PDF)
• Instructors Needed for the EEC  Now hiring! Call Matt at 480-782-2886 for more information. 
• Traveling Solar Energy exhibit coming to Veterans Oasis Park on October 27
• View the Veterans Oasis Park Master Plan  
•   Chandler in Focus - Watch this video featuring the EEC that is now 
                                   airing on Chandler Channel 11.

URBAN FISHING PROGRAM:

The lake at Veterans Oasis Lake has been stocked! The fish deliveries will continue every two weeks through June 2009, with species including Channel catfish, Rainbow trout, Sunfish, and Largemouth bass.

• AZGF Urban Fishing Program
• Fish Stocking Schedule
   

For more information on the Veterans Oasis Environmental Education Center, call:

City of Chandler Naturalist
Sandra Muñoz-Weingarten
(480) 782-2890

This "non-traditional" facility capitalizes on the divergent and plentiful outdoor recreation opportunities at the site created by the park land, lake, and wetlands/groundwater recharge basins. The shallow basins will infiltrate high quality reclaimed water to the subsurface aquifer for storage and recovery as part of the City's comprehensive reclaimed water management plan. The Environmental Education Center serves as a gateway to the site, offering a diverse roster of programming related to the environment.

Veterans Oasis Park covers 113 acres and feature both lush wetland and arid habitat suitable for the diverse plants and wildlife of the Sonoran Desert. The park will also include 4½ miles of trails, wildlife viewing areas; ramadas and picnic areas; a butterfly and hummingbird habitat; an outdoor amphitheatre; a unique, learning-oriented playground; a 5-acre “urban fishing” lake; and interpretive signs and exhibits.

Click on the image below to see a larger version of the Veterans Oasis Park Master Plan (PDF).

"Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you." - Frank Lloyd Wright