Beaman Park Nature Center

Heather Gallagher Nature Center Manager

Phone: (615) 862-8580

Website: https://www.nashville.gov/departments/parks/nature-centers-and-natural-areas/beaman-park-nature-center

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064250817124

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beamanparknashville/

5911 Old Hickory Boulevard
Ashland City, TN 37019
Class Schedule Calendar Register

Beaman Park Nature Center is an environmental education and recreation facility of the Nashville Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation. The nature center is a place where people and nature come together.

The Nature Center:

  • serves as a jump-off point for exploring more than 2300 acres of Nashville’s premier state natural area Beaman Park.
  • offers a wide range of environmental education programs, school field trips, educator training workshops, outdoor recreation programs, and other special activities for people of all ages.
  • is a natural history and education reference center for individuals and groups.
  • promotes and exhibits Western Highland Rim native plant landscaping.

Our facilities include the nature center which houses natural history displays, programming space, and a library; a 300 foot accessible boardwalk; grounds landscaped with native plants and a pollinator garden; and the main trailhead for over 15 miles of hiking trails.

Chapter Schedule

The Beaman Park chapter typically meets on Thursdays from February-June, about twice a month. Note that the chapter determines their own schedule and the schedule is subject to change year to year. To schedule a make-up class, contact chapter coordinators Heather Gallagher at [email protected] and Zach Knight at [email protected].
Class NameDate and Time
Becoming a Naturalist: Scope, Skills, and ServiceThursday, February 6
9:30am-1:30pm CT
Geology and Ecology: Foundation and ContextWednesday, February 26
9:30am-1:30pm CT
Tennessee Reptiles and Amphibians: Scutes, Scales, and SkinThursday, March 13
9:30am-1:30pm CT
Birds of Tennessee: Feathered FaunaThursday, March 27
9:30am-1:30pm CT
Tennessee Mammals: Creatures of HabitatThursday, April 10
9:30am-1:30pm CT
Forbs, Ferns, Mosses, and More: Plants and Fungi of TennesseeThursday, April 17
9:30am-1:30pm CT
Tennessee Forests: Seeing the Forest and the TreesThursday, May 1
9:30am-1:30pm CT
Nocturnal Naturalist: Darkness Is HabitatThursday, May 22
6:00pm-10:00pm CT
The World of Invertebrates: Pollinators, Predators, and PestsThursday, June 5
9:30am-1:30pm CT
Tennessee's Living Waters: Rivers, Wetlands, and WatershedsThursday, June 12
9:30am-1:30pm CT
Class Schedule (pdf)