Location: Boston, MA
Size: 1,800sf
Capacity: 40 children
Budget: $550,000

The Natural Play Area at the Nature Based Preschool provides the centerpiece for outdoor play and learning for hundreds of visitors to this Massachusetts Audubon Center.  The elements of the nature play area support a variety of natural discovery experiences include: gardening opportunities, dirt digging area, sand play area, , ornamental grass maze, streambed, boardwalk through native sumac, fallen tree climbing log, stage and a natural materials building area.

It is one of 30 national projects developed through and endorsed by the National Forum on Children and Nature. The project aims to re-connect inner-city preschool children to nature through and innovative Nature Based Preschool curriculum.