As a natural and environmental history museum, the Tree Hill Nature Center is dedicated to increasing environmental awareness through environmental exposure programs.

The Tree Hill Nature Center is located just 5 minutes from downtown Jacksonville and is easily accessible. The Local community uses the nature center as a environmental getaway and recreation area with its over 50 acres of trails, exhibits, gardens, and animal enclosures.

Tree Hill Nature center also offers students and teachers a chance to attend field study classes in forest ecology, biodiversity, and a variety of other topics relevant to the environment. Adult training and teachers workshops can be conducted on or off site and can include access to the museum, live animal displays and other amenities available in the center.