The 116-acre Ernie Miller Park and Nature Center provides opportunities for people of all ages to explore and learn about diverse ecological habitats including: tallgrass prairies, upland meadows, bottomland forests, and streams. Vireo recently led a team to update and revise the master plan, and implement the first phase of improvements.

The updated master plan focuses on connecting people to nature by expanding nature-based services and outreach opportunities through passive recreation and outdoor education, and improving the health of the park’s natural resources.

One of the goals of the plan is to make nature more accessible to people of varying abilities and mobilities, so phase I Implementation focused on ADA access and parking within close proximity to the nature center, as well as providing greater accessibility to and within the outdoor amphitheater.