Noboken School Forest Building Project

Need for Year Round Education Center

The Unified School District of Antigo is raising $500,000 to construct a year round Environmental Education Center at the Noboken School Forest.

Sketch of Proposed Environmental Center

A year round Environmental Education Center will increase the use of the school forest. This will foster a better understanding of our natural resources and environmental issues for the Antigo School District community.

How it will be Funded

Educational Benefits

• Useable and accessible year round
• Ability to accommodate larger groups of students
• Address classroom standards through hands-on, experiential field investigations
• Direct access to Noboken Lake
• Equitable access
• Space for housing the district’s taxidermy collection
• Space for housing district’s outdoor recreation equipment

Community Benefits

• Support for priorities identified in the Community Health Needs Assessment:
  • increase awareness and knowledge of leading a healthy lifestyle
  • improves students’ physical, mental and psychological health through exploring and investigating
  • increase physical activity which leads to improved mental and emotional health
• Community Use - Family, community and business events
• Increased recreational opportunities - building on county trail accessibility
• Connection to the Ice-Age trail

Support for Local Economy