Cope Environmental Center – Centerville, Indiana

As COVID-19 continues, we are slowly opening back up to rentals at Cope Environmental Center. To assist with these rentals, we are looking for a Rental Specialist that can support our staff with supervising evening and weekend rentals. Cope Environmental…

By Judy Buchholz, CEC Volunteer Monarch butterflies have fascinated me for 60 years or more. I’m not sure where, when or how I first discovered my first monarch caterpillar, put it in an enclosure, watched it change into a chrysalis…

The search to find the next Executive Director at Cope Environmental Center has ended as Karin Hostetter signs on to join the staff starting June 1, 2020.

This position is now closed.Thank you for your interest in careers at Cope Environmental Center. Cope Environmental Center (CEC) is seeking an experienced and qualified Executive Director. The Executive Director will be the voice and face of CEC on local,…

Cope Environmental Center continues to grow and change to meet community needs, and sometimes that means changes among staff, too.  CEC will soon begin a search for its next executive director as Traci Lewis has stepped down from this role…

Announcing the first annual Cope Environmental Center Bird-a-thon – This ten day event will take place during our #100DaysofCope from May 10 – May 20, 2020 and will support CEC programming. For this event during #100DaysofCope , we hope to…

March 14th is National Butterfly Day! Did you know? Butterflies are insects. A butterfly’s lifecycle is made up of four parts, egg, larva (caterpillars), pupa (chrysalis) and adult. Butterflies attach their eggs to leaves with a special glue. Most caterpillars…

North American River Otter One of the many species that calls Indiana home, the North American river (or lontra canadensis) otter can be spotted along rivers, streams, and lakes throughout the state. Found throughout the majority of North America these…

  Family Earth Day Celebration is an annual event that is celebrated every April (either the Saturday before or after Earth Day). This fun celebration is designed to educate and encourage the community to lead sustainable lifestyles and learn about…