Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center

Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center is located at Lumpkin Road in Columbus, Georgia and is approximately 20 minutes from the city airport. The center is a wildlife sanctuary sitting opposite the National Infantry Museum at Ft. Benning. It opens from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday and is closed at weekends except for scheduled programs.

The center provides an opportunity for visitors to see different forms of plants and wildlife via two easy nature trails. En route visitors can see otters, beaver, deer, wading birds, herons, waterfowl and songbirds. There may also be sightings of different species of butterflies, reptiles, amphibians and maybe even wild bobcats. Binoculars are available to hire at the center and can be used to watch the wildlife at the feeding stations.

The center is also a hands-on interactive learning facility that helps visitors to understand the natural history of the region through its exhibits and displays. These include mounted specimens of mammals, birds and reptiles as well as a small collection of live reptiles, amphibians and fish from the region. After visiting the center a short trip will take people to the National Infantry Museum, which features historic used by soldiers to defend the United States