Twin Creeks Science & Education Center

The Twin Creeks Science and Education Center, situated in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, is a 15,000 square foot facility designed to enhance both research and education focused on biodiversity and conservation. As a key part of the Park’s All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI), the center includes educational classrooms and flexible workspaces that serve researchers, students, and community scientists. These spaces are specifically designed to foster learning about the park’s diverse ecosystems, supporting hands-on education through direct interaction with ongoing research and the park’s extensive natural history collections. The building’s design also encourages sustainability education by incorporating features like bio-retention of stormwater, daylight harvesting, and natural ventilation, providing a working model of ecological design. These elements, combined with the facility’s curatorial and laboratory spaces, create an environment that bridges formal research and public engagement in science and conservation education.