Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center

The Arkansas Game and Fish Nature Center is located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The nature center is operated by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Photo by Phil Frana.

The Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center is an interpretive education center for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. The center is located between the Arkansas River and the Museum Center in the River Market district of downtown Little Rock.

The designer of the project is Cromwell Architects Engineers. The 16,232 square foot center occupies 3.4 acres of land inside Julius Breckling Riverfront Park. The project will include an aquarium, exhibit hall, gift shop, and theater. The nature center is slated to open in the summer of 2008. The final pricetag of the project is expected to be $6.5 million.