Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center at Columbus State University

Sending our best holiday wishes from Oxbow Meadows!

What do you do with your Christmas tree after the holidays? Oxbow is participating in @keepcolumbusbeautiful’s Christmas tree recycling program this year! Drop off your Christmas tree at Oxbow’s front gates by the directed signs from December 26th through January 2nd. Make sure your tree is stripped of all decor and nails. These trees are then recycled and used for animal habitats and more!

Oxbow Meadows is closed for the holiday season! We will be closed from December 19th through January 3rd. Stay tuned for updated 2021 hours. See you after the holidays!

Update: Our phones are now back up and running! Notice: Oxbow Meadows phones are currently down. We apologize for any inconvenience. For any inquires please email [email protected] Incase of an emergency please call 911.

Get your timed tickets, it’s your last chance to visit! This Friday is our last day open for this year. We only have a few time ticket slots left to visit the center. Reserve yours now and come say Happy Holidays to all of our Animal Ambassadors. #environmentaleducation #naturecenter #colga #wildlife #csuoxbowmeadows #columbusstateuniversity #happyholidays

One of our amazing volunteers, CSU photography student Mary Cameron, shared some of her photographs from a spooky photo session with our animal ambasitiors! Join us this spooky week as we have turned her amazing photo into a digital jigsaw puzzle for you to enjoy. Click to play! https://oxbow.columbusstate.edu/spooky-week/

It’s spooky week here at Oxbow and our critters, like Gordo the Tiger Salamander, are having a blast! Stay tuned this week for some fall themed fun

Join Ms. Ashley as we celebrate Homecoming at CSU Oxbow Meadows and look at our nominations for Homecoming King and Queen with a visit from two of Oxbow's mascots!

Come join the Homecoming celebration this year with Columbus State University and Oxbow Meadows today at noon for some wild fun!

There is so much to discover at Oxbow, like this amazing Praying Mantis! We were super exciting to get a time lapse of his ‘dance’. Come see what you can find at Oxbow and reserve your free timed ticket for this Friday! https://secure.touchnet.com/C20612_ustor/web/store_cat.jsp

Oxbow had a blast with Columbus State University’s Leadership Institute EMERGE group when they visited on Thursday morning!

Oxbow wants to say a big thank you to everyone who joined us on our first Friday open this fall! The center will be open every Friday in October, so make sure to reserve your free timed ticket now, as space is limited! Thank you for selling out our first Friday! Reserved your spot now! https://secure.touchnet.com/C20612_ustor/web/store_cat.jsp

Our Three Toed Box Turtles are practicing their social distancing in preparation for reopening on Friday! Have you reserved your free tickets yet? https://secure.touchnet.com/C20612_ustor/web/store_cat.jsp

That is right, our center will be back open starting Friday October 2nd! We are very excited to announce we will be reopening the Center to the public on Fridays starting in October. Your free times tickets must be reserved, for the morning or afternoon time slot, through our online portal. Follow this link below to claim your spot now and come visit our animal ambassadors this Friday! They have missed you https://secure.touchnet.com/C20612_ustor/web/store_cat.jsp

Ready for some virtual fun? Join Oxbow for our Homeschool wildlife adventures! Sign up now at https://secure.touchnet.com/C20612_ustor/web/store_cat.jsp

Thank you to Wells Fargo for supporting Columbus State University's Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center in our mission to educate, inspire and empower all people, to engage actively with their environment, even in this age of non traditional and virtual learning. Oxbow looks forward to furthering our mission by developing new ways to bring nature to those with minimal access!

We are thankful for the out flow of care and support from our community. Security measures are being taken to increase the safety on Oxbow Meadow's property with guidance and assistance from the police and the addition of new fences and cameras. We are a small staff and have been overwhelmed by the support and love from our community that Oxbow has received in the last day. While we are unable to respond to every comment or call, Oxbow will continue to keep our community updated. Our staff is working tirelessly to ready the center to reopen to the public and our animal ambassadors look forward to seeing you in the near future. For anyone interested in donating to Oxbow Meadows, the facility, and the care of our animal please visit: https://secure.touchnet.com/C20612_us//product_detail.jsp