The science center is located in Holderness, New Hampshire, United States.
The mission of the science center is to advance understanding of ecology by exploring New Hampshire's natural world.
The science center uses live animal exhibits, natural science education programs, and lake cruises to educate visitors about the natural world.
Using the outdoors as a classroom and native New Hampshire animals as teaching ambassadors, the science center teaches the ecological concepts of adaptations, populations, interrelationships, and habitats.
[1][5] In September 2006, the center was first accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).