The LSNC Nature Playscape will be a free and accessible space for all ages and abilities. Visitors will be encouraged to build, explore, and have fun through unstructured play.

When fully realized, our Nature Playscape will:

1. Build community with a social outdoor learning space, where imaginative experiences will engage and inspire young minds to respect and understand their natural world
2. Create an outdoor space designed for play made of natural components such as plants, logs, water, sand, mud, boulders, hills and trees. These components represent the larger wild environment in a way that feels safe and manageable to young visitors.
3. Encourage scientific inquiry with a water feature, build area and climbing space where physics, engineering and states of matter can be explored in a hands-on way every day!
4. Honor a legacy: both yours, and the Leslie’s. Dr. Eugene and Emily Leslie enjoyed welcoming neighborhood children on their property to play, explore, and enjoy the orchards. They deeded their property to the City of Ann Arbor upon their deaths in 1976 in order to preserve their land for children for all time. It continues to be our privilege to honor this gift through our programs, our care of the wildlife, the land, and the community around us.

We are excited to announce that the LSNC Nature Playscape is the recipient of a $50,000 match from Linh and Dug Song. This match will be applied to the construction of the Eagle's Nest and Teaching Space. Help us reach our match by making a donation TODAY. Please scan the link below to give or select the "$50,000 Playscape Match" link at the top of this page to have your donation match 1:1. If you have questions, please reach out to: natureplay@lesliesnc.org.

Thank you for your support!

Playscape Foundational Partners

Linh and Dug Song