Notice of NEPA Review for the Mary Ann Brittain Education Center at the Prairie Ridge Ecostation
April 15, 2025
On or about 13 May 2025 the NC Museum of Natural Sciences will authorize Friends of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences to submit a request to HUD for the release of Community Project funds under Grant number B-23-CP-NC-0953 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328) (the FY2023 Act), as amended, to undertake a project known as Education Center at the Prairie Ridge Ecostation for the purpose of providing $750,000 toward the total project cost of $2,362,093 to construct a ±2,600 SF Education Center building to house an office, restrooms for museum visitors, and a classroom space. Other site improvements include nine new parking spaces, a permeable plaza and walkway, and exterior lighting. Bid alternates include a cistern, permeable pavers rather than decomposed granite, and a wall for donor dedications.
For more information, please see the “Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact and Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds.”