Irvine Nature Center was founded in 1975 in an old barn at St. Timothy’s School in Stevenson, Md. Today, Irvine is the largest independent non-profit nature center in the region. They provide more than 800 environmental education program sessions to over 51,000 children and adults annually. This programming occurs at the nature center, as well as throughout their local community. Irvine brings award-winning programs to over 4,400 public and private school students, as well as to community and senior centers across Maryland.