Market Resources

These companies and organizations provide a wide range of products and services that relate to nature centers, environmental education, interpretation, and much more. Please consider supporting the businesses that support ANCA.

	Big Muddy Workshop, Inc. - BMW provides nature centers with comprehensive master planning, landscape architecture and interpretive exhibit design services based upon visitor experience goals and sustainable design principles.
	Environment Design LLC - Since 1974, Environment Design has created play spaces that stimulate young imaginations and bodies, relate to the surrounding landscape, use environmentally friendly materials, and keep youngsters moving, joyfully. We specialize in planning and building whole play environments large and small that reflect natural elements in shape, texture and color.
	Living Color Enterprises - A global leader in the design and manufacture of museum quality Aquarium Exhibits, Aquatic Habitats and Themed Environments. For over 20 years Living Color has been building  award winning aquatic habitats for public aquariums, zoos, nature centers and theme parks worldwide.  All Living Color products are manufactured in house  at our state of the art 43,000 sq ft. production facility in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Come see what’s below the surface.
	Common Ground Distributors - Representing 500 publishers, Common Ground stocks 12,000+ natural history, backyard birding, & gardening titles, all ready for same-day shipment under one invoice.
	EarthRise Design - Engaging people in a direct, personal connection to nature through interpretive art, exhibits and architecture.
	KidZibits - KidZibits is a full service company providing clients with a wide-range of options to create the best interactive environments possible.
	“Rite in the Rain” is an all-weather writing paper designed to shed water in any weather condition. Using a pencil or all-weather pen, “Rite in the Rain” ensures that your field notes survive! Many product styles are available, including;  field books, notebooks, loose leaf and copier paper. Custom printing is also available.

• Beehive Insurance (www.beehiveinsurance.com) - Beehive Insurance is a full service independent insurance agency established in 1961. Beehive offers discounted D&O rates for ANCA Members.
• Brandstetter Carroll, Inc., Architects, Engineers, Planners (www.brandstettercarroll.com) - Since 1979, Brandstetter Carroll Inc. has been proud to be part of so many extraordinary public, private, educational, and institutional projects throughout the United States.
• Budd Wentz Productions/Wentzscope Microscopes (www.wentzscope.com) - are used by museums and visitor centers throughout the world for rugged hands-on exhibits about the micro-world of nature.
• Educational Biofacts, Inc. (www.educationalbiofacts.com) - The goal of Educational Biofacts, Inc. is to provide affordable hands-on nature based teaching tools (i.e. biofacts) for science classrooms, nature centers and environmental education facilities.
• Executive Productions - Seattle (www.epsinc.org) - EPS has built its reputation on creativity, client teamwork and the latest AV technologies to produce and deliver our client’s message.
• Exhibit Design Associates (www.exhibitdesignassociates.com - A multi-disciplinary design firm whose mission is to create quality interpretive products and provide planning and consulting services for managers of cultural and natural resources.
• Jones & Jones (www.jonesandjones.com) - For 38 years, integrated architecture and landscape architecture, rooted in nature and culture, giving voice to the land and its people.
• Markel Insurance Company (www.markelsocialservice.com/nature) - Markel provides comprehensive coverage for Nature Centers throughout the United States.
• Mithun Architects + Designers + Planners (www.mithun.com) - A 50+ year evolution of ideas with one guiding inspiration: design excellence.
• Nature Watch (www.nature-watch.com) - Providing educational products and craft kits deisgned for teaching children about nature since 1987.
• 106 Group (www.106group.com) - Through interpretive planning and exhibit development, the 106 Group designs experiences that encourage stewardship of the wildlife and wild places that define, shape, nurture, and inspire us all.
• Systems In Sync (www.systemsinsync.com) - Systems In Sync provides strategic planning and consulting services for educational, non-profit, and governmental organizations applying a systems thinking approach.