Boyd Hill Nature Preserve is a beautiful natural park in the midst of densely populated St. Petersburg, FL. MAM Exhibit Design has partnered with park staff over several budget cycles to upgrade exhibits.
Location: Boyd Hill Nature Preserve; St. Petersburg, FL
Live Animal Viewing Area
Staff wanted to corral the various terrariums into a single space. We designed homes for their creatures, complete with lots of storage for critter supplies. Photos of animals found at the park were printed and applied to a large wall. They were organized by nocturnal to diurnal and aerial to subterranean dwellers.
Watershed
Nature center staff wanted to educate visitors on ways to be good stewards of the large lake it surrounds. Opening a flip door with an image of a watershed pollution source reveals text explaining it is harmful for the lake. It’s augmented with audio and video on a large monitor.
Build Your Own Watershed
This interactive sandbox shows allows visitors to build their own watershed and then make it ‘rain’ to see how water flows naturally. It is on wheels to allow staff to move it into a classroom.
Mr. Alligator
A 12’ articulated alligator skeleton needed better interpretive information. In addition to researching, writing, and finding a swatch of alligator skin to touch, MAM Exhibit Design recycled plywood panels used by another museum for the reading rail structure.
Boyd Hill
Boyd Hill
Boyd Hill
Boyd Hill
Boyd Hill
Boyd Hill
Boyd Hill
Boyd Hill
