ADAMS HOMESTEAD & NATURE PRESERVE

In 2019, BrownKnows Design created an extensive master Interpretive Plan (including content development and sample graphics) for the Adams Homestead & Nature Preserve at North Sioux City, SD — for renovation of their visitor’s center and affiliated buildings and trail wayfinding on-site. The new Interpretive Plan and computerized renderings of new exhibit concepts were used to attract and secure the funding sources. The first phase of exhibit installation was completed in November 2022, with the remaining components completed in spring of 2023.

Welcome signage, Adams Homestead & Nature Preserve, North Sioux City, SD

Welcome center and regional aerial floor graphic, Adams Homestead & Nature Preserve, North Sioux City, SD

Custom-carved regional relief map, Adams Homestead & Nature Preserve, North Sioux City, SD

The Adams visitor center's Nature Play zone: A realistic replica cottonwood tree houses both books and critters.

Custom maple tables with storage drawers provide interactive variety in the Adams visitor center's Nature Play zone.

The Adams visitor center's Nature Play zone includes an interactive magnification table.

Full-scale native bird cut-outs bring the outdoors inside at the Adams visitor's center.

This reading rail looks out upon the Nature Preserve and includes an interactive exploration of bird calls.

A giant "nest" framework and winged costumes allow young visitors to explore through role-play.

Foam and fabric pieces are "woven" into the nest framework.

A custom mural and reading rails about bees & hives populate this Pollinator exhibit room.

Close-up detail of the pollinator mural, Adams Homestead & Nature Preserve

Artifacts and interactive exhibits, Adams Homestead & Nature Preserve, North Sioux City, SD

Regional history exhibit, Adams Homestead & Nature Preserve, North Sioux City, SD

Outdoor identification signage, Adams Homestead & Nature Preserve, North Sioux City, SD

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