 The adjacent Smilow Family Ecology Resource Lab features nature exploration activities and a diorama of backyard birds.Earthplace houses a large collection of rescued wildlife that are exhibited as species ambassadors, including bald eagles, hawks, turkey vultures, a black vulture, a kestrel, several types of owls, a box and wood turtle, a black rat snake, and little brown bats.Due to their injuries, these animals cannot be released back into the wild.