Batts Pavilion

Dr. H. Lewis Batts, Jr. and Jean M. Batts Pavilion

Thanks to a generous grant from the Irving S. Gilmore Foundation, this new multi-purpose, off-grid pavilion was built during 2016 and officially dedicated on October 25, 2016. The grant also enabled the infrastructure improvements including a barrier free trail, composting toilet, and improved parking lot with a bus loop.

Please stop by and visit! 

Groups affiliated with Kalamazoo College can request to reserve the Batts Pavilion through the EMS facility calendar. 

Did you hear? The Batts Pavilion (through Lord Aeck Sargent) was awarded an American Institute of Architects Huron Valley Sustainable Design Award!

  • View of the Batts Pavilion in fall
  • Solar panels in the field by the pavilion
  • Ribbon cutting at the dedication of the Batts Pavilion
  • Batts Pavilion with the doors open
  • Sign in the Pavilion that reads "Dr. H Lewis Batts Jr '43 and Jean M. Batts '43 Pavilion. A nationally known environmentalist, Dr. Batts taught ecology and Ornithology at Kalamazoo College from 1950-1977
  • Inside the multi purpose room of the pavilion
  • Roof of the pavilion while looking up
  • Inside of the open air section of the pavilion
  • Welcome sign and large map of the arboretum in the parking lot
  • View of the parking lot from the entrance trail
  • Back side of the welcome sign in the parking lot that lists donors and a short history of Lillian Anderson
  • Composting toilet
  • Recycled asphalt with a bench
  • Recycled asphalt path in the Arboretum