List of nature centers in Connecticut

This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Connecticut.

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See also: List of nature centers in the United States

Name	Location	County	Summary
Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center	Ansonia	New Haven	website, town owned and operated 150-acre park and nature center
Audubon Center at Bent of the River	Southbury	New Haven	website, part of the National Audubon Society, 610 acres with 15 miles of trails
Audubon Greenwich	Greenwich	Fairfield	website, part of the National Audubon Society, main sanctuary is 285 acres with 7 miles of trails
Barnes Nature Center	Bristol	Hartford	website, operated by the Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut
Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens	Stamford	Fairfield	Contains 91 acres (37 hectares) of parkland, gardens, landscapes and hiking trails
Bauer Park	Madison	New Haven	website, 65 acre park and former farm
Bushy Hill Nature Center	Essex	Middlesex	website, over 700 acres
Chatfield Hollow State Park	Killingworth	Middlesex	356 acres, Oak Lodge Nature Center open seasonally
Connecticut Audubon Society Birdcraft Museum and Sanctuary	Fairfield	Fairfield	Operated by Connecticut Audubon, 6 acres, natural history museum
Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Fairfield	Fairfield	Fairfield	Operated by Connecticut Audubon, 152 acres with 7 miles of trails
Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Glastonbury	Glastonbury	Hartford	website, operated by Connecticut Audubon, adjacent to the 48-acre town-owned Earle Park, focus is Connecticut River ecosystem
Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point	Milford	New Haven	Operated by Connecticut Audubon, located on an 8.4-acre (34,000 m2) barrier beach and situated next to the 840-acre Charles Wheeler Salt Marsh and Wildlife Management Area
Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret	Pomfret	Windham	website, operated by Connecticut Audubon, adjacent 702-acre Baffin Sanctuary, also hosts art exhibits
Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Trail Wood	Hampton	Windham	website, operated by Connecticut Audubon, 168 acres, former home of author Edwin Way Teale
Darien Nature Center	Darien	Fairfield	website, located in 26-acre Cherry Lawn Park
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center	Mystic	New London	website, maintains 77 acres with 8 miles of trails from the Denison Homestead
Earthplace	Westport	Fairfield	62 acre sanctuary with 2 miles of trails, natural history museum
Eleanor Buck Wolf Nature Center	Wethersfield	Hartford	website, operated by the Town
Flanders Nature Center	Woodbury	Litchfield	website, protects 2,000 acres of open space in several towns including seven nature preserves and sanctuaries
Goodwin Forest Conservation Education Center	Hampton	Windham	Operated by the CT DEEP in the 2000-acre James L. Goodwin State Forest
Henry Hamel Environmental Center	Seymour	New Haven	website, operated by the Seymour Land Trust
Highstead Arboretum	West Redding	Fairfield	Over 100 acres and 2 miles of trails, open to members
Hungerford Park (Connecticut)	Berlin	Hartford	website, a demonstration farm, exotic animals, trails, and science exhibits; operated by the New Britain Youth Museum
Indian Rock Nature Preserve	Bristol	Hartford	website, operated by the Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut, open only for scheduled groups and programs
Kellogg Environmental Center	Derby	New Haven	website, operated by the CT DEEP, offers workshops, exhibits, nature activities, and lectures for the general public
Meigs Point Nature Center	Madison	New Haven	Located at Hammonasset Beach State Park, open year round
New Canaan Nature Center	New Canaan	Fairfield	40 acres
New Pond Farm	Redding	Fairfield	website, 102 acres with small working farm
Northwest Park Nature Center	Windsor	Hartford	473 acres, features natural history, geology and meteorology exhibits, adjacent barn with farm animals
Platt Nature Center	Killingworth	Middlesex	website, 9 acres
Pratt Center	New Milford	Litchfield	website, 201 acres
Oak Grove Nature Center	Manchester	Hartford	52 acres, open for programs by the Lutz Children's Museum
Old Quarry Nature Center	Danbury	Fairfield	website, 80 acres, building open for programs
Riverbound Farm	Cheshire	New Haven	Quinnipiac Valley Audubon Society, 23 acres, center open once a month
Roaring Brook Nature Center	Canton	Hartford	website, adjacent to the 165-acre Werner's Woods state preserve, affiliated with The Children's Museum, Connecticut
Rocky Neck State Park	East Lyme	New London	710 acre park and beach, small nature center open seasonally
Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area	Burlington	Hartford	website, 700-acre state preserve, conservation education programs
Sharon Audubon Center	Sharon	Litchfield	1,200 acres, includes a raptor aviary, herb garden, bird and butterfly garden, and a sugarhouse
Sherwood Island State Park Nature Center	Westport	Fairfield	Open seasonally, 234-acre park and beach, tidal wetlands on Long Island Sound
Shoreline Outdoor Education Center	North Guilford	New Haven	website, located on 6 acres of town property
Soundwaters	Stamford	Fairfield	website, education about Long Island Sound, located in Cove Island Park
Stamford Museum and Nature Center	Stamford	Fairfield	118 acres, art, history and nature museum, 10 acre working farm; trails connect to the Bartlett Arboretum
Stratton Brook State Park	Simsbury	Hartford	Nature center is open seasonally
Trumbull Nature & Arts Center	Trumbull	Fairfield	website
Webb Mountain Discovery Zone	Monroe	Fairfield	171 acres, outdoor learning center, owned by the town
Westmoor Park	West Hartford	Hartford	162 acres, self-funded, features demonstration farm
West Rock Nature Center	New Haven	New Haven	website, operated by the City, 43 acres on West Rock Ridge
White Memorial Conservation Center	Litchfield	Litchfield	4,000 acre-preserve, nature museum
Woodcock Nature Center	Wilton	Fairfield	149 acres with 5 miles of trails including boardwalks and viewing platforms, preserve and trails open to the public year round, self-funded, public programs, and summer camps

Resources

• Connecticut Outdoor and Environmental Education Association

External links

• Map of Connecticut nature centers and environmental education centers