List of nature centers in Connecticut

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Connecticut Nature Centers (Hover mouse over pog to popup clickable link)

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

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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 | Part of the National Audubon Society, 700 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
Barnard Nature Center at West River Memorial Park | New Haven | New Haven | website, operated by the City, partnership with the Barnard Environmental Magnet School across the street, focus is the West River
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
Brookfield Nature Center | Brookfield | Fairfield | website, 16 acre park and former farm with walking trails and brook
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 | 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 E. Wheeler Wildlife Management Area
Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret | Pomfret | Windham | Adjacent 702-acre Bafflin Sanctuary, also hosts art exhibits
Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Trail Wood | Hampton | Windham | 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 & Land Trust | Woodbury | Litchfield | 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 Nature Center | Berlin | Hartford | website, a demonstration farm, exotic animals, trails, and science exhibits; operated by the New Britain Youth Museum
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 Nature 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 | 80 acres
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 | 771-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 | website 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

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* Connecticut Outdoor and Environmental Education Association

## External links

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* Map of Connecticut nature centers and environmental education centers

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Protected areas of Connecticut

National Park Service|

* Weir Farm National Historical Park

National Wildlife Refuges|

* Silvio O. Conte
* Stewart B. McKinney

National Trails|

* Appalachian Trail
* New England National Scenic Trail
* Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route

Wild and Scenic Rivers|

* Ashaway River
* Eightmile River
* Farmington River
* Green Fall River
* Housatonic River
* Pawcatuck River
* Salmon Brook
* Shunock River
* Wood River

State Parks|

* Above All
* Air Line
* Beaver Brook
* Becket Hill State Park Reserve
* Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument
* Bennett's Pond
* Bigelow Hollow
* Black Rock
* Bluff Point
* Bolton Notch
* Brainard Homestead
* Burr Pond
* Camp Columbia
* Campbell Falls
* Chatfield Hollow
* Collis P. Huntington
* Connecticut Valley Railroad
* Dart Island State Park
* Day Pond
* Dennis Hill
* Devil's Hopyard
* Dinosaur
* Eagle Landing
* Farm River
* Farmington Canal
* Fort Griswold Battlefield
* Fort Trumbull
* Gardner Lake
* Gay City
* George Dudley Seymour
* George Waldo
* Gillette Castle
* Haddam Island
* Haddam Meadows
* Haley Farm
* Hammonasset Beach
* Harkness Memorial
* Haystack Mountain
* Higganum Reservoir
* Hop River State Park Trail
* Hopemead
* Hopeville Pond
* Horse Guard
* Housatonic Meadows
* Humaston Brook
* Hurd
* Indian Well
* John A. Minetto
* Kent Falls
* Kettletown
* Killingly Pond
* Lake Waramaug
* Lamentation Mountain
* Larkin State Park Trail
* Lovers Leap
* Macedonia Brook
* Machimoodus
* Mansfield Hollow
* Mashamoquet Brook
* Mianus River
* Millers Pond
* Minnie Island
* Mohawk Mountain
* Mono Pond
* Moosup Valley State Park Trail
* Mooween
* Mount Bushnell
* Mount Riga
* Mount Tom
* Old Furnace
* Osbornedale
* Penwood
* Platt Hill
* Pomeroy
* Putnam Memorial
* Quaddick
* Quinebaug Lake
* Quinnipiac River
* River Highlands
* Rocky Glen
* Rocky Neck
* Ross Pond
* Salt Rock State Campground
* Satan's Kingdom State Recreation Area
* Scantic River
* Selden Neck
* Seth Low Pierrepont
* Sherwood Island
* Silver Sands
* Sleeping Giant
* Southford Falls
* Squantz Pond
* Stillwater Pond
* Stoddard Hill
* Stratton Brook
* Sunnybrook
* Sunrise
* Talcott Mountain
* Tri-Mountain
* Trout Brook Valley
* Wadsworth Falls
* West Rock Ridge
* Wharton Brook
* Whittemore Glen
* Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail
* Windsor Meadows
* Wooster Mountain

State Forests|

* Algonquin
* American Legion
* Centennial Watershed
* Cockaponset
* Enders
* James L. Goodwin
* Housatonic
* Massacoe
* Mattatuck
* Meshomasic
* Mohawk
* Mohegan
* Nassahegon
* Natchaug
* Nathan Hale
* Naugatuck
* Nehantic
* Nepaug
* Nipmuck
* Nye-Holman
* Pachaug
* Paugnut
* Paugussett
* People's
* Pootatuck
* Quaddick
* Salmon River
* Shenipsit
* Topsmead
* Tunxis
* Wyantenock

Wildlife Management Areas|

* Aldo Leopold WMA
* Assekonk WMA
* Babcock Pond WMA
* Barber Pond WMA
* Barn Island WMA
* Bartlett Brook WMA
* Bear Hill WMA
* Belding WMA
* Bishops Swamp WMA
* Black Pond WMA
* Candlewood Hill WMA
* Cedar Swamp WMA
* Charles E. Wheeler WMA
* Cromwell Meadows WMA
* Durham Meadows WMA
* East River Marsh WMA
* East Swamp WMA
* Eightmile River WMA
* Franklin Swamp WMA
* Goshen WMA
* Great Harbor WMA
* Higganum Meadows WMA
* Housatonic River WMA
* King's Island Coop WMA
* Kollar WMA
* Larson Lot WMA
* Little River Fish and Wildlife Area
* Lord's Cove WMA
* Maromas Coop WMA
* Meadow Brook WMA
* Menunketesuck WMA
* Messerschmidt WMA
* Newgate WMA
* Nod Brook WMA
* Nott Island WMA
* Pease Brook WMA
* Plum Bank WMA
* Quinebaug River WMA
* Quinnipiac River Marsh WMA
* Ragged Rock WMA
* Raymond Brook Marsh WMA
* Robbins Swamp WMA
* Roger Tory Peterson Wildlife Area
* Roraback WMA
* Rose Hill WMA
* Ross Marsh WMA
* Salmon River Cove and Haddam Neck WMA
* Sessions Woods WMA
* Simsbury WMA
* Skiff Mountain Coop WMA
* James V. Spignesi WMA
* Stanley Works WMA
* Suffield WMA
* Talbot WMA
* Tankerhoosen WMA
* Wangunk Meadows WMA
* Wopowog WMA
* Zemko Pond WMA

Reservoirs|

* Aspetuck Reservoir
* Barkhamsted Reservoir
* Beaver Dam Lake
* Candlewood Lake
* Easton Reservoir
* Far Mill Reservoir
* Hemlock Reservoir
* Hop Brook Lake
* Lake Lillinonah
* Mansfield Hollow Lake
* Means Brook
* Saugatuck Reservoir
* Trap Falls Reservoir
* West Hartford Reservoir
* West Pequonnock Reservoir
* Lake Zoar

Private|

* Aspetuck Land Trust
* Aton Forest
* Audubon Center at Bent of the River
* Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens
* Bear Mountain
* Beckley Bog
* Branford Land Trust
* Case Mountain
* Cathedral Pines
* Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Fairfield
* Connecticut College Arboretum
* Devil's Den Preserve
* Earthplace
* Great Mountain Forest
* Higby Mountain
* Highstead Arboretum
* Joshua's Tract Conservation and Historic Trust
* McLean Game Refuge
* New Canaan Nature Center
* Peter's Rock
* Pine Mountain Reserve
* Saltonstall Mountain
* Stamford Museum & Nature Center
* Steep Rock Association
* Weantinoge Heritage Land Trust
* White Memorial Foundation
* Woodcock Nature Center
* Yale-Myers Forest

Trails|

* American Legion State Forest Trails
* Aspetuck Valley Trail
* Blue-Blazed Trails
* Chatfield Trail
* Hancock Brook Trail
* Housatonic Range Trail
* Lillinonah Trail
* Mattabesett Trail
* Menunkatuck Trail
* Metacomet Trail
* Narragansett Trail
* Natchaug Trail
* Naugatuck Trail
* Nehantic Trail
* Nipmuck Trail
* Paugussett Trail
* Pequot Trail
* Quinnipiac Trail
* Regicides Trail
* Salmon River Trail
* Shenipsit Trail
* Tunxis Trail
* Westwoods Trails
* Whitestone Cliffs Trail
* Zoar Trail

Nature centers|

* List of nature centers in Connecticut

Local Government
Forest/Parks|

* Bear Mountain Reservation
* Beardsley Park
* Burr Farm Protected Open Space
* East Rock Park
* Gurski Farm Protected Open Space
* Happy Landings Protected Open Space
* Lighthouse Point Park
* Lillinonah Woods
* Mill River Park
* Old Bridge Sanctuary
* Pleasure Beach
* Roosevelt Forest
* Salt Meadow Park
* Seaside Park
* Webb Mountain Discovery Zone
* Webb Mountain Park

* Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

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Nature centers in the United States

* Alabama
* Alaska
* Arizona
* Arkansas
* California
* Colorado
* Connecticut
* Delaware
* District of Columbia
* Florida
* Georgia
* Hawaii
* Idaho
* Illinois
* Indiana
* Iowa
* Kansas
* Kentucky
* Louisiana
* Maine
* Maryland
* Massachusetts
* Michigan
* Minnesota
* Mississippi
* Missouri
* Montana
* Nebraska
* Nevada
* New Hampshire
* New Jersey
* New Mexico
* New York
* North Carolina
* North Dakota
* Ohio
* Oklahoma
* Oregon
* Pennsylvania
* Rhode Island
* South Carolina
* South Dakota
* Tennessee
* Texas
* Utah
* Vermont
* Virginia
* Washington
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin
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Nature centers in Connecticut

Fairfield County|

* Audubon Greenwich
* Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens
* Brookfield Nature Center
* Connecticut Audubon Society Birdcraft Museum and Sanctuary
* Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Fairfield
* Darien Nature Center
* Earthplace
* Highstead Arboretum
* New Canaan Nature Center
* New Pond Farm
* Old Quarry Nature Center
* Sherwood Island State Park
* Soundwaters
* Stamford Museum & Nature Center
* Trumbull Nature & Arts Center
* Webb Mountain Discovery Zone
* Woodcock Nature Center

Hartford County|

* Barnes Nature Center
* Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Glastonbury
* Eleanor Buck Wolf Nature Center
* Holcomb Farm
* Indian Rock Nature Preserve
* Northwest Park Nature Center
* Oak Grove Nature Center
* Roaring Brook Nature Center
* Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area
* Stratton Brook State Park
* Westmoor Park

Litchfield County|

* Flanders Nature Center
* Pratt Center
* Sharon Audubon Center
* White Memorial Conservation Center

Middlesex County|

* Bushy Hill Nature Center
* Chatfield Hollow State Park
* Platt Nature Center

New Haven County|

* Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center
* Audubon Center at Bent of the River
* Bauer Park
* Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point
* Henry Hamel Environmental Center
* Kellogg Environmental Center
* Meigs Point Nature Center
* Riverbound Farm
* Shoreline Outdoor Education Center
* West Rock Nature Center

New London County|

* Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center
* Rocky Neck State Park

Windham County|

* Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret
* Goodwin Forest Conservation Education Center

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