This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Connecticut.
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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 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 Connecticut Outdoor and Environmental Education Association
External links Map of Connecticut nature centers and environmental education centers