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 | website, town owned and operated 150-acre park and nature center | ||
| New Haven | Part of the National Audubon Society, 700 acres with 15 miles of trails | ||
| 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 | website, operated by the City, partnership with the Barnard Environmental Magnet School across the street, focus is the West River | |
| Barnes Nature Center | website, operated by the Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut | ||
| Fairfield | Contains 91 acres (37 hectares) of parkland, gardens, landscapes and hiking trails | ||
| Bauer Park | New Haven | website, 65 acre park and former farm | |
| Brookfield Nature Center | Fairfield | website, 16 acre park and former farm with walking trails and brook | |
| Bushy Hill Nature Center | website, over 700 acres | ||
| Middlesex | 356 acres, Oak Lodge Nature Center open seasonally | ||
| Fairfield | Operated by Connecticut Audubon, 6 acres, natural history museum | ||
| Fairfield | Operated by Connecticut Audubon, 152 acres with 7 miles of trails | ||
| Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Glastonbury | Hartford | Adjacent to the 48-acre town-owned Earle Park, focus is Connecticut River ecosystem | |
| 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 | Adjacent 702-acre Bafflin Sanctuary, also hosts art exhibits | ||
| Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Trail Wood | Windham | 168 acres, former home of author Edwin Way Teale | |
| Darien Nature Center | Fairfield | website, located in 26-acre Cherry Lawn Park | |
| Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center | website, maintains 77 acres with 8 miles of trails from the Denison Homestead | ||
| Fairfield | 62 acre sanctuary with 2 miles of trails, natural history museum | ||
| Eleanor Buck Wolf Nature Center | Hartford | website, operated by the Town | |
| Protects 2,000 acres of open space in several towns including seven nature preserves and sanctuaries | |||
| Windham | Operated by the CT DEEP in the 2000-acre James L. Goodwin State Forest | ||
| Henry Hamel Environmental Center | New Haven | website, operated by the Seymour Land Trust | |
| Fairfield | Over 100 acres and 2 miles of trails, open to members | ||
| Hungerford Nature Center | Hartford | website, a demonstration farm, exotic animals, trails, and science exhibits; operated by the New Britain Youth Museum | |
| New Haven | website, operated by the CT DEEP, offers workshops, exhibits, nature activities, and lectures for the general public | ||
| New Haven | Located at Hammonasset Beach State Park, open year round | ||
| Fairfield | 40 acres | ||
| New Pond Farm | Fairfield | website, 102 acres with small working farm | |
| Hartford | 473 acres, features natural history, geology and meteorology exhibits, adjacent barn with farm animals | ||
| Platt Nature Center | Middlesex | website, 9 acres | |
| Pratt Nature Center | Litchfield | website, 201 acres | |
| Hartford | 52 acres, open for programs by the Lutz Children's Museum | ||
| Old Quarry Nature Center | Fairfield | 80 acres | |
| Riverbound Farm | New Haven | Quinnipiac Valley Audubon Society, 23 acres, center open once a month | |
| Hartford | website, adjacent to the 165-acre Werner's Woods state preserve, affiliated with The Children's Museum, Connecticut | ||
| New London | 710 acre park and beach, small nature center open seasonally | ||
| Hartford | 771-acre state preserve, conservation education programs | ||
| Litchfield | 1,200 acres, includes a raptor aviary, herb garden, bird and butterfly garden, and a sugarhouse | ||
| Fairfield | Open seasonally, 234-acre park and beach, tidal wetlands on Long Island Sound | ||
| Shoreline Outdoor Education Center | New Haven | website, located on 6 acres of town property | |
| Soundwaters | Stamford | Fairfield | website, education about Long Island Sound, located in Cove Island Park |
| Fairfield | 118 acres, art, history and nature museum, 10 acre working farm; trails connect to the Bartlett Arboretum | ||
| Hartford | Nature center is open seasonally | ||
| Trumbull Nature & Arts Center | Fairfield | website | |
| Fairfield | 171 acres, outdoor learning center, owned by the town | ||
| Hartford | 162 acres, self-funded, features demonstration farm | ||
| West Rock Nature Center | New Haven | website, operated by the City, 43 acres on West Rock Ridge | |
| Litchfield | 4,000 acre-preserve, nature museum | ||
| 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 | ||