This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Maine.
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See also: List of nature centers in the United States.
| Name | Location | County | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta Nature Education Center | 175 acres with 5 miles of trails, operated by the Augusta Nature Club[1] | ||
| Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center | website, operated seasonally by the Pemaquid Watershed Association at Pemaquid Beach Park | ||
| 200-acre preserve, 19th-century historic house museum and modern nature center | |||
| website, over 1,600 acres, center open seasonally, operated by Maine Audubon | |||
| East Point Audubon Sanctuary | website, A short walk provides views of Saco Bay and the Gulf of Maine, operated by Maine Audubon | ||
| Residential and traveling environmental education programs | |||
| York | website, 127 acres[2] | ||
| Fields Pond Audubon Center | website, 192 acres, operated by Maine Audubon | ||
| Gilsland Farm Audubon Center | website, 65 acres, operated by Maine Audubon | ||
| Hamilton Audubon Sanctuary | website, 93 acres with 2.75 miles of trails, operated by Maine Audubon | ||
| Hidden Valley Nature Center | website, over 1,000 acres with 25 miles of trails, operated by the Midcoast Conservancy | ||
| 330 acres, plus a 30-acre mainland parcel to comprise Todd Wildlife Sanctuary, features Audubon Camp in Maine operated by the National Audubon Society | |||
| Josephine Newman Audubon Sanctuary | website, 119 acres, operated by Maine Audubon | ||
| Cumberland | website, 65 acres, state-operated zoo of native wildlife, trails, environmental education programs | ||
| Mast Landing Audubon Sanctuary | https://www.maineaudubon.org/visit/mast-landing/ website], 140 acres along the Harraseeket River estuary, operated by Maine Audubon | ||
| Merryspring Nature Center | website, 66-acre park, garden and education center in Camden and Rockport | ||
| About 8,000 acres in two sections separated by Webb Lake | |||
| Seabird conservation work of the National Audubon Society, live video feed from Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge | |||
| Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center | Cumberland | website, operated by Maine Audubon, programs and access to the state-owned 3,100-acre Scarborough Marsh | |
| Sebago Lake Ecology Center | Cumberland | website, operated by the Portland Water District, 1,700-acre Sebago Lake Land Reserve | |
| 6,000 acres of lake, islands and shoreline with a large number of wilderness campsites | |||
| Kennebec | 224 acres, botanical garden and arboretum, visitor center and environmental education programs | ||
| York | 2,250 acres, operated by the Wells Reserve and the Laudholm Trust | ||