List of nature centers in New York explained

See also: List of nature centers in the United States.

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

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List

Name	Location	County	Region	Summary
				Managed by the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 236 acres
				Exhibits and activities about the 3,200-acre inland pine barrens preserve
				655 acre park with live animals, museum exhibits, library
Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center				150 acres, operated by the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County
			Mid-Hudson	374 acres, features cluster of 18th and 19th century craft shops, farm, focus on outdoor and environmental education, art, science and living history
		Erie	Western New York	633-acre park, center operated by the National Audubon Society in partnership with the Buffalo Audubon Society
Audubon Community Nature Center			Western New York	600 acres
			Central New York	180 acres
		Erie	Western New York	950 acres, center open Friday-Sunday
			Central New York	661 acres, operated by the County
Beaver Meadow Audubon Center			Western New York	324 acres, operated by Buffalo Audubon Society
			Mid-Hudson	Part of the Belleayre Mountain resort, operated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in the summer
			New York City	Interpretive center for the 843-acre Central Park
Brookville Outdoor and Environmental Education Center				operated by Nassau BOCES
			New York City	236-acre city park with nature center
			Long Island	543 acres, features a nature museum
Caumsett Outdoor and Environmental Education Center		Suffolk	Long Island	operated by Nassau BOCES in Caumsett State Historic Park
			Central New York	Part of the Ithaca Discovery Trail, 120 acres, features a six-story tree house and a seasonal butterfly garden
Center for Science Teaching and Learning		Nassau	Long Island	17 acre Tanglewood Preserve with butterfly garden, mini-zoo and museum
Center for the Urban River at Beczak			Lower Hudson	Hudson River interpretive center, tidal marsh and 2-acre park, operated by Sarah Lawrence College and the Hudson River Valley Environmental Education Institute at the former Beczak Environmental Education Center
Chip Holt Nature Center			Western New York	located on Conesus Lake in Vitale Park, co-sponsored by the Town
			Central New York	377 acres, nature center is operated by the Council of Park Friends
		Staten Island	New York City	260 acre nature preserve and interpretive center
		Nassau	Long Island	Trout hatchery and education center about the freshwater ecosystems of New York
		Suffolk	Long Island	3,473 acres, features the Long Island Environmental Interpretive Center
			Lower Hudson	270-acre tidal marsh
			Central New York	226-acre Sapsucker Woods Sanctuary, part of the Ithaca Discovery Trail, natural history, observation and conservation of birds
		Westchester	Lower Hudson	190 acres, operated by the County
		Westchester	Lower Hudson	508 acres, operated by the County
				127-acre park, center open for programs and by appointment
			Western New York	900 acre preserve, operated by the Rochester Museum and Science Center
Dana Discovery Center				operated by the City in the Harlem region of Central Park
			Capital District	594 acre park with environmental education programs
Dyson College Nature Center			Lower Hudson	center for environmental education, operated by Pace University
		Westchester	Lower Hudson	179 acres, operated by the County
				Operated by the State in Thompson's Lake State Park
Eric Humphrey Nature Center				14,427 acres (58.4 km), open daily, year-round nature programming, operated by the State in Letchworth State Park
Finch Hollow Nature Center				operated by the County, natural history museum and education center, 1 mile trail
				450 acres, operated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
				538-acre city park, center open by appointment
Forsyth Nature Center			Mid-Hudson	supported by the Friends of Forsyth Nature Center and the City of Kingston Parks and Recreation Department
			New York City	30-acre park, visitor center exhibits and nature programs
			Western New York	Open in the summer
			New York City	60-acre park, visitor center with weekend environmental education programs
		Nassau	Long Island	exhibits on Long Island and state geology, Native American archaeology, 62 acre preserve
		Monroe	Western New York	19th-century living history museum covering more than 600 acres, includes an art gallery and nature center that is open only on weekends in January and February
Genesee County Park Interpretive Nature Center			Western New York	430 acres, operated by the County
Greenbelt Nature Center			New York City	located in the 844-acre LaTourette Park
Greenburgh Nature Center		Westchester	Lower Hudson	33-acre nature preserve with trails, a pond and gardens
Hansen Nature Center		Monroe	Western New York	located in the 68-acre Tinker Nature Park
Helmer Nature Center		Monroe	Western New York	45 acres, operated by the West Irondequoit Central School District
High Rock Nature Center			New York City	operated by the City in 94-acre High Rock Park, open by appointment
		St. Lawrence		Open in the summer
Hoyt Farm Nature Center		Suffolk	Long Island	operated by the Town as part of Hoyt Farm Nature Preserve
	Cornwall		Mid-Hudson	two locations, the Wildlife Education Center with exhibits and live animals and the Outdoor Discovery Center with trails
Indian Creek Nature Center		St. Lawrence	Adirondack Region	about 350 acres, trails and education in the Upper and Lower Lakes Wildlife Management Area, operated by North Country Conservation-Education Associates
				196 acres, open to the public on weekends from April through October
			Western New York	10,828 acres, exhibits and nature programs offered at the Visitor Contact Station in partnership with the Buffalo Audubon Society, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Friends of Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge
Kaler's Pond Nature Center		Suffolk	Long Island	open seasonally
Kathryn W. Davis Riverwalk Center		Westchester	Lower Hudson	Hudson River environment and art programs, adjacent to Kingsland Point Park, operated by the Hudson River Valley Environmental Education Institute
		Westchester	Lower Hudson	40 acres, operated by the County
			Central New York	400 acres
Lloyd and Carol Bull Nature Center		Herkimer	Central New York	part of Herkimer County Community College
Madden Outdoor Education Center			Lower Hudson	120 acres, operated by Putnam-Northern Westchester BOCES
Marine Nature Study Area		Nassau	Long Island	52 acre preserve devoted to environmental education and natural history
Marshlands Conservancy		Westchester	Lower Hudson	operated by the County, 147 acres
		Monroe	Western New York	2,500 acres, operated by the County
				Locate in Wellesley Island State Park
			Mid-Hudson	21,106 acres, nature center is open on weekends seasonally
			Mid-Hudson	over 7,000 acres, exhibits and programs at the Visitor Center
Montezuma Audubon Center			Western New York	198 acres, operated by Audubon New York and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in the Northern Montezuma Wildlife Management Area
Mud Creek Environmental Learning Center				operated by the Columbia County Soil & Water Conservation District
				Located in Pelham Bay Park, open seasonally
			Adirondack Region	Operated by Paul Smith's College, about 2,700 acres
			Adirondack Region	natural history museum and 125 preserve
Pfeiffer Nature Center			Western New York	648 acres in 2 properties
			New York City	585-acre park, center is a partnership between the Prospect Park Alliance and Audubon New York
		Suffolk	Long Island	305 acres, managed by the Southampton Township Wildfowl Association, includes Charles Banks Belt Nature Center
Red House Nature Center at Inlet Pond County Park		Suffolk	Long Island	operated by the North Fork Audubon Society in the 55-acre county park
		Erie	Western New York	Operated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 292 acres
		St. Lawrence	Adirondack Region	Nature center being rebuilt
		Rockland	Lower Hudson	Nature center open in the summer
			Western New York	includes the Roger Tory Peterson Art Gallery and his personal library
Rogers Environmental Education Center				600 acres owned by the state, center operated by the Friends of Rogers
Rye Nature Center		Westchester	Lower Hudson	47 acres, city-owned facility supported by the Friends of Rye Nature Center
				Located in 798-acre Marine Park, operated by the Salt Marsh Alliance
			Mid-Hudson	4,600 acres, features the Sam’s Point Conservation Center, managed by the Nature Conservancy
				Operated by the state in 2,357-acre Grafton Lakes State Park, open occasionally
Sheldrake Environmental Center		Westchester	Lower Hudson	60 acres, located on Sheldrake Lake
	Bridgehampton	Suffolk	Long Island	70 acres, natural history museum, live animals
South Shore Nature Center		Suffolk	Long Island	200 acres, operated by the Seatuck Environmental Center, Orr Wildlife Learning Center open on weekends
Spencer Crest Nature Center	Corning			250 acres, operated by Corning Community College
Sterling Nature Center	Sterling			1,428 acres on 2 county-owned sites, operated by the Friends of Sterling Nature Center
			Mid-Hudson	1000+ acre working farm and environmental education center, operated by the Stony Kill Foundation
		Suffolk	Long Island	70 acres, operated by the Seatuck Environmental Center at the Scully Estate
Sweetbriar Nature Center		Suffolk	Long Island	54 acres
			Lower Hudson	Operated by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation in 14,086-acre Clarence Fahnestock State Park
Tanglewood Nature Center & Museum
		Westchester	Lower Hudson	834-acre preserve located in the towns of Yorktown, Cortland and New Castle
		Nassau	Long Island	10,034-acre park, displays about marine habitats including the South Shore Estuary Reserve, the seashore and the dune environment
Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center		Nassau	Long Island	website, 12 acres, operated by Audubon New York
		Erie	Western New York	website, 264 acres, operated by the Buffalo Museum of Science
Trailside Nature Museum		Westchester	Lower Hudson	operated by the County, collection of mounted animals, American Indian artifacts, educational exhibits, interactive displays, and nature-oriented artwork, situated on the 4,400-acre Ward Pound Ridge Reservation
Twin Cedars Environmental Area			Western New York	59 acres, operated by the State, outdoor facilities only^[1]
Up Yonda Farm			Adirondack Region	73 acres, operated by Warren County Parks and Recreation
			New York City	1,146-acre park, center open seasonally
		Nassau	Long Island	Sailing and marine environmental education center
Waterman Conservation Education Center				96 acre main site, manages four sites in the Tioga County area and one site in the Broome County area
Weinberg Nature Center		Westchester	Lower Hudson	10 acres, part of Scarsdale Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department
		Suffolk	Long Island	2,550 acres, visitor center exhibits and programs
Westmoreland Sanctuary		Westchester	Lower Hudson	640 acre wildlife preserve and museum
				Formerly the Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks, 81 acres, natural history museum and education center
		Erie	Western New York

Defunct nature centers

• Marty McGuire Environmental Museum at Dyson College Nature Center, Pleasantville, converted into the Marty McGuire Environmental Lab^[2]

See also

• List of museums in New York
• List of nature centers in the United States
• List of New York state parks

External links

• NY State Department of Environmental Conservation: Nature Centers
• Google map of nature centers and environmental education centers in New York

Notes and References

1. Web site: Twin Cedars Environmental Area. I Love the Finger Lakes. 27 January 2016.
2. Web site: Environmental Museum to be Converted into Lab; Students Begin Petitioning. The Pace Chronicle. 25 August 2017. February 4, 2017.