This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Maine.
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| Name | Location | County | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta Nature Education Center | Augusta | Kennebec | 175 acres with 5 miles of trails, operated by the Augusta Nature Club [1] |
| Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center | Bristol | Lincoln | website, operated seasonally by the Pemaquid Watershed Association at Pemaquid Beach Park |
| Birdsacre: Stanwood Wildlife Sanctuary | Ellsworth | Hancock | 200-acre preserve, 19th-century historic house museum and modern nature center |
| Borestone Mountain Audubon Sanctuary | Monson | Piscataquis | website, over 1,600 acres, center open seasonally, operated by Maine Audubon |
| East Point Audubon Sanctuary | Biddeford | York | website, A short walk provides views of Saco Bay and the Gulf of Maine, operated by Maine Audubon |
| The Ecology School | Saco | York | Residential and traveling environmental education programs |
| Ferry Beach State Park | Saco | York | website, 127 acres [2] |
| Fields Pond Audubon Center | Holden | Penobscot | website, 192 acres, operated by Maine Audubon |
| Gilsland Farm Audubon Center | Falmouth | Cumberland | website, 65 acres, operated by Maine Audubon |
| Hamilton Audubon Sanctuary | West Bath | Sagadahoc | website, 93 acres with 2.75 miles of trails, operated by Maine Audubon |
| Hidden Valley Nature Center | Jefferson | Lincoln | website, over 1,000 acres with 25 miles of trails, operated by the Midcoast Conservancy |
| Hog Island | Bremen | Lincoln | 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 | Georgetown | Sagadahoc | website, 119 acres, operated by Maine Audubon |
| Maine Wildlife Park | Gray | Cumberland | website, 65 acres, state-operated zoo of native wildlife, trails, environmental education programs |
| Mast Landing Audubon Sanctuary | Freeport | Cumberland | https://www.maineaudubon.org/visit/mast-landing/ website], 140 acres along the Harraseeket River estuary, operated by Maine Audubon |
| Merryspring Nature Center | Camden | Knox | website, 66-acre park, garden and education center in Camden and Rockport |
| Mount Blue State Park Nature Center | Weld | Franklin | About 8,000 acres in two sections separated by Webb Lake |
| Project Puffin Visitor Center | Rockland | Knox | Seabird conservation work of the National Audubon Society, live video feed from Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge |
| Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center | Scarborough | Cumberland | website, operated by Maine Audubon, programs and access to the state-owned 3,100-acre Scarborough Marsh |
| Sebago Lake Ecology Center | Standish | Cumberland | website, operated by the Portland Water District, 1,700-acre Sebago Lake Land Reserve |
| Stephen Phillips Memorial Preserve | Mooselookmeguntic Lake | Franklin | 6,000 acres of lake, islands and shoreline with a large number of wilderness campsites |
| Viles Arboretum | Augusta | Kennebec | 224 acres, botanical garden and arboretum, visitor center and environmental education programs |
| Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve | Wells | York | 2,250 acres, operated by the Wells Reserve and the Laudholm Trust |