This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of New Hampshire, United States.
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Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
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Amoskeag Fishways | Manchester | Hillsborough | Merrimack Valley | website, 130 acres (53 ha), environmental education center about the Merrimack River watershed, operated by New Hampshire Audubon, the State and the USFWS, located at Amoskeag Falls |
Bear Brook State Park | Allenstown | Merrimack | Merrimack Valley | Over 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) extending into Deerfield, Hooksett, and Candia, small 4-H nature center |
Beaver Brook Association | Hollis | Hillsborough | Merrimack Valley | 2,100 acres (850 ha) located in Hollis, Brookline, and Milford, New Hampshire, education center |
Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve | Greenland | Rockingham | Seacoast | Great Bay Discovery Center features exhibits about the estuary's natural history, salt marsh farming, salmon migration, plankton, tides and research |
Harris Center for Conservation Education | Hancock | Hillsborough | Monadnock | website, land trust and education center, over 16 miles (26 km) of trails |
Loon Center | Moultonborough | Carroll | Lakes | website, exhibits, education and research about the state's common loons and other wildlife, 200-acre (81 ha) Markus Wildlife Sanctuary, operated by the Loon Preservation Committee |
Margret and H.A. Rey Center | Waterville Valley | Grafton | White Mountains | Programs in nature, art, science, astronomy, art gallery |
Massabesic Audubon Center | Auburn | Rockingham | Merrimack Valley | website, 130 acres (53 ha), operated by New Hampshire Audubon |
McLane Center | Concord | Merrimack | Merrimack Valley | website, 20 acres (8.1 ha), headquarters of New Hampshire Audubon |
Nature Discovery Center | Warner | Merrimack | Merrimack Valley | website, rocks, minerals, fossils, sea life, insects, Indian artifacts, mounted birds and mammals, interpretive trails (formerly located in Hopkinton and known as the Little Nature Museum) |
Newfound Audubon Center | Hebron | Grafton | Lakes | website, operated by New Hampshire Audubon, located on Newfound Lake; comprises the Paradise Point Nature Center (open in summer), Ash Cottage at Hebron Marsh Sanctuary and the Bear Mountain Sanctuary |
Peabody Mill Environmental Center | Amherst | Hillsborough | Merrimack Valley | website, operated by town of Amherst, abuts almost 600 acres (240 ha) of the Joe English Reservation |
Prescott Farm Environmental Education Center | Laconia | Belknap | Lakes | website, 160 acres (65 ha), features 3 miles (5 km) of trails, historic barn, heritage gardens, and an old-fashioned maple sugar operation |
Seabrook Station's Science & Nature Center | Seabrook | Rockingham | Seacoast | website, located at the Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant, exhibits about nuclear energy and electricity, marine touch pool, nature trail |
Seacoast Science Center | Rye | Rockingham | Seacoast | Located in 135-acre (55 ha) Odiorne Point State Park, marine life and science |
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center | Holderness | Grafton | Lakes | 180 acres (73 ha), environmental education center and accredited zoo |
Tin Mountain Conservation Center | Albany | Carroll | Lakes | website, programs at Nature Learning Center and at the 228-acre Tin Mountain Field Station in Jackson, NH |