List of nature centers in Vermont

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Vermont Nature Centers (Hover mouse over pog to popup clickable link)

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

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NameLocationCountyRegionSummary
Birds of Vermont Museum Huntington Chittenden Burlington Metro 100-acre bird sanctuary, displays almost 500 bird woodcarvings created by Bob Spear, a Vermont naturalist and master woodcarver
Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center West Brattleboro Windham Southern website, 100 acres with 2 miles of trails
Branbury State Park Salisbury Addison West Central69 acres, center open seasonally
Brighton State Park Island Pond Essex Northeast Kingdom Center open seasonally
Burton Island State Park St. Albans Bay Franklin Burlington Metro253 acres, accessible only by boat, park and center open seasonally
Button Bay State Park Vergennes AddisonWest Central253 acres, center open seasonally
Coolidge State Park Plymouth Windsor SouthernRecreation centerpiece of the 21,500-acre Calvin Coolidge State Forest, park and center open seasonally
ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain Burlington ChittendenBurlington MetroNatural history, maritime history and ecology of Lake Champlain, features lake aquarium displays
Green Mountain Audubon Center Huntington ChittendenBurlington Metro website, 255 acres, operated by Audubon Vermont
Groton Nature Center Groton Caledonia Northeast KingdomLocated in Groton State Forest, over 26,000 acres, center open seasonally
Hazen's Notch Association Montgomery FranklinGreen Mountains website, conservation, education and trails in the Hazen's Notch area
Keewaydin Environmental Education Center Salisbury AddisonWest Central website, residential environmental education programs
Jamaica State Park Jamaica Windham Southern772 acres, park and center open seasonally
Lake Carmi State Park Enosburg Falls Franklin Burlington Metro 482 acres, park and center open seasonally
Lamoille County Nature Center Morristown Lamoille North Central website, 40 acres, operated by the Lamoille County Conservation District
Little River State Park Waterbury Washington CentralPark and center open seasonally, located on the 850-acre Waterbury Reservoir
Mad River Glen Fayston WashingtonCentralFeatures the Kent Thomas Nature Center with nature history exhibits and environmental education programs
Montshire Museum of Science Norwich WindsorSouthernNatural history and science exhibits, outdoor and water exhibits, 100 acres
The Nature Museum at Grafton Grafton WindhamSouthern website, exhibits about area plants, animals, and geology, operates the Bellows Falls Fish Ladder Visitor Center in the summer
North Branch Nature Center Montpelier WashingtonCentral website, 28 acres
NorthWoods Stewardship Center East Charleston Orleans Northeast Kingdom website, 1,500 acres, educational, research and conservation service organization
One World Conservation Center Bennington Bennington Southern website, 96 acres
Shelburne Farms Shelburne ChittendenBurlington Metro1,400-acre working farm, 10 miles of trails, children's farmyard, historic farm buildings, farm and environmental programs
Southern Vermont Natural History Museum Marlboro WindhamSouthern600 acres, natural history exhibits on minerals and geology, native animals, live birds of prey, amphibians, reptiles and native fish species
Vermont Institute of Natural Science Quechee WindsorSouthernFeatures live raptor enclosures, bird programs, songbird aviary, interactive, natural science exhibits, wildlife rehabilitation facility

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