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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| Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Central | 69 acres, center open seasonally |
| Brighton State Park | Island Pond | Essex | Northeast Kingdom | Center open seasonally |
| Burton Island State Park | St. Albans Bay | Franklin | Burlington Metro | 253 acres, accessible only by boat, park and center open seasonally |
| Button Bay State Park | Vergennes | Addison | West Central | 253 acres, center open seasonally |
| Coolidge State Park | Plymouth | Windsor | Southern | Recreation centerpiece of the 21,500-acre Calvin Coolidge State Forest, park and center open seasonally |
| ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain | Burlington | Chittenden | Burlington Metro | Natural history, maritime history and ecology of Lake Champlain, features lake aquarium displays |
| Green Mountain Audubon Center | Huntington | Chittenden | Burlington Metro | website, 255 acres, operated by Audubon Vermont |
| Groton Nature Center | Groton | Caledonia | Northeast Kingdom | Located in Groton State Forest, over 26,000 acres, center open seasonally |
| Hazen's Notch Association | Montgomery | Franklin | Green Mountains | website, conservation, education and trails in the Hazen's Notch area |
| Keewaydin Environmental Education Center | Salisbury | Addison | West Central | website, residential environmental education programs |
| Jamaica State Park | Jamaica | Windham | Southern | 772 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 | Central | Park and center open seasonally, located on the 850-acre Waterbury Reservoir |
| Mad River Glen | Fayston | Washington | Central | Features the Kent Thomas Nature Center with nature history exhibits and environmental education programs |
| Montshire Museum of Science | Norwich | Windsor | Southern | Natural history and science exhibits, outdoor and water exhibits, 100 acres |
| The Nature Museum at Grafton | Grafton | Windham | Southern | website, exhibits about area plants, animals, and geology, operates the Bellows Falls Fish Ladder Visitor Center in the summer |
| North Branch Nature Center | Montpelier | Washington | Central | 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 | Chittenden | Burlington Metro | 1,400-acre working farm, 10 miles of trails, children's farmyard, historic farm buildings, farm and environmental programs |
| Southern Vermont Natural History Museum | Marlboro | Windham | Southern | 600 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 | Windsor | Southern | Features live raptor enclosures, bird programs, songbird aviary, interactive, natural science exhibits, wildlife rehabilitation facility |