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Ansonia:

Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center
10 Deerfield Lane
Ansonia, CT 06401
Phone: 203.736.1053

Avon:

Talcott Mountain Science Center for Student Involvement, Inc.
324 Montevideo Road
Avon, CT 06001
Phone: 860.677.8571
Fax: 860.676.0421
Email


Bridgeport:

Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo
1875 Noble Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06610
Phone: 203.394.6565
Fax: 203.394.6566

The Discovery Museum and Planetarium
4450 Park Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Phone: 203.372.3521 x 121
Fax: 203.372.1308
Email

Bristol:

Barnes Nature Center & Indian Rock Nature Preserve
175 Shrub Road
Bristol, CT 06010
Phone: 860.589.6082
All program scheduling goes through:
Indian Rock Nature Preserve
501 Wolcott Road
Bristol, CT 06010
Phone: 860.583.1234
Fax: 860.583.8886

The Family Center’s Imagine Nation Museum
One Pleasant Street
Bristol, CT 06010
Phone: 860.314.1400
Email


Brooklyn:

Connecticut Audubon Society - Ragged Hill Woods Program
139 Wolf Den Road
Brooklyn, CT 06234
Phone: 860.774.9600
Fax: 860.774.9480
Email


Burlington:

Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area
341 Milford Street/Route 69
P.O. Box 1550
Burlington, CT 06013-1550
Phone: 860.675.8130
Email


Canton:

Roaring Brook Nature Center
70 Gracey Road
Canton, CT 06019
Phone: 860.693.0263
Fax: 860.693.0264
email

Colebrook:

Camp Jewell YMCA Outdoor Center
6 Prock Hill Road
P.O. Box 8
Colebrook, CT 06021
Phone: 860.379.2782
Fax: 860.379.8715

Cos Cob:

Garden Education Center of Greenwich/Montgomery Pinetum Park
130 Bible Street
P.O. Box 1600
Cos Cob, CT 06807
Phone: 203.869.9242
Fax: 203.869.0619

Danbury:

The Old Quarry Nature and Science Center
5 Maple Lane
Danbury, CT 06810
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1750
New Milford, CT 06776
Phone: 860.354.7592
Fax: 646.778.3704
Email

Darien:

Darien Audubon Society

Darien Nature Center
120 Brookside Road
Darien, CT 06820
Phone: 203.655.7459
Fax: 203.655.3185

Derby:

Kellogg Environmental Center
CT Department of Environmental Protection
500 Hawthorne Avenue
P.O. Box 435
Derby, CT 06418-0435
Phone: 203.734.2513

Durham:

Regional School District #13/Outdoor Education Center for Durham/Middlefield School
126 Tuttle Road
Durham, CT 06422
Phone: 860.349.7231
East Haddam:

National Association for Humane and Environmental Education (Humane Society Youth)
P.O. Box 362
East Haddam, CT 06423
Phone: 860.434.8666 x 32

Essex:

Connecticut River Museum
67 Main Street
Essex, CT 06426
Phone: 860.767.8269
Fax: 860.767.7028

Fairfield:

Connecticut Audubon Birdcraft Museum
314 Unquowa Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
Phone: 203.259.0416
Fax: 203.258.1344

Connecticut Audubon Society Environmental Center at Fairfield
2325 Burr Street
Fairfield, CT 06824
Phone: 203.259.6305
Fax: 203.254.7365

Georgetown:

Norwalk River Watershed Association
197 P.O. Box
Georgetown, CT 06829

Glastonbury:

Connecticut Audubon Center at Glastonbury
1361 Main Street
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Phone: 860.633.8402
Fax: 860.6657.4228

Greenwich

Audubon Greenwich
613 Riversville Road
Greenwich, CT 06831
Phone: 203.869.5272
Email

The Bruce Museum (Inc.) of Arts and Science
1 Museum Drive
Greenwich, CT 06830
Phone: 203.869.0376
Fax: 203.869.0963

Groton:

Project Oceanology – University of Connecticut Campus - Avery Point
1084 Shennecossett Road
Groton, CT 06340
Phone: 860.445.9007
Fax: 860.449.8008

USS Nautilus Memorial Museum
US Naval Submarine Base
Crystal Lake Road
Groton, CT 06349
Phone: 860.449.3174
Fax: 860.449.4150

Guilford:

Audubon Guilford Salt Meadow Sanctuary
330 Mulberry Point Road
Guilford, CT 06437
Phone: 203.458.2582

Shoreline Outdoor Education Center
730 Country Road
Guilford, CT 06437
Phone: 203.457-0692

Hamden:

Brooksvale Recreation Park
524 Brooksvale Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518-1232
Phone: 203.287.2669

Hampton:

Connecticut Audubon at Trail Wood
93 Kenyon Road
Hampton, CT 06247
Phone: 860.928.4948

Hartford:

Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority (CRRA) Trash Museum
211 Murphy Road
Hartford, CT 06114
Phone: 860.757-7765
Fax: 860.278.8471

Ivoryton:

Bushy Hill Nature Center

P.O. Box 577
Ivoryton, CT 06442
Phone: 860.767.2148

Jewett City:

Mad Science of Southeastern Connecticut
39 Wedgewood Drive
Jewett City, CT 06351
Phone 860.376.9451
Email

Kensington:

New Britain Youth Museum at Hungerford Park
191 Farmington Avenue
Kensington, CT 06037-1220
Phone: 860.826.9064

Killingworth:

Chatfield Hollow State Park and Nature Center
Chatfield Hollow State Park
381 Route 80
Killingworth, CT 96419
Phone: 860.663.2030

Platt Nature Center
344 Roast Meat Hill Road
P.O. Box 825
Killingworth, CT 06419
Phone: 860.663.1361

Litchfield:

White Memorial Conservation Center, Inc.
80 Whitehall Road
Litchfield, CT 06759
Phone: 860.567.0857
Fax: 860.567.2611
Email

Madison:

Bauer Park; Beach and Recreation Department
257 Copse Rd
Madison, CT 06443
Phone: 203.245.5623
Email

Meig’s Point Nature Center
Hammonasset State Park
1288 Boston Post Road
P.O. Box 271
Madison, CT 06443
Phone: 203.245.8743

Manchester:

Center for Environmental Education
(Teacher Training)
269 Oak Grove Street
Manchester, CT 06040
Phone: 860.647.3321
Email

Lutz Children’s Museum and Nature Center
247 South Main Street
Manchester, CT 06040
Phone: 860.643.0949

Oak Grove Nature Center
Oak Grove Street
Manchester, CT 06040
Phone: 860.643.0949

Mashantucket:

Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center
110 Pequot Trail
P.O. Box 3180
Manshantucket, CT 06338-3180
Phone: 860.396.6839

Middletown:

Kidcity Children’s Museum
119 Washington Street
Middletown, CT 06457
Phone: 347.0495

Milford:

Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center at Milford Point
1 Milford Point Road
Milford, CT 06460
Phone: 203.878.7440
Fax: 860.876.2813

Montville:

Nature’s Art and Dinosaur Crossing
1650 Route 85
Monteville, CT 06370
Phone: 860.443.4367

Mystic:

Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center
109 Pequotsepos Road
P.O. Box 122
Mystic, CT 06355
Phone: 860.536.1216
Fax: 860.536.2983
Email

Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration
55 Coogan Boulevard
Mystic, CT 06355
Phone: 860.572.5955
Fax: 860.572.5969
Email

Mystic Seaport Museum and Planetarium
Route 27
P.O. Box 6000
75 Greenmanville Avenue
Mystic, CT 06355-0990
Phone: 860.572.5315

New Britain:

New Britain Youth Museum, Inc.
30 High Street
New Britain, CT 06051
Phone: 860.225.3020

New Canaan:

New Canaan Nature Center Association
144 Oenoke Ridge
New Canaan, CT 06840
Phone: 203.966.9566 or 203.966.9577
Fax: 203.966.6536

New Haven:

Common Ground
High School, Urban Farm, and Environmental Education Center
358 Springside Ave.
New Haven, CT 06515
Phone:203.389.4333

East Rock Ranger Program
Cold Spring and Orange Streets
New Haven, CT 06515
Phone: 203.946.6086

Peabody Museum of Natural History
Yale University
170 Whitney Avenue
P.O. Box 208118
New Haven, CT 06520-8118
Phone: 203.432.3775
Fax: 203.432.9816

Schooner Inc. Learning
60 South Water Street
New Haven, CT 06519
Phone: 203.865.1737
Fax: 203.624.8816
Email

West Rock Nature Recreation Center
1020 Wintergreen Avenue
P.O. Box 2969
New Haven, CT 06515
Phone: 203.946.8016
Alternative Web site

Solar Youth, Inc.
54 Wayfarer Street
New Haven, CT 06515
Phone: 203.387.4189

New London:

DNA Learning Center
33 Gallows Lane
New London, CT 06320
Phone: 860.442.0391

Living Museum
New London

New Milford:

The Eliott Pratt Education Center
163 Papermill Road
New Milford, CT 06776
Phone: 860.355.3137
Email

Niantic:

Children’s Museum of Southeastern Connecticut
Museum without Walls
409 Main Street
Niantic, CT 06357
Phone: 860.691.1111
Fax: 860.691.1194
Email

Rocky Neck State Park and Nature Center
Rocky Neck State Park
P.O. Box 676
Niantic, CT 06357
Phone: 860.739.5471

North Windham:

Goodwin Forest Conservation Education Center
23 Potter Road
North Windham, CT 06256-1616
Phone: 860.455.9534
Fax: 860.455.99534

Norwalk:

The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
10 North Water Street
Norwalk, CT 06854
Phone: 203.852.0700
Fax: 203.838.5416

Norwalk Museum
41 North Main Street
Norwalk, CT 06854
Phone: 203.866.0202
Fax: 203.866.0675

Norwalk Seaport Association
132 Water Street
South Norwalk, CT 06854
Phone: 203.8338.9444
Fax: 203.855.1017
Email

Stepping Stones Museum for Children – Mathews Park
303 West Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06850
Phone: 203.899.0606
Fax: 203.899.0530

Plainville:

Tomasso Nature Park
Granger Lane
Plainville, CT 06062
Phone: 860.747.6022

Pomfret:

Connecticut Audubon Center at Pomfret
189 Pomfret Street (Route 169)
Pomfret Center, CT 06259
Phone: 860.928.4948

Redding:

Putnam Memorial State Park
492 Black Rock Turnpike
Redding, CT 06896
Phone: 203.938.2285

Ridgefield:

Discovery Center at Ridgefield
P.O. Box 926
Ridgefield, CT 06877
Phone: 203.438.1063
Email

Woodcock Nature Center
56 Deer Run Road
Ridgefield, CT 06789
Phone: 203.762.7280
Email

Rockfall:

Connecticut Forest Park Association
16 Meriden Road
Rockfall, CT 06481
Phone: 860.346.2372

Rocky Hill:

Dinosaur State Park
400 West Street
Rocky Hill, CT 06067-3506
Phone: 860.529.8423

Sharon:

Audubon Sharon
325 Cornwall Bridge Road
Sharon, CT 06069
Phone: 860.364.0520
Fax: 860.364.5792

Southington:

Barnes Museum
85 North Main Street
Southington, CT 06489
Phone: 860.628.5426
Fax: 860.628.0488
Email

Southbury:

Audubon Center at Bent of the River
185 East Flat Hill Road
Southbury, CT 06488
Phone: 203.264.5098
Fax: 203.264.6332

Bartlett Arboretum
151 Brookdale Road
Stamford, CT 06903-4199
Phone: 203.322.6971
Fax: 203.595.9168

SoundWaters
Cove Island Park
1281 Cove Road
Stamford, CT 06902
Phone: 203.323.1978
Fax: 203.967.8306

Stamford Museum and Nature Center
39 Scofieldtown Road
Stamford, CT 06903
Phone: 203.322.1646
Fax: 203.322.0408
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Storrs:

Connecticut State Museum of Natural History
University of Connecticut / Connecticut Archaeology Center
2019 Hillside Road Unit 1023
Storrs, CT 06269-3023
Phone: 860.486.4460
Fax: 860.486.0827
Email

Stratford:

Boothe Memorial Park & Museum
5774 Main Street Putney
Stratford, CT 06614
Phone: 203.381.2026

The CRRA Garbage Museum
1410 Honeyspot Road Ext.
Stratford, CT 06615
Phone: 203.381.9571
Fax: 203.377.1930

Thomaston:

Black Rock State Park and Nature Center
Black Rock State Park
Watertown Road
Thomaston, CT 06787
Phone: 860.283.8088

Washington:

The Institute for American Indian Studies
P.O. Box 1260
38 Curtis Road
Washington, CT 06793-0260
Phone: 860.868.0518
Fax: 860.868,1649

Washington Depot:

John Dorr Nature Laboratory
P.O. Box 290
Washington Depot, CT 06794
Phone: 860.868.2230

Waterbury:

Mattatuck Museum Arts and History Center
144 West Main Street
Waterbury, CT 06702
Phone: 203.753.0381
Fax: 203.756.6283

Watertown:

Judd Farm Day Care - Nature Center
1680 Guernseytown Road
Watertown, CT 06795
Phone: 860.274.9146

West Granby:

Holcomb Farm Environmental Learning Center
113 Simsbury Road
West Granby, CT 06090
Phone: 860.844.8616
Fax: 860.653.4374

West Hartford:

The Children’s Museum
(Formerly Science Center of Connecticut)
950 Trout Brook Drive
West Hartford, CT 06119-1437
Phone: 860.231.2824
Fax: 860.232.0705

Westmoor Park
119 Flagg Road
West Hartford, CT 06117
Phone: 860.232.1134
Fax: 203.236.3815

West Redding:

Highstead
PO Box 1097
127 Lonetown Rd
Redding, CT 06896
Phone: 203.938.8809
fax: 203.9380343
Email

New Pond Farm
101 Marchant Road
P.O. Box 116
West Redding, CT 06896
Phone: 203.938.2117
Fax: 203.938.9593
Email

Westport:

Brookside Nature Center
Westport

Earthplace: The Nature Discovery Center
10 Woodside Lane
P.O. Box 165
Westport, CT 06881
Phone: 203.227.7253
Fax: 203.227.8909
Email

Sherwood Island State Park and Nature Center, Department of Environmental Protection
P.O. Box 188
Westport, CT 06436
Phone: 203.226.6983

Wethersfield

Eleanor Buck Wolf Nature Center
156 Prospect Street
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Phone: 860.529.3075
Email

Wethersfield Nature Center
30 Greefield Street
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Phone: 860.721.2953

Wilton:

Woodcock Nature Center
56 Deer Run Road
Wilton, CT 06897
Phone: 203.762.7280
Email

Windsor:

Northwest Park and Nature Center
145 Lang Road
Windsor, CT 06095
Phone: 860.285.1886
Fax: 860.925.6291
Email

Woodbury:

Flanders Nature Center and Land Trust
P.O. Box 702
Flanders Road/5 Church Hill Road
Woodbury, CT 06798-0702
Phone: 203.263.3711

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