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 , 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
Resources Vermont Education and Environment Network
External links Map of nature centers and environmental education centers in Vermont