Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Fairfield

The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Fairfield is a nature center and wildlife sanctuary in the Greenfield Hill area of Fairfield, Connecticut. Constructed in 1971, the center features classrooms for environmental education programs, live animals on display, natural history exhibits, a nature library, a solar greenhouse and a gift shop. Outside there is a compound with non-releasable rescued birds of prey, including owls, hawks, peregrine falcons, a turkey vulture and other raptors. Other outdoor features include a butterfly garden and a replica of an Algonquian wigwam.

The center maintains the 152-acre (0.62 km²) Roy and Margot Larsen Wildlife Sanctuary with 7 miles (11 km) of trails, including the Chiboucas Wheelchair-accessible Trail for the Disabled, a pond observation platform and interpretive signs. The trail habitats include woods, marsh, stream, pond and meadow.

Environmental programs are offered for youth, school groups, Scout troops and other organizations, as well as summer camp and after school classes. Issues relating to birds, their habits and related environmental topics are a special focus.

The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Fairfield is one of five nature centers and 19 wildlife sanctuaries operated by the Connecticut Audubon Society, which is separate from the National Audubon Society.

The building is closed on Mondays.

Audubon Center at Bent of the River in Southbury, CT.

The Audubon Society is named after John James Audubon.

External links

Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Fairfield (official site)

Coordinates: 41°12′06″N 73°17′33″W / 41.2017°N 73.2924°W / 41.2017; -73.2924

Nature centers in Connecticut

Fairfield County	Audubon Greenwich Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens Connecticut Audubon Society Birdcraft Museum and Sanctuary Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Fairfield Darien Nature Center Earthplace Highstead Arboretum New Canaan Nature Center New Pond Farm Old Quarry Nature Center Sherwood Island State Park Soundwaters Stamford Museum & Nature Center Trumbull Nature & Arts Center Webb Mountain Discovery Zone Woodcock Nature Center

Hartford County	Barnes Nature Center Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Glastonbury Eleanor Buck Wolf Nature Center Holcomb Farm Indian Rock Nature Preserve Northwest Park Nature Center Oak Grove Nature Center Roaring Brook Nature Center Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area Stratton Brook State Park Westmoor Park

Litchfield County	Flanders Nature Center Pratt Center Sharon Audubon Center White Memorial Conservation Center

Middlesex County	Bushy Hill Nature Center Chatfield Hollow State Park Platt Nature Center

New Haven County	Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center Audubon Center at Bent of the River Bauer Park Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point Henry Hamel Environmental Center Kellogg Environmental Center Meigs Point Nature Center Riverbound Farm Shoreline Outdoor Education Center West Rock Nature Center

New London County	Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center Rocky Neck State Park

Windham County	Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret Goodwin Forest Conservation Education Center

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