List of nature centers in Massachusetts

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

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See also: List of nature centers in the United States
Name Location County Region Summary
Arcadia Wildlife SanctuaryEasthamptonHampshirePioneer Valleywebsite, operated by the Massachusetts Audubon Society, 732 acres with 5 miles of trails
Arunah Hill Natural Science CenterCummingtonHampshirePioneer Valleywebsite, 60 acres, 6 miles of trails, focus is astronomy, science and nature education
Blue Hills Trailside MuseumMiltonNorfolkSoutheastern MassachusettsOperated by the Massachusetts Audubon Society, interpretive center for the 7000-acre Blue Hills Reservation state park
Boston Nature Center and Wildlife SanctuaryMattapanSuffolkGreater Bostonwebsite, 64 acres, operated by the Massachusetts Audubon Society, 2 miles of trails, located on the grounds of the old Boston State Hospital
Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife SanctuaryWorcesterWorcesterWorcester Countywebsite, 430 acres, operated by the Massachusetts Audubon Society
Broadmoor Wildlife SanctuaryNatickMiddlesexGreater Bostonwebsite, 854 acres with 9 miles of trails, Saltonstall Nature Center, operated by the Massachusetts Audubon Society
Camp NihanSaugusEssexNorth Shore65 acres, managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (Massachusetts)
Cape Cod Museum of Natural HistoryBrewsterBarnstableCape Codwebsite, natural history exhibits, aquarium, steward of 400-plus acres of museum-owned land in Stony Brook Valley and Brewster
Capen Hill Nature SanctuaryCharltonWorcesterWorcester Countywebsite, 86 acres
Drumlin Farm Wildlife SanctuaryLincolnMiddlesexGreater Bostonwebsite, 232 acres, operated by the Massachusetts Audubon Society
Daniel Webster Wildlife SanctuaryMarshfieldPlymouthPlymouth County507 acres, operated by the Massachusetts Audubon Society, managed by North River Wildlife Sanctuary
EcoTariumWorcesterWorcesterWorcester CountyNatural history and science museum, live animals, 50 acres, tree canopy, planetarium
Felix Neck Wildlife SanctuaryEdgartownDukesMartha's Vineyardwebsite, 321 acres, operated by the Massachusetts Audubon Society on Martha's Vineyard
Great Falls Discovery CenterTurners FallsFranklinPioneer Valleywebsite, 4 acres, interpretive center for the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, Connecticut River Watershed's natural, cultural and industrial history
Green Briar Nature CenterEast SandwichBarnstableCape Codwebsite, operated by the Thornton W. Burgess Society, adjacent to the 57-acre Briar Patch Conservation Area
Habitat Education Center and Wildlife SanctuaryBelmontMiddlesexGreater Bostonwebsite, 93 acres, operated by the Massachusetts Audubon Society, located 6 miles northwest of downtown Boston
Hitchcock Center for the EnvironmentAmherstHampshirePioneer Valleywebsite, located on the 20-acre Larch Hill Conservation Area
Ipswich River Wildlife SanctuaryTopsfieldEssexNorth ShoreOperated by the Massachusetts Audubon Society, 2,800-acre preserve with over 12 miles of interconnecting trails
Joppa Flats Education Center and Wildlife SanctuaryNewburyportEssexNorth Shorewebsite, 52 acres, operated by the Massachusetts Audubon Society, located near the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge and the Plum Island estuary
Lloyd Center for the EnvironmentSouth DartmouthBristolSoutheastern Massachusetts55 acres, focuses on coastal and watershed issues and conducting research on coastal ecosystems and endangered species
Marion Natural History MuseumMarionPlymouthPlymouth Countywebsite, specializes in the natural history of local coastal and offshore areas
Moose Hill Wildlife SanctuarySharonNorfolkSoutheastern Massachusetts1,984 acres, operated by the Massachusetts Audubon Society, features 25 mile trail system
Museum of American Bird Art at Mass AudubonCantonNorfolkSoutheastern Massachusettswebsite, operated by the Massachusetts Audubon Society, located on the 124-acre Mildred Morse Allen Wildlife Sanctuary
North River Wildlife SanctuaryMarshfieldPlymouthPlymouth County184 acres, operated by the Massachusetts Audubon Society
Norcross Wildlife SanctuaryWalesHampdenPioneer ValleyAbout 8,000 acres, maintained by the Norcross Wildlife Foundation
Oak Knoll Wildlife SanctuaryAttleboroBristolSoutheastern Massachusettswebsite, 50 acres, operated by the Massachusetts Audubon Society
Pleasant Valley Wildlife SanctuaryLenoxBerkshireThe Berkshireswebsite, 1,142 acres, operated by the Massachusetts Audubon Society
Sheep HillWilliamstownBerkshireThe Berkshireswebsite, 50-acre former dairy farm with nature exhibits, operated by the Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation
Sherburne Nature CenterTyngsboroughMiddlesexGreater Bostonwebsite, 80 acres, operated by the Town
South Shore Natural Science CenterNorwellPlymouthPlymouth Countywebsite, located on 30 acres surrounded by 200 acres of town conservation/recreation land
Stony Brook Wildlife SanctuaryNorfolkNorfolkSoutheastern Massachusettswebsite, 86 acres, operated by the Massachusetts Audubon Society
Wachusett Meadow Wildlife SanctuaryPrincetonWorcesterNorth Countywebsite, 1,011 acres, operated by the Massachusetts Audubon Society
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife SanctuarySouth WellfleetBarnstableCape Codwebsite, 944 acres, operated by the Massachusetts Audubon Society, Esther Underwood Johnson Nature Center contains two 700-gallon aquariums

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