Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust
| Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust | |
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| Type | Nature center and land trust |
| Location | 5 Church Hill Road Woodbury, CT, USA |
| Coordinates | 41°14′51″N 73°28′25″W / 41.2476°N 73.4737°W |
| Area | 179 acres (72 ha) |
| Created | 1963 |
| Website | flandersnaturecenter |
Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust is a non-profit nature center and land trust located at 5 Church Hill Road in Woodbury, Connecticut. Established in 1963, the organization holds in trust over 2,100 acres of open space in seven preserves in Woodbury, Bethel, Southbury and Middlebury.
The center offers classes in nature, art, summer camps, after-school and other programs for adults, children and school groups.[1]
Reserves
[edit]- Van Vleck Farm and Nature Sanctuary, Woodbury, teaching campus with a farmhouse, studio, trail house, sugar house and barns
- Whittemore Sanctuary, 686 acres, Woodbury
- Manville Kettle, 6.5 acres, Woodbury
- Hetzel Refuge, 54 acres, Middlebury
- Fredrick W. Marzahl Memorial Refuge
- Leavenworth Preserve, 126 acres, Woodbury
- Fleming Preserve, 28.5 acres, Woodbury
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Flanders and Historical Society offer a guided walk of Woodbury". Litchfield County Times. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- Nature centers in Connecticut
- Land trusts in Connecticut
- Woodbury, Connecticut
- Tourist attractions in Litchfield County, Connecticut
- Buildings and structures in Litchfield County, Connecticut
- Protected areas of Litchfield County, Connecticut
- Education in Litchfield County, Connecticut
- 1963 establishments in Connecticut