List of nature centers in Rhode Island
This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Rhode Island. To use the sortable tables: click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order; click again for reverse alphabetical order.
| Name | Location | County | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audubon Environmental Education Center | Bristol | Bristol | website, 28-acre McIntosh Wildlife Refuge, operated by the Audubon Society of Rhode Island, natural history museum and aquarium |
| Biomes Marine Biology Center | North Kingstown | Washington | website, aquarium and marine science education center |
| Frosty Drew Nature Center and Observatory | Charlestown | Washington | website, located in Ninegret Park |
| George B. Parker Woodland | Coventry | Kent | website, 860 acres, operated by the Audubon Society of Rhode Island, features nature center barn |
| Goosewing Beach Preserve | Little Compton | Newport | website, 75 acres, features the Benjamin Family Environmental Center, operated by The Nature Conservancy |
| Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve | Prudence Island | Newport | 2,353 acres on 3 islands, Narragansett Bay Research Reserve Lab & Learning Center exhibits, education programs |
| Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge | Charlestown | Washington | 900 acres, Kettle Pond Visitor Center features exhibits, education programs |
| Norman Bird Sanctuary | Middletown | Newport | 325 acres with 7 miles of trails, natural history museum |
| Save the Bay Exploration Center & Aquarium | Newport | Newport | website, 2 facilities, aquarium, environmental education and conservation programs |
| Tri-Pond Park Nature Center | South Kingstown | Washington | website, 99 acres, operated by the town |
| W. Alton Jones Environmental Education Center | West Greenwich | Kent | website, operated by the University of Rhode Island, 2,300 acres, residential environmental education programs |