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Bauer Park - Madison Beach & Recreation Department
257 Copse Road, Madison, CT 06443 |
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Telephone: |
203-245-5623 |
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www.madisonrec.com |
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Park is open daily - sunrise to sunset |
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Park admittance is free. Fees for educational programs vary. |
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Weekdays, After School, Weekends |
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Bauer Park is a Town of Madison Park which hosts environmental education programs, a yearly Harvest Festival, community gardens and hiking trails. For information call the Madison Beach and Recreation Department at 203-245-5623 or visit the website. |
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Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point
One Milford Point Road, Milford, CT 06460 |
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Telephone: |
203-878-7440 |
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www.ctaudubon.org |
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Sunday 12:00 noon through 4:00 pm, Closed Monday, Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 am through 4:00 pm |
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Donations Accepted |
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After School, Weekends, Summer |
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The sanctuary is situated between Long Island Sound, an 840 acre marsh and the mouth of the Housatonic River. We offer family, school, scout and birthday programs and canoe tours of the salt marsh. We have been designated as an IBA (important birding area) by Audubon Connecticut. |
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Connecticut Children’s Museum
22 Wall Street, New Haven, CT 06511 |
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Telephone: |
203-562-5437 |
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www.childrensbuilding.org |
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Closed Sunday through Thursday, Friday and Saturday 12:00 noon through 5:00 pm |
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$5.00 Adults, $5.00 Children 1 year and older, $5.00 Seniors |
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Weekends |
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An innovative and inclusive, hands-on children's museum with a Naturalist room that features an observation beehive. There are seven arts-based and literacy-rich rooms: Musical, Logical-Mathematical, Interpersonal, Spatial, Intrapersonal, Bodily-Kinesthetic, Linguistic, and Naturalist. Special literacy program every Saturday at 2:00 with entertainment and free books for participating families! The Connecticut Children's Museum is the home of the great green from Goodnight Moon, a children's classic picture book by Margaret Wise Brown. |
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Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Kellogg Environmental Center
PO Box 435, Derby, CT 06418 |
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Telephone: |
203-734-2513 |
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www.ct.gov/dep/education |
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Hours of Operation: |
Closed Sunday and Monday, Tuesday through Saturday 9:00 am through 4.30 pm |
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Free |
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After School, Weekends, Summer, Holidays |
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CT Department of Environmental Protection's Kellogg Environmental Center provides workshops for classroom teachers and environmental educators, school field trips, and scout and public programs. Inquiry-based workshops and school programs focus on Connecticut's environment, feature the latest environmental data and are correlated to the state frameworks. Kellogg staff provides coordination for the national environmental education programs: Projects Learning Tree, WILD, Aquatic WILD, WET and Food, Land and People. Wildlife monitoring projects allow citizens to become involved in gathering data. Summer programs are offered for middle and high school students. |
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Eli Whitney Museum
915 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT 06517 |
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Telephone: |
203-777-1833 |
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Website: |
www.eliwhitney.org |
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Wed. to Fri. & Sun. 12 Noon - 5 pm, Sat. 10am to 3 pm, Closed Mon. & Tues. |
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Free |
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Weekends, Summer, Holidays |
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The Eli Whitney Museum was established in 1979 as a not-for-profit historic site and educational organization. The Museum preserves the site on which Whitney constructed the first American factory in 1798. The Museum celebrates the Whitney tradition of learning by experiment. The museum designs, produces and teaches more than 70,000 projects in the Museum’s eight teaching studios and in-school programs across Connecticut. These projects blend art, science and invention. In scope and scale, the Museums programs are unrivalled. |
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Shore Line Trolley Museum
17 River Street, East Haven, CT 06512 |
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Telephone: |
203-467-6927 |
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Website: |
www.bera.org |
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Daily 10:30am - 4:30pm Memorial Day to Labor Day |
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$8.00 Adults, $4.00 Children 2-15, $6.00 Seniors (62+), Group Rates for 15 or more |
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The Shore Line Trolley Museum has been an important part of the community since its incorporation in 1945 as the Branford Electric Railway Association. Founded to preserve the unique heritage of an endangered species -- the trolley car -- it now boasts a collection of nearly 100 vintage vehicles as well as artifacts and documents from the trolley era.
The Shore Line Trolley Museum operates the Branford Electric Railway, a National Historic Site. The railway is the oldest continuously operating suburban trolley line in the United States.
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Trowbridge Environmental Center
41 Cold Spring Street, New Haven, CT 06511 |
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203-946-6086 |
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www.cityofnewhaven.com/parks/ranger/eastrock |
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Thursdays & Fridays 10AM - 5PM |
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No Admission Fee |
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Private programs available for summer camps, school groups, scouts, clubs and other organizations |
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The Trowbridge Environmental Center is located in the College Woods section of East Rock Park in New Haven. It is operated by the City of New Havens Department of Parks, Recreation and Trees. The Trowbridge Center features seasonal exhibits showcasing the natural environment in and around East Rock Park. While the Center's exhibits are only open Thursdays and Fridays, programs are also offered on other days. Call 203-946-6986 for more information or visit the website at *http://cityofnewhaven.com/parks/ranger/eastrock.asp |
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Whitney Water Center - Regional Water Authority
945 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT 06517 |
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Telephone: |
203-777-1142 |
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Website: |
www.rwater.com/education |
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Not Applicable |
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Not Applicable |
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After School, Summer |
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The programs at the Whitney Water Center are designed to help children and adults make the connection between land use and water quality. Programs are presented free of charge to schools, camps, and other organized groups within the Water Authority's 20 town district. The center is not open to the public. |
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Yale Peabody Museum
170 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06520 |
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203-432-5050 |
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www.peabody.yale.edu |
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Sunday 12 - 5, Monday - Saturday 10am - 5 pm |
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Adults: $7, Child (3-18) $5, senior (65 +) $6, Yale & Military ID = free, Student ID $5 |
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After School, Weekends, Summer, Holidays |
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The Yale Peabody Museum is a natural history museum that cares for over 12 million items in its collections. Displays include the Great Hall of Dinosaurs; Hall of Native Americans; Ancient Egypt; Hall of Minerals, Earth and Space; New England and North American dioramas.
There is also a busy traveling exhibition schedule. The Museum has an active educational program including family events and festivals, summer camps, an after school program and K-12 student and teacher activities. |
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