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Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust
TypeNature center and land trust
Location5 Church Hill Road
Woodbury, CT, USA
Coordinates41°14′51″N 73°28′25″W / 41.2476°N 73.4737°W / 41.2476; -73.4737
Area179 acres (72 ha)
Created1963
Websiteflandersnaturecenter.org

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.

Reserves

  • 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

References

  1. "Flanders and Historical Society offer a guided walk of Woodbury". Litchfield County Times. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

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Nature centers in Connecticut
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