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.
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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 |
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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Flanders and Historical Society offer a guided walk of Woodbury". Litchfield County Times. Retrieved 20 April 2017.