The White Memorial Conservation Center’s Nature Museum provides a glimpse of the natural diversity found outdoors on the White Memorial Foundation’s 4,000-acre wildlife sanctuary, the largest sanctuary in Connecticut! This state-of-the-art facility features hand-painted and photographic murals, dioramas, a Children’s Corner, live animals, a working honeybee hive, unique exhibits such as “The Art of Taxidermy,”
After you visit the museum, get outside! Enjoy beauty of this exquisite wildlife sanctuary, take a walk, or run, take a nap in the shade of a tree! View Connecticut's largest natural lake, the Bantam. Walk around the sparkling Little Pond's 1.6 mile boardwalk or enjoy a picnic lunch on one of the picnic tables scattered around the museum grounds. We have 40 miles of trials traversing a multitude of beautifully diverse Habitats.
If you are visiting our area for a period of time please check our website out for our weekend programs including: guided walks, expert Nature presentations, live animal demonstrations, Star Parties, various flora and fauna identification talks and walks, Concerts, and so much more!
History buffs! Got a smartphone with a QR scanner? Investigate the relics of one of New England's ice houses. The Icehouse trail's 8 QR code stops will provide the back story of this once, oh so important, resource.
Come on out to the beauty of Connecticut's Northwest corner, relax and inhale some of the finest air around, you will not be disappointed!
Visit White Memorial Conservation Center’s YouTube Channel and enjoy a short video about the museum.
White Memorial Conservation Center is the educational branch of the White Memorial Foundation. The Center’s mission is to inspire understanding, appreciation, and respect for the natural world. The goal is accomplished through year-round environmental education programs for children and adults utilizing the property and the Nature Museum as teaching arenas.
Sanctuary is open and free to roam 24/7
Museum & Gift Shop Hours
Monday—Saturday 9 a.m.— 5 p.m.
Sunday 12 p.m.— 5 p.m.
Admission: Adults $6.00, Children 6-12 $3.00
Under 6 Years Free
Center Members Free
80 Whitehall Road
PO Box 368
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