Groton Nature Center

Groton Nature Center

Type	Nature center
Location	1595 Boulder Beach Road Groton, Vermont
Coordinates	44°17′10″N 72°15′54″W / 44.286°N 72.265°W / 44.286; -72.265Coordinates: 44°17′10″N 72°15′54″W / 44.286°N 72.265°W / 44.286; -72.265
Operated by	Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation
Status	Memorial Day Weekend - Columbus Day Weekend
Website	http://www.vtstateparks.com/htm/groton-nature.html

Groton Nature Center is a nature center in Groton, Vermont that serves seven area state parks located in Groton State Forest.^[1] Natural history exhibits focus on the forest's animals, plants, geology and ecosystems, including Lake Groton.^[2] Other exhibits include logging in the forest. The center offers naturalist programs, hikes and concerts. Visitors can obtain maps and trail guides for the parks and forest.

The Center is within walking distance of Big Deer State Park, Stillwater State Park and Boulder Beach State Park. The other parks in Groton State Forest are Kettle Pond State Park, New Discovery State Park, Ricker Pond State Park and Seyon Lodge State Park.

Groton Nature Center is operated by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation, as part of the Vermont State Park system.

References[]

^ "Groton Nature Center". Vermont State Park. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
^ "The Nature Center in Groton State Forest". Groton, Vermont. Retrieved 22 July 2016.

External links[]

Official website

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Protected areas of Vermont

Federal

National Historical Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
National Wildlife Refuges	Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge
National Forest	Green Mountain National Forest
National Wilderness Areas	Bristol Cliffs Wilderness Breadloaf Wilderness Joseph Battell Wilderness Big Branch Wilderness Peru Peak Wilderness Lye Brook Wilderness Glastenbury Wilderness George D. Aiken Wilderness
National Recreation Areas	Moosalamoo National Recreation Area White Rocks National Recreation Area
National Trails	Appalachian Trail North Country Trail
National Wild and Scenic Rivers	Missisquoi River Trout River

State

State Parks	Alburg Dunes Allis Big Deer Bomoseen Boulder Beach Branbury Brighton Burton Island Button Bay Camel's Hump Camp Plymouth Coolidge Crystal Lake D.A.R. D & H Rail Trail Elmore Emerald Lake Fort Dummer Gifford Woods Grand Isle Green River Reservoir Half Moon Pond Hazen's Notch Jamaica Kamp Kill Kare Kettle Pond Kingsland Bay Knight Island Knight Point Lake Carmi Lake Shaftsbury Lake St. Catherine Litte River Lowell Lake Maidstone Molly Stark Molly's Falls Pond Mt. Ascutney Mt. Philo New Discovery Niquette Bay North Hero Quechee Ricker Pond Sand Bar Sentinel Rock Seyon Lodge Silver Lake Smugglers' Notch Stillwater Sweet Pond Taconic Mountains Ramble Thetford Hill Townshend Underhill Waterbury Center Wilgus Woodford Woods Island
State Forests	Aitken Arlington Black Turn Brook Boyer Calvin Coolidge Camel's Hump Dorand Downer Granville Gulf Reservation Groton Hapgood Jay Jim Jeffords Jones Long Trail Lord Lower Clarendon Gorge Lyndon Mathewson Mollie Beattie Mount Carmel Mount Cushman Mount Mansfield Okemo Proctor-Piper Putnam Roxbury Rupert Thetford Hill Townshend Victory West Rutland William C. Putnam Williams River Willoughby
Natural Areas	Button Point Camel's Hump Campmeeting Point Cascade Falls Emerald Lake Gifford Woods Granville Gulf Hamilton Falls Hazen's Notch Kingsland Bay Lake Carmi Bog Lords Hill Marl Pond and Swamp Mendon Peak Moss Glen Falls (Granville) Moss Glen Falls (Stowe) Mt. Mansfield Peacham Bog Shrewsbury Peak Spectacle Pond Tabletop Mountain Terrible Mountain Tinker Brook Willoughby Cliffs Worcester Range

Private

Babcock Nature Preserve
Eshqua Bog
Hogback Mountain Conservation Area
Mountain Meadow Preserve

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