Center at Glastonbury Member Activities

The 2021 Earth Day Backyard Bioblitz is today, Thursday, April 22. It’s free, it’s fun and it’s designed for you to have a great time. Bioblitz is just a fancy word for an organized attempt to see as many plants and animals as you can in a day. Participate by yourself, with friends, with family. […]

Connecticut Audubon’s popular summer day camp will return this year from June 14 – August 20, promising great outdoor fun for kids, at four locations: the Center at Fairfield, Coastal Center at Milford Point, Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center in Old Lyme and the Center at Pomfret. Register early, before your desired week(s) sells out! […]

Mountainfilm is now available for viewing from now until noon on Monday, November 9!  

Friday, Sept. 18 at noon (free, via Zoom) Spending more time living, working and learning remotely, combined with concerns about the Coronavirus, makes this a perfect time to consider the quality of the air we’re breathing at home. Amanda DeLorme of Enviropro leads a free webinar to explain how air quality is defined, tested and […]

SCIENCE IN NATURE Our award-winning Science in Nature program consists of hands on, inquiry-based activities in earth and life sciences, ecology, conservation and responsible citizenship. Half- and full-day Science in Nature programs are hands on, aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and can take place at our center, your school, or a local […]

The Glastonbury center is permanently closed. But if you live close enough to another of our centers, please check out the volunteer opportunities there.

The Nature Store at the Center at Glastonbury Save 20% (CAS members 30%) off all Nature Store stock during our sale! Gifts, Bird Seed, Feeders, Houses & More We have wide selection of bird seed and suet cakes either in stock (the most popular items; click here for list) or available for order (click here for […]

  2020 Summer Camp runs 9 weeks from June 22 – August 21. Register Here! Click here for the camp brochure with program dates & details and here for registration info & required forms. –•– Summer Camp FAQs What is unique about the Connecticut Audubon Society summer camp experience? The Connecticut Audubon Society’s summer day […]

What is the Animal Care Program? The animals at the Center at Glastonbury are a part of many of our education programs and need care 6 days a week to stay healthy and happy. Animal care is important, yet can be expensive and time-consuming. Our Animal Care Program is an opportunity for people to volunteer […]

SUMMER CAMP FOR AGES 3-12 THROUGH AUGUST 17 Click here for details and to register for the sessions your children want! Note that group sizes are limited and popular sessions fill up early.  Opportunity: 20 Hartford kids have camperships but no way to get to Glastonbury. If you can help rent a van for them, please click […]

Because the Center at Glastonury is closing on July 1, 2020, we are no longer hiring teacher-naturalists.

Sponsoring one of the Ambassador Birds in the Center at Glastonbury’s outdoor aviary is a rewarding way to ensure the welfare of a bird of prey that cannot survive on its own. It’s a unique present for someone special or as a treat for yourself! Your sponsorship will support the daily upkeep of your chosen […]

Whenever Glastonbury public schools are closed or open late (which can be checked at automated line 860-652-7853) because of hazardous travel conditions, we are closed or open late also. We may also close or open late because of conditions at the Center, such as unplowed snow in our parking lot. In such cases, we will try […]

June 1, 2019 – All students in grades kindergarten and 1 from the East Hartford Public Schools district will participate in the Connecticut Audubon Society’s award-winning Science in Nature Education Program at the Center at Glastonbury, thanks to a generous $20,0000 grant from the Ensworth Charitable Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee. Click here for […]