The Rye Nature Center - Rye, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Queens Blessing
N 40° 58.594 W 073° 41.175
18T E 610528 N 4536986
The buildings at this nature center include the Edith Read Education Building, which houses exhibits, classrooms, offices and restrooms. There is also a butterfly house that demonstrates the life cycle of butterflies.
Waymark Code: WM4XG0
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/09/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member J.A.R.S.
Views: 15

The Rye Nature Center includes a self-guided nature trail, many birds and a bird checklist, an education center, a butterfly house, an old quarry, and scheduled events, classes and camps. Grounds & trails are open dawn to dusk 365 days per year.
Restrooms available during office hours. Buildings include the Edith Read Education Building, which houses exhibits, classrooms, offices and restrooms; a Butterfly house that is open May thru October, a Maple Sugar Shack, open select weekends in February and March and an outdoor classroom. The website below will provide maps for self-guided tours of the entire facility, plus lists of upcoming classes, workshops and exhibits.

I indicated live animals due to the butterfly house; there are no other contained live animals.

Please check the website for hours, as they change with each season.

website: (visit link)
Open Year Round?: yes

Interpretive Programs?: yes

Live Animal Displays: yes

Hours: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Visitors should visit the Nature Center and post a photo of themselves (or GPS unit) either inside or outside of the nature center visited. Logs without photos WILL be allowed if a lenghty description of one's visit and a mention of what they learned is included.
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