Beaver Meadow Audubon Center - North Java, New York - Public Access Lands on Waymarking.com

The Beaver Meadow Audubon Center features a great many programs and services to serve the general public with natural history education and outdoor recreation opportunities. Beaver Meadow features:

- 24/7 public access to 8 miles of nature trails on a 324 acre nature preserve
- School and Group tours
- Hiking & Birding
- Visitors Center and Indoor Exhibits open to the public six days/week, 10-5 p.m., 1-5 p.m. Sunday (closed on Mondays and major holidays)
- Gift Shop
- Nature Library
- Children's Discovery Room
- Nature Art Exhibits
- Animal Exhibits
- Wildlife observation windows
- Winter Activities: snow shoeing and cross-country skiing

Beaver Meadow is operated by the Buffalo Audubon Society which has operated the Beaver Meadow Nature Center for more than 50 years. The heart of Buffalo Audubon's science-based nature education programming, Audubon naturalists have educated generations of Western New York school children who have visited for Center Tours, for guided nature hikes and follow-up programs. Buffalo Audubon also presents a wide range of outreach programs, which bring Audubon naturalists to Western New York classrooms to assist teachers in meeting the New York State Teaching and Learning Standards. Audubon naturalists seek to involve students and the general public in Citizen Science endeavors.

Source: Buffalo Audobon Society Website

The above coordinates will take waymarkers to the parking area of Beaver Meadow's Visitor Center (here visitors will find ample parking and a trailmap showing the trail system within the Meadow). Additionally the coordinates for the nearby Arboretum are:

42 40.551
78 22.959

Estimated size of the public land (in regional measurement standard: hectares, acres, kms, etc.): 324 Acres Is there a trail system?: Yes If there is a trail system, please describe length, terrain, etc.: 8 miles of trail through mostly open hardwoods and some wetlands. Easy terrain. Also, multiple kettle ponds onsite for viewing wildlife, etc. What points of interest are there?: The Meadow is also home to an Arboretum. The Arboretum is located at: 42 40.551 78 22.959 Other features include an Astronomical Obervatory at: 42 40.365 78 23.045 And a Trailside Museum located at: 42 40.328 78 23.052 Also in Beaver Meadow there are multple hiking bridges, kettle ponds, swamps, information/educational kiosks. What activities are available?: Activities include hiking, birding, snow shoeing, cross-country skiing. There are also kiosks along sections of the trail giving a myriad of superb information about the wildlife that calls Beaver Meadow home. List of known hazards (cliffs, snakes, poison plants, etc.): Some poison plants Dogs Allowed?: No Is a permit/fee required?: No If a permit/fee is required please describe in detail how to get one, how much, etc.: Free, open 24/7 Please supply the website of the land if available: [Web Link] Hours of accessibility?: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Visitors are encouraged to supply a picture of either themselves or their GPS at the trailhead and/or signage of the public access lands - describe your experience there and what you saw - tell us why other folks should come visit!

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Date Logged Log User Rating   09/14/2008 Dory The Explorer visited it

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