Join us dockside on June 11, 5-7pm. More info to come.
Find out more »June 12th, 2022 1:30-3pm Spring is prime foraging season for wild salad greens and pungent ingredients. Join naturalist Veronica Swain…
Find out more »Join members of the Earthplace team in discussing Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach. What’s to be…
Find out more »Our canoe paddles are a great way to spend an afternoon on the water with family or friends! We will…
Find out more »Come learn about Ferns with Keith. We will learn about fern terminology. Explore how to use fern field guides and…
Find out more »September 18 1:30-2:30pm Fall is a great time to discover Mushrooms. Join Naturalist Siobhan Prout as we walk the trails…
Find out more »Join us on October 29th, 2022. 2-3pm It is always fun to decorate and carve pumpkins, but the mess isn’t.…
Find out more »Join us on November 20th, 2022 1:30-3:30pm to make a wreath for the birds! Using native grasses, seedheads, and pinecones,…
Find out more »Join us dockside on June 11, 5-7pm. More info to come....
Find out more »June 12th, 2022 1:30-3pm Spring is prime foraging season for wild salad greens and pungent ingredients. Join natur...
Find out more »Join members of the Earthplace team in discussing Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach. What’s to be done...
Find out more »Our canoe paddles are a great way to spend an afternoon on the water with family or friends! We will travel along the...
Find out more »Come learn about Ferns with Keith. We will learn about fern terminology. Explore how to use fern field guides and str...
Find out more »September 18 1:30-2:30pm Fall is a great time to discover Mushrooms. Join Naturalist Siobhan Prout as we walk the ...
Find out more »Join us on October 29th, 2022. 2-3pm It is always fun to decorate and carve pumpkins, but the mess isn’t. Leav...
Find out more »Join us on November 20th, 2022 1:30-3:30pm to make a wreath for the birds! Using native grasses, seedheads, and pinec...
Find out more »Monday through Saturday, 10:30am Join us for an animal-themed story and an encounter with one of our...
Find out more »Daily, 11:00am Join an animal care technician as they feed our Birds of Prey. Learn about what the...
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Saturday, 1:00pm Join us each Saturday for a different nature-based activity. We will ...
Find out more »Aspetuck Land Trust recently installed a sign, created by local naturalist/artist team Linda Thomas and Don Watson, at Earthplace that highlights the value of native plants and the species that depend on them to survive all year round. 🍂
The signs illustrate the flow of nature throughout the year and explain why it’s important to wildlife that we delay garden cleanups until spring (if at all), citing that there’s no waste in nature and nothing to clean up.
Thank you so much to the Westport Journal for capturing the family fun had by all at our most recent campfire event! We have one more left this year with room for new registrants, sign up today!
Tony Aiello from CBS spoke with Ms. Becky about the tragic passing of Bear 211 and how we can better coexist with wildlife. Bear 211 was a wild bear with quite the social media following. Thousands tracked his travels and exploits on Facebook as he roamed CT.
Please help stop the spread of a new mysterious songbird disease. In recent weeks, our neighbors in the midwest, mid-Atlantic, and southeast have reported an unusually high number of songbirds found sick or already dead.
Thank you to Westport News for featuring our MATCHING donation campaign happening until the end of July 2021. We are ever grateful for the support of our community in helping us to spread awareness that all dollars are being matched this month.
Our outdoor facilities provide rental options for group sizes from 15 to 200 people. For more information, click here.
Westport’s first-ever free mattress recycling event run by Sustainable Westport was a success! Read more about the event and how you can still recycle your old mattresses.
We have over 100 videos on our YouTube channel including at-home learning activities, animal encounters, recordings of our environmental learning series, story time, and more! Click here to view.
Thanks to Coast2CoastwithKids for the shout out on CT Live! Jenn Record listed Earthplace one of the top family-friendly places to hike in CT.
Is solar energy right for your home? Earthplace has partnered with Trinity Solar who will evaluate your home or free. Learn more.
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