Family Fun
Audubon Options
Monday, August 06, 2007
Discover the Audubon Society of Fairfield.
With two centers in town, the Birdcraft Museum (located near the train station) and the CT Audubon Society Center on Burr Street offer a wide-range of educational opportunities from toddlers to teens.
The Audubon Society offers seasonal classes for the younger set plus youth programs held after-school and weekends including weeklong summer day camps and classes. Classes, lectures and workshops related to birds and their habits and other environmental topics.
The Birdcraft Museum is literally a national treasure. Recognized as a National Historic Landmark in 1993, this remarkable facility includes an intimate natural history museum and an adjacent private songbird sanctuary, the oldest in the United States. Originally planted as a refuge to attract, harbor and feed migratory and resident birds, the six-acre site has documented records of more than 120 species of birds.
The Burr Street complex has more than seven miles of hiking trails.
Burr Annual Events:
Bird Seed Sales Days: Oct., Dec., Feb., April
Reptile Education Days: Sept. & April
Egg Hunt & Breakfast: Spring
Enchanted Forest: October
Make it a "green" birthday at CAS and celebrate with a party that is both fun and educational.
There are also adult classes in wildlife art and photography.
Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Fairfield, 2325 Burr Street, 203-259-6305
Birdcraft Museum, 314 Unquowa Road, 203-259-0416
With two centers in town, the Birdcraft Museum (located near the train station) and the CT Audubon Society Center on Burr Street offer a wide-range of educational opportunities from toddlers to teens.
The Audubon Society offers seasonal classes for the younger set plus youth programs held after-school and weekends including weeklong summer day camps and classes. Classes, lectures and workshops related to birds and their habits and other environmental topics.
The Birdcraft Museum is literally a national treasure. Recognized as a National Historic Landmark in 1993, this remarkable facility includes an intimate natural history museum and an adjacent private songbird sanctuary, the oldest in the United States. Originally planted as a refuge to attract, harbor and feed migratory and resident birds, the six-acre site has documented records of more than 120 species of birds.
The Burr Street complex has more than seven miles of hiking trails.
Burr Annual Events:
Bird Seed Sales Days: Oct., Dec., Feb., April
Reptile Education Days: Sept. & April
Egg Hunt & Breakfast: Spring
Enchanted Forest: October
Make it a "green" birthday at CAS and celebrate with a party that is both fun and educational.
There are also adult classes in wildlife art and photography.
Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Fairfield, 2325 Burr Street, 203-259-6305
Birdcraft Museum, 314 Unquowa Road, 203-259-0416
