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Natural History
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Colorado
Denver
Denver
Museum of Nature & Science
2001 Colorado Blvd
Denver CO 80205
Phone
303 322-7009
Web Site
www.dmnh.org/
Toll Free: 800 925-2250
Description
One of Denver's premier family attractions: wildlife
exhibits, IMAX theater, the award-winning Prehistoric
Journey and Egyptian Mummies exhibitions, the Hall of Life, gem and mineral
displays, and much more! (Text Courtesy of Denver Museum of
Nature & Science)
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Natural History
Field of Study/Science Facility Archaeology
Group Identity Native American |
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Colorado
Estes Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
1000 Highway 36
Estes Park CO 80517
Phone 970 586-1206
Web Site http://www.nps.gov/romo/
E-mail
ROMO_Information@nps.gov
Alt Web http://estes.on-line.com/rmnp/rmnp-hst.html
Description 416 square miles, 90% wilderness alpine ecology,
archaeology, glaciology, herbarium, geology; Morraine Park Museum, Never Summer Ranch (1920's dude ranch), 5 visitor centers with cultural & natural history exhibits
Type of Resource
Nature
Primary Focus Natural History
Nature of Group or Site Government
Field of Study/Science Facility Ecology
CO
Fruita
Dinosaur Journey
550 Jurassic Court
Fruita CO
Phone
970 858-7282
Web Site
http://www.dinosaurjourney.org/DinosaurJourney.htm
Description
local fossil finds, animated 1/2 size dinosaurs
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus
Natural History
Field of
Study/Science Facility
Paleontology
New or Updated:
3/22/2006 |
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Colorado
Morrison
Dinosaur Ridge
Visitor Center
16831 West Alameda Pkwy
Morrison CO 80465
Phone 303 697-3466
Web Site http://www.dinoridge.org/
Description fossil rich area with stratigraphy revealing multiple eras, visitor center with guidebooks and
organized tours
Type of Resource Science
Primary Focus Natural History
Nature of Group or Site Outdoor
Field of Study/Science Facility Fossils
New or Updated: 04/12/2003
Colorado
Trinidad
Louden-Henritze Archaeology Museum
Trinidad State Junior College, Freudenthal Library
600 Prospect Street
Trinidad CO 81082
Phone 719 846-5508
Web Site http://www.tsjc.cccoes.edu/arch_museum/louden1.htm
Toll Free 800 937-6884
E-mail mailto:loretta.martin@tsjc.cccoes.edu
Description features geology and fossils as well as archaeology -- exhibits include recent local find mosasaur skeleton
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Natural History
Field of Study/Science Facility Paleontology
CO
Westminster
Butterfly
Pavilion and Insect Center
6252
West 104th Avenue
Westminster
CO
80020
Phone
303 469-5441
Web Site
http://www.butterflies.org/index.cfm
Description
5 acre facility with 1200 butterflies, tropical
conservatory, insect center with touching
and holding
of tarantulas, cockroaches, Water's Edge
Type of
Resource
Nature
Primary
Focus
Natural History
Field of
Study/Science Facility
Insects
Collection
A-F
Butterflies
New or
Updated:
8/7/2005
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Connecticut
Greenwich
Bruce Museum
1 Museum Drive
Greenwich CT 06830
Phone 203 869-0376
Web Site www.brucemuseum.com
Description art and science -- interactive exhibits, mechanical banks, 19th century American art
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Natural History
Collection A-F Banks
Collection N-Z Paintings
Research /Reading Library
Era 19th |
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CT
Litchfield
White
Memorial Conservation Center
80 Whitehall Road
Litchfield
CT
06759
Phone
860 567-0857
Web Site
http://www.whitememorialcc.org/
E-mail
mailto:info@whitememorialcc.org
Description
museum on grounds of 4000 acre wildlife sanctuary
Type of
Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Natural History
Nature of
Group or Site
Nature Reserve
New or
Updated:
2/22/2005
CT
Mystic
Denison
Pequotsepos Nature Center
109 Pequotsepos Road
PO Box 122
Mystic
CT
06355
Phone
860 536-1216
Web Site
http://www.dpnc.org/
E-mail
mailto:info@dpnc.org
Description
200 acre preserve with 7 miles of trails, birds
of prey in outdoor flight enclosure, Trail-Side museum
with animal exhibits
Type of
Resource
Nature
Primary
Focus
Natural History
Kind of
Activity
Hiking
Nature of
Group or Site
Nature Center
New or
Updated:
2/13/2005 |
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CT
New Haven
Peabody
Museum of Natural History
170 Whitney Avenue
New Haven
CT
06511
Phone
203 432-5050
Web Site
www.peabody.yale.edu/
Description
11 million specimens and objects in almost all
natural history categories, historic
scientific instruments
Type of
Resource
Museum
Primary Focus
Natural History
Field of Study/Science Facility
Fossils
Group Identity
Native American
Owner/Operator:
Yale University
New or Updated:
5/16/2005
CT
New Haven
Invertebrate Paleontology Image Gallery
Yale University
170 Whitney
Avenue
New Haven CT
06520
Web Site
http://www.yale.edu/ypmip/mainpage.html
E-mail
mailto:peabody.webmaster@yale.edu
Description
online images from the Invertebrate Paleontology
collection at the Peabody museum
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Natural History
Field of
Study/Science Facility
Fossils
Collection
N-Z
Photography
New or Updated:
3/2/2005
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Connecticut
Rocky Hill
Dinosaur State Park
400 West Street
Rocky Hill CT 06067
Phone 860 529-8423
Web Site http://www.dinosaurstatepark.org/
Description geodesic dome with fossil dinosaur tracks, surrounded by arboretum with trails and plant families representing those of the Age of Dinosaurs
Type of Resource Nature
Primary Focus Natural History
Field of Study/Science Facility Arboretum
New or Updated: 03/25/2003
Connecticut
Sharon
Sharon Audubon Center
325 Cornwall Bridge Road
Sharon CT 0069
Phone 860 364-0520
Web Site http://www.audubon.org/local/sanctuary/sharon/index.htm
E-mail mailto:http://www.audubon.org/local/sanctuary/sharon/Pages/emailout.htm
Description nature center and wildlife sanctuary, visitor center with natural history museum, trails
Type of Resource Nature
Primary Focus Natural History
Nature of Group or Site Nature Center
Field of Study/Science Facility Birds
Owner/Operator: National Audubon Society
New or Updated: 03/22/2003 |
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CT
Storrs
Connecticut
Archaeology Center
2019 Hillside Road, Unit 1023
Storrs
CT
06269
Phone 860 486-4460
Web
http://www.cac.uconn.edu/
E-mail
mailto:sue.broneill@uconn.edu
Description
North and South American collections, material
from 400 Connecticut sites
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus
Natural History
Field of
Study/Science Facility
Archaeology
Group Identity
Native American
New or
Updated
2/9/2006
CT
Westport
Earthplace
10 Woodside Lane
PO Box 165
Westport
CT
06880
Phone
203 227-7253
Web Site
www.naturecenterwestport.org
Description
Natural Science museum and animal shelter in
wildlife sanctuary with
nature trails
Type of Resource
Nature
Primary Focus
Natural History
Nature of Group or
Site
Nature Center
Field of
Study/Science Facility
Ecology
New or Updated:
2/15/2006 |
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DC
Washington
National Museum of Natural History
Constitution Avenue
Washington DC 20560
Phone 202 357-1300
Web Site www.si.edu/nmah
Description on the mall, general natural history museum
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Natural History
Field of Study/Science Facility Paleontology
DC
Washington
Rock Creek Nature Center & Planetarium
3545 Williamsburg Lane NW
Washington DC 20008
Phone 202 895-6000
Alt Phone 202 895-6070
Web Site http://www.nps.gov/rocr/
E-mail mailto:rocr_superintendent@nps.gov
Description nature trails, historic sites, and a planetarium, as well as recreational
Type of Resource Science
Primary Focus Natural History
Building Type Mill
Nature of Group or Site Nature Center
Field of Study/Science Facility Planetarium
New or Updated: 04/06/2003 |
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Delaware
Newark
Iron
Hill Museum
1355 Old Baltimore Pike
Newark DE 19702
Phone 302 368-5703
Web Site
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Alt Web http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/58iron/58about.htm
Description school founded as philanthropic endeavor by
DuPont, grounds now hold
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Natural History
Building Type Schoolhouse
Field of Study/Science Facility Geology
Group Identity African American
New or Updated: 04/09/2003
Delaware
Wilmington
Delaware Museum of Natural History
4840 Kennett Pike
Wilmington DE 19807
Phone 302 658-9111
Web Site www.delmnh.org
Description dinosaurs, dioramas
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Natural History |
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01/12/2008 |
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