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Science & Technology| Official Website: Squam Lakes Natural Science Center Location: 23 Science Center Road, Holderness, NH, 03245 directions Phone:603-968-7194 Hours: Trails open daily 9:30 am to 4:30 pm with last admission at 3:30 pm Ages: Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults In/Outdoor: Indoor, Outdoor Cost: $ see below |
Others to Consider: Harvard Museum of Natural History, Kaleidoscope Creative Arts and Science Camp, Discovery Museums, Boston Museum of Science, MIT MuseumThe Squam Lakes Natural Science Center’s trails and exhibits will be open daily on May 1 through November 30 for the 41st season. Located in central New Hampshire’s Lakes Region, SLNSC’s mission is to advance understanding of ecology by exploring New Hampshire’s natural world. Using the outdoors as a classroom and live native New Hampshire animals as teaching ambassadors, SLNSC programs and exhibits teach the ecological concepts of adaptations, populations, interrelationships and habitats in meaningful and memorable ways.
Visitors may tour three miles of self-guided trails featuring: 1) the 3/4-mile Gephart Exhibit Trail displaying native wildlife in woodland enclosures and buildings with hands-on interactive exhibits; 2) the Ecotone Trail, a 2/3-mile track along a forest and field edge; 3) the Mt. Fayal Trail, a 1-mile loop to the top of a small mountain with a view of Squam Lake; and 4) the Forest Trail, a 2/3-mile trail demonstrating forest management and ecology. Kirkwood Gardens, showing how plants attract birds and butterflies, is free to the public. Staff naturalists present natural history programs year round ranging from lake ecology cruises to outdoor activity-based programs to indoor live animal programs.
Through spectacular live animal exhibits, natural science education programs, and lake cruises, the Science Center has educated and enlightened visitors for forty years about the importance of our natural world.
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Adults: $13;Youth (3-15): $9; Senior ): $1; 12 and under: Free; Members: Free
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23 Science Center Road, Holderness, NH, 03245 map
Exit 24 off I-93.
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