Audubon Connecticut
Working together for birds, nature, and people
Working together for birds, nature, and people of Connecticut & the Atlantic Flyway
Bent of the River Audubon Center. Photo: Leslie Kane / Audubon Connecticut
The health of our visitors, supporters, and staff is of utmost importance to the Bent of the River Audubon Center. In an effort to help protect our community, we are following recommendations made by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as well as state and local governments and the center building is closed until further notice.
Our trails are open with appropriate measures to protect the health of our visitors. If you plan to visit, you are welcome to explore outside, but we will not have restrooms or accommodations available. Select here for the latest trail closures due to storm damage.
We are continuing to fulfill our mission of connecting people to nature through online engagement. For the latest information on events and offerings, please visit our events web page and Facebook page.
Contributions to help support the center during your visit may be made online via this link or in a donation box outside the center building at the start of the trails.
For more information, please read our Center Director's official letter to our community here.
Bent of the River Audubon Center is a 700-acre nature sanctuary and education center located in Southbury, Connecticut. It is part of Audubon Connecticut (a state office of the National Audubon Society) and the Atlantic Flyway, and is dedicated to Audubon's open space and working lands conservation efforts in Connecticut.
Visitors are welcome to enjoy trails, nature programs, and conservation-themed events throughout the year. Come learn and explore with us!
It's time for some summertime fun! Join us for up to five weeks of online nature experiences for young adventurers in Kindergarten through 6 Grade. Sessions begin July 21st, and run through August 20th.
Celebrate diversity by choosing, coloring, and sharing these fun coloring pages
Explore and observe nature on 15 miles of trails—open daily from sunrise to sunset
Check out Audubon Live! and view featured birds, like Ospreys, on-camera in Connecticut.
Your annual support is critical to sustaining our local conservation work that birds, other wildlife, and people within our community depend upon. Together, with you, we are providing a safe haven for so many at a time when we all need it most.
To become a Bent of the River sponsor, please contact Kate Pratt at Kathleen.Pratt@audubon.org or 203-405-9113 for information.
GIVE LOCAL 2020: Thank you to our supporters for caring about birds, their habitats, and Bent of the River Audubon Center! Because of your generosity on April 21 and 22, 2020, we raised $14,353 through Connecticut Community Foundation's Give Local event. Thank you also to CCF and the many event sponsors for supporting this amazing local giving opportunity.
Bent of the River is one of three Audubon Connecticut centers in the state. Discover more of what Audubon has to offer.
Where birds thrive, people prosper. Help us transform local communities into places where birds flourish. Learn what you can do to nurture wildlife, nature, and conservation in Connecticut.
Through land stewardship, science, education, and advocacy, we work to preserve habitat and protect bird species that are of state, national, and global concern. Your gift can make a difference.
When you become a member of Bent of the River Audubon Center, you are protecting an Important Bird Area and a natural heritage for generations to come. Help us do great things.
