For Families & Children
Books & Articles
- A Child’s Introduction to the Night Sky by Michael Driscoll (2004)
- A Little Bit of Dirt by Asia Citro (2016)
- How Animals Use Their Sense of Smell to Survive by The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
- Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv (2008)
- Nature’s Playground by Fiona Danks and Jo Schofield (2007)
- Sharing Nature with Children by Joseph Cornell (1979)
- The Sense of Wonder by Rachel Carson (1998)
- The Call of the Wild by Sukey Wagner (2019)
Museums, Wildlife & Nature Centers
- Audubon Society Sanctuaries
- Barns Nature Center – Bristol, CT
- Bartholomew’s Cobble– Sheffield, MA
- Connecticut Science Center – Hartford, CT
- Drury Preserve – Sheffield, MA
- Earthplace – Westport, CT
- Flanders Nature Center – Woodbury, CT
- Kellogg Environmental Center – Derby, CT
- Oak Grove Nature Center – Manchester, CT
- Roaring Brook Nature Center – Canton, CT
- Sessions Woods – Bristol/Burlington, CT
- Talcott Mountain Science Center – Avon, CT
- The Children’s Museum – West Hartford, CT
- White Memorial Conservation Center – Litchfield, CT
Nature Documentaries
- Earth – Disneynature and BBC, narrated by James Earl Jones (2007)
- Hidden Kingdoms – BBC (2014)
- Life – BBC with David Attenborough (2009)
- Microcosmos – Miramax (1996)
- Planet Earth – BBC Series with David Attenborough (2007)
- The Blue Planet – Seas of Life – BBC with David Attenborough(2001)
- The Greatest Places – IMAX (2011)
- The National Parks: America’s Best Idea – PBS with Ken Burns (2009)
- Winged Migration – by Philippe Labro and Jacques Perrin (2001)
- Wings of Life – Disneynature (2013)
Organizations
- Children & Nature Network – North American Association for Environmental Education
- Connecting Kids and Nature – The National Wildlife Federation
- Benefits of Nature for Children and Families – Roots of Action
- Discover the Forest
- Nature Rocks – Nature Works Everywhere, The Nature Conservancy
The Colebrook Land Conservancy
Post Office Box 90
Colebrook, Connecticut 06021
info@colebrooklandconservancy.org
Our Mission
Preserve and conserve the special and unique characteristics of Colebrook—rural, historic and scenic—using accepted land conservation techniques and education in cooperation with the Town, the community and other groups.