Pomfret - opened in 2000, contains extensive grassland habitats and is situated on the 700-acre Bafflin Sanctuary in Pomfret. Other wildlife sanctuaries Connecticut Audubon Society's other wildlife sanctuaries are open to the public unless noted. Trail Wood - 168 acres, Hampton, former home of author and naturalist Edwin Way Teale Elsa Feiler Denburg Woodland Conservation Area - 10 acres, Fairfield, across the street from the Center at Fairfield Banks South Farm - 60 acres, Fairfield John W. Field and John Mahoney Sanctuary - 14 acres, Fairfield Grace Robinson Nature Sanctuary - 37 acres, Weston H. Smith Richardson Wildlife Preserve and Christmas Tree Farm - 74 acres, Westport, comprising a Christmas tree farm, field habitat, and evergreen plantation Edward Steichen Memorial Wildlife Preserve - 54 acres, Redding Richard G. Croft Memorial Preserve - 700 acres, Goshen Haddam Wildflower Gorge - 4 acres, adjacent to Hurd State Park, Haddam Harlo N. Haagenson Preserve - 65 acres, East Haddam Morgan R. Chaney Sanctuary - 233 acres, Montville Cromwell Meadows - 79 acres, Middletown, limited access Jane and George Pratt Valley Preserve - Bridgewater and New Milford, not open Hayes Meadow Tidal Marsh and N. B. Sargent Sanctuary - Fairfield, not open Wilcox Preserve - Stonington, not open History The Connecticut Audubon Society was founded in 1898 by Mabel Osgood Wright with a mission of conserving birds and their environments in the State of Connecticut through science-based education and advocacy. The Society's first sanctuary was created in 1914 in Fairfield through the donation of 10 acres of land by philanthropist Annie Burr Jennings, daughter of Oliver Burr Jennings. This property was the first-of-its-kind songbird refuge in the nation, and the museum at this sanctuary was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1993. References External links Connecticut Audubon Society Environmental organizations based in Connecticut Nature centers in Connecticut Ornithological organizations in the United States Nature conservation organizations based in the United States 1898 establishments in Connecticut Organizations established in 1898 Audubon movement