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Greenwich Ä¢¹½Av Center stewards seven sanctuaries and private parcels (totaling 686 acres) in Greenwich, including the Main Sanctuary (and Ä¢¹½Av Center) located at 613 Riversville Road. Our center opened its doors in 1943, as the Ä¢¹½Av’s first environmental education center, and has been welcoming visitors and serving as a leader in place-based nature education ever since.

Hardwood forests, open fields, a lake, streams, and vernal pools, as well as remnants of early homestead settlement, can be found at Greenwich Ä¢¹½Av Center's Main Sanctuary. In addition to its rich education programs, the center and staff coordinate Ä¢¹½Av’s  work in Connecticut. Ä¢¹½Av Connecticut's offices are also located at our main center building—the .