Category: New York private

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery and Aquarium
Here is their website.      Phone 516 692-6768
“The largest living collection of New York State freshwater turtles, fish and amphibians housed in two buildings and eight outdoor ponds.”  I have written them about accessibility and will change this post when I learn more.

Pfeiffer Nature Center
Pfeiffer Nature Center is over 676 acres in rural, southwestern New York State.  The Nature Center has two properties. The Lillibridge Property includes 20 acres of rare, old-growth forest and has six miles of marked foot-trails pass through a variety of forest ecotypes, such as coniferous and mixed deciduous forests.  Here is a brochure with map of the Lillibridge Property.
Their other property is the Eshelman Property.  Here is a map.
Here is the Pfeiffer enter website.
Griffin’s Way 0.18 mile one way An easy wooded trail leads you through some of the oldest trees here, primarily eastern hemlock and white pine.
Wendy’sTrail  0.2 mile one way from the kiosk to deep in the woods.

Emery 0.43 mile one way  ” This path starts down at our beautiful timber frame pavilion in the meadow & takes you deep into the woods…”
Bullhead Run  0.26 mile round trip through the meadow and by a pond.

Hawthorn Lane 0.14 mile one way “…a great place to see plants and animals that like transitional scrub areas.”

Jamestown Audubon Nature Center
Jamestown’s Audubon Community Nature Center is a “600-acre wetland preserve that includes over five miles of trails, a native tree arboretum, picnic areas, a natural play space, and educational gardens…”
Here is the Center’s website.   Trail map and information.  Phone 716-569-2345
In response to my inquiry on trails, the Center wrote, “We have a paved trail that goes to an overlook that is pretty accessible. The other trails are flat, though grassy or wood-chipped and may or may not be totally level.  Inside the building, we have an elevator, and a chair lift that gives access to all of our exhibits.
Overlook Trail 0.6 mile, paved.

Spatterdock Trail about 1 mile.

Big Pond Trail about 2 miles.

Beaver Meadow Audubon Center
“Beaver Meadow is a 324-acre nature preserve in North Java, NY. The preserve features its namesake beaver meadow with its associated ponds, glacial kettle ponds, wetlands with a boardwalk trail, wooded uplands, meadows, a hawk watch, an arboretum, and eight miles of marked and groomed trails.”
Here is the Center website.  Trail map.   Phone 585-457-3228   Here is the facebook page for Buffalo Audubon Society.
There are a lot of short and long trails here, but difficulty is not given other than the boardwalk.  Some of these trails look easy, but call or check with the Visitor Center first.
Jenny Glen Boardwalk – short but length is not on the map.