Squam Lakes Natural Science Center

Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
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43°44′02″N 71°35′22″W / 43.73389°N 71.58944°W / 43.73389; -71.58944
Date openedJuly 1, 1969[1]
LocationHolderness, New Hampshire, United States
Annual visitors53,000[2]
Websitewww.nhnature.org

Squam Lakes Natural Science Center (SLNSC) is an environmental education center and zoo founded in 1966 and opened to the public on July 1, 1969. The science center is located in Holderness, New Hampshire, United States. The mission of the science center is to advance understanding of ecology by exploring New Hampshire's natural world.

The science center uses live animal exhibits, natural science education programs, and lake cruises to educate visitors about the natural world. Using the outdoors as a classroom and native New Hampshire animals as teaching ambassadors, the science center teaches the ecological concepts of adaptations, populations, interrelationships, and habitats.[3]

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  2. ^ Tracy, Paula. "Squam Lakes Natural Sciences Center unveils 18 new exhibits: Water Matters Pavilion part of $4 million improvements". ABC. WMUR9.
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