Opened in 1943, the Greenwich sanctuary was the first educational nature center for the National Audubon Society. Pictured here without the wings added, this building still stands today.

Back in 1746, a cottonwood tree was planted next to the Mead House near Indian Spring Pond. Still growing today, this grand old eastern cottonwood has greeted and amazed thousands of visitors to the Audubon Greenwich sanctuary.

Audubon Greenwich has a long history of teaching adults and children about the wonders of nature. For decades, the site hosted the Summer Ecology Workshop, where visitors spent a week staying overnight on the preserve and studying nature with dozens of talented naturalists including Ted Gilman, who celebrated his 30th anniversary with Audubon in January of 2007.