Animals
Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Building and Grounds
Leadership
Wild Card
100
Guess the animal: RRIEPAI OGD
PRAIRIE DOG
100
The name of the Road in Darien where you find the Transfer Station
Ledge Road
100
The amount of land that the Nature Center rents from the Town.
1 acre
100
Our longest serving Board Member
Dave Sinclair
100

Event that hosts the most people each year at the Nature Center and is the biggest event in Town

Down On The Farm
200
An endagered or threatened species in Connecticut.

Sea turtle

Tern

Northern Bats

Bog and Northern Turtle

Knot


200
The benefits of buying in bulk
to avoid excess packaging


200
The number of air conditioning units that cool our building
12
200

The name of our Board Treasurer

Andrew Van Orden
200
The body of water in Darien that recently completed a dredging and the construction of a fish ladder to restore fish, eels and a balanced ecosystem.
Gorham's Pond
300
Name 8 types of animals at the Nature Center
snake, frog, turtle, bird, dove, cockatiel, chinchilla, prairie dog, rat, gerbil, bearded dragon, tarantula, ferret, iguana, cockroach, owl, guinea pig, hedgehog, gecko, sugar glider
300
The natural resource that the Nature Center collects and earns money from its recycling and reuse
Natural Cork
300
What organization(s) own the trails and forest behind the Nature Center?
Darien Land Trust (1/2)

The Town of Darien (1/2)

300
The members of our Board Executive Committee

Ashleigh Rader, President

Emily Boucher, VP

Andrew Van Orden, Treasurer

Michelle McNulty, Secretary

300
A man-made cause for the drastic decline in pollinators including bees.
Garden and Lawn Care Pesticides and bug repellents.
400
The name of our Iguana
Hectora
400
Three single-use plastic products (that are easy to give up)
Plastic bags, plastic water bottles, plastic straws, plastic tooth flossers, plastic utensils, plastic cups, coffee cups
400
What year was the new building opened?
2002
400
Our longest-serving teacher?
Nina Miller, over 25 years!
400
Name of the organization in our town that coordinates all 20 environmental efforts in Darien and meets quarterly to exchange information.
The Green Team
500
The cost, on average, to feed and care for one animal each year?

A. $300
B. $600
C. $900

It costs $900 per animal, per year to care for and feed each of our 40+ animals for a total of $36,000.
500
Are Starbucks Coffee Cups Recyclable?
No.  They have a thin layer of plastic on the inside that makes them unsuitable for single stream or paper recycling.
500
What is the animal on the weather vane at the top of the Nature Center?
Egret
500

The number of lawyers who currently serve on our Board

Cindy Handy

Anne Meyer

Rachel Zarghami

500
Year the Nature Center was founded.
1980
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