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Vermont Institute of Natural Science
Vermont Institute of Natural Science is an outdoor activity in Quechee, VT, part of the Vermont guide. Cost: under $25.
149 Natures Way · Quechee, VT
Why you should go…
The Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) is a nonprofit environmental education organization in Quechee, Vermont, focused on education, research and avian wildlife rehabilitation. Its 47-acre campus includes the VINS Forest Canopy Walk, interpretive nature trails, four exhibit spaces, an adventure playscape and 17 raptor enclosures housing birds of prey that cannot be released into the wild. It is open daily year-round except Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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