Welcome to VINS
The VINS Nature Center is open daily from 10am – 4pm.
All outdoor exhibits are open: Raptors, Songbird Aviary, Adventure Playscape, Nature Trails, and the amazing Forest Canopy Walk. Our indoor exhibits are open: Birds Are Dinosaurs, Forest Exhibit, and Reptile Room.
We highly recommend prepurchasing your admission tickets. We welcome all walk-ins.
Contact Us
Nature Center Hours
VINS Nature Center
10am to 4pm Daily
Wild Bird Rehab is Open
Accepting Calls Only
802.359.5000 x212
8am to 4pm
Visitor Programs
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Raptors Up Close
Daily 11 AM
Gain an up-close view of our majestic birds. -
Songbird Aviary Tour
Daily 12:30 PM
Spend some time with our songbirds as they fly around you. -
Animal Encounter
Daily 2 PM
Reptile: Sun / Tue / Thu
Raptor: Mon / Wed / Fri / Sat -
Raptor Feeding Time
Daily 2:30 PM
Join our raptor care-givers for feeding time.
Artist Exhibition – Betsy Smith
NOVEMBER 1 – JANUARY 31 – Betsy Smith’s artwork is a celebration of the amazing natural world around us, from distant galaxies to the fascinating wild creatures with whom we share our sacred Earth. Her preferred mediums are watercolors and acrylics. She particularly enjoys watercolor painting on location, where the experience of sunlight, weather, and birdsongs adds a lively dimension to the creative process.
Night Hike
JANUARY 25 – Experience the night through your senses and learn how our local wildlife experience the night-time a little bit differently. Play games, test your color vision, learn about different types of light after dark, and meet one of our education owls!
Superb Owls
FEBRUARY 8 – Learn about the stats of owl of your favorite players at the Superb Owl! Meet our ambassador owls and learn about what makes them such tough competition in the fields. Play owl games to learn what it’s like to hunt as an owl, and take a closer look inside the food chain through an owl pellet dissection.
