TRAILS ARE OPEN! Every day 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (last trail admission at 3:30 p.m.) Note that tickets will show as unavailable in our online ticketing system on the day of. You can purchase tickets onsite at the Admissions window.
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In The News: 2021

  • November 24, 2021: Samantha Brown's Places to Love "Why I Love Charitable Giving at the Holidays"
  • October 25, 2021: Wandering Wheatleys "The 25 Best Things to do in New Hampshire"
  • September 29, 2021: The Laconia Daily Sun "Connecting with nature in the Lakes Region"
  • September 2021: Bostom Magazine "Six Quintissentially New England Boat Tours to Take This Fall"
  • August 23, 2021: The Laker "Surprising, Scientific...and Beautiful Squam Lake Cruising"
  • July 30, 2021: The Laconia Daily Sun "Ziplines, lions and a mansion are featured attractions at these workplaces"
  • July 19, 2021: NHPR "From 1717 To Now: N.H. Boaters Take In 'Water Music' In Livermore Cove"
  • July 2, 2021: NewEngland.com "Guide to Squam Lake | New Hampshire Getaway"
  • July 1, 2021: Waterbury Roundabout "The Outside Story: Otters are some of the river's strongest swimmers"
  • May 6, 2021: The Lacconia Daily Sun "The Lady's Slipper - a very unusual flower"
  • April 14, 2021: New Hampshire Magazine "The Best Places in NH (for Everyone in Your Life)
  • March 9, 2021: Eversource: "Eversource and Squam Lakes Natural Science Center team up to provide a new home for local Ospreys"
  • February 11, 2021: The Union Leader: "Winter Notes: Taking a walk on the wild side"

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    In The News: 2019

  • November 15, 2019: New Hampshire Magazine "2019 It List"
  • November 12, 2019: The Laconia Daily Sun "The Gift of Travel...."
  • November 11, 2019: Concord Monitor "A crash course in New Hampshire life"
  • October 31, 2019: Business Insider "The best zoo in every state"
  • October 31, 2019: The Laconia Daily Sun "Iain MacLeod awarded by NH Audubon"
  • October 2019: New Hampshire Environmental Educators "Dave Erler, Legacy Award Winner"
  • October 2019: NHSaves.com "Connecting Science with Savings"
  • October 3, 2019: New England Boating "Focus On: Squam Lake, NH"
  • July 26, 2019: OnlyInYourState.com "This Beautiful Garden In New Hampshire Attracts Hundreds Of Butterflies And It’s Magnificent"
  • July 5, 2019: The Laconia Daily Sun: "Squam Lake: You have to know where to look"
  • June 29, 2019: The Laconia Daily Sun: "Ashland Elementary School students explore the world during Project Week"
  • June 14, 2019: The Laker: "Back on the Trail at the Science Center"
  • May 17, 2019: The Union Leader: "The great outdoors: Top 10 places to learn about nature"
  • May-July 2019: Green Energy Times: "Squam Lakes Science Center Goes Greener"
  • May 16, 2019: Outside Magazine: "The World's Best Summer Camps of 2019"
  • April 17, 2019: The Laconia Daily Sun: "NHEC is first corporate sponsor of Dinosaurs Alive"
  • April 15, 2019: Union Leader: "Scenc Setters"
  • April 12, 2019: New Hampshire Public Radio: "Something Wild: Bald's Are Everywhere!"
  • April 2019: Reader's Digest: "The Best Zoo in Every State in America"
  • March 9, 2019: Uninvented Colors Photography: "Squam Lakes Natural Science Center"
  • March 8, 2019: The Conway Daily Sun: "Voyagers 4-H Club receive scholarship to visit Squam Lakes Science Center"
  • February 15, 2019: Petakov Media: "Lions of the East: An update"
  • January 26, 2019: The Union Leader: "Mike Cote's Business Editor's Notebook: Common Man's Barn on the Pemi offers vintage setting for modern weddings"
  • January 7, 2019: The Laker: "New Year's Resolutions"

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