Draft:Habitat Education Center & Wildlife Sanctuary

Habitat Education Center & Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary of 88 acre located in Belmont, Massachusetts. The sanctuary was created by the Massachusetts Audubon Society ....ref

History
The western part of the sanctuary was once the Highland Stock Farm, where Winthrop Ward Chenery raised thoroughbred horses in the mid-19th century.

Habitat's Georgian-style mansion was built in 1914.

Land and trails
Habitat's 4 miles of trail pass through woodlands, marshland, ponds, and



The bulk of the sanctuary is on the north side of Juniper Road. A smaller parcel, with a trailhead on Somerset Street and Concord Avenue, includes Weeks Pond and Meadow.

The Habitat trail system is part of the Western Greenway, a 12 mile loop of open space in Waltham, Belmont and Lexington.

Nature center and programs
The former mansion at Habitat ...

Habitat programs include bird-watching, a nature preschool, school vacation programs, and a volunteer program.