Thornton W. Burgess Society

Strawberry season has arrived as the Green Briar Nature Center and Jam Kitchen celebrates this luscious berry during our Annual Strawberry Day!

Come seek adventures in nature, art & science at the Green Briar Nature Center! SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE!

Join Shirley Stolte for Story Time. Shirley will read stories written by renowned children's author, Thornton W. Burgess, highlighting the many animal characters he made famous.

Visit the storybook world of Peter Rabbit & friends that internationally known children’s author Thornton W. Burgess created at the turn of the 20th century.

Visit the Mercantile for gifts, Burgess titles, linens, our jams & signature Beach Plum Jelly.

Working in pairs, learn as a family how to cook jam in our beloved 1903 kitchen, then bring home the fruits of your labor!

Join us in the Green Briar Jam Kitchen and make your own batch of something special to take home and enjoy.

From March through October, we discuss a work of literature that incorporates the world of flowers.

Browse a portion of our extensive collection online! More is being added regularly as we build out our database to include every object in the collection so check back often.

Reserve the Green Meadow Forest & Live Menagerie for an hour of stories, crafts, games and animal visit with Mrs. Farmer Brown.

The award-winning Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden at the Green Briar Nature Center is offering guided tours every Wednesday morning June through August at 10am

Help support a child in need by donating to our KidSummer Scholarship Fund! It will give a child in need the opportunity to attend our KidSummer program and experience nature.