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The Great Bay Discovery Center (formerly known as Sandy Point) is the conservation and education headquarters for Great Bay NERR. There interactive displays and exhibits for children to learn about the area and its inhabitants. There is also a universally accessible trail and boardwalk that begins at the Discovery Center.

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162 bird species

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Birds you can see here include:

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• Horseshoe Crabs
• Mud Snails
• Green Crabs
• Soft-shelled Clams
• Harbor Seal

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The mouth of the Piscataqua River is where the estuary begins. Salt water from the Atlantic ocean is brought in with the tides. There are five different habitats in the estuary that are dominated by water--Eelgrass meadows, mudflats, salt marsh, channel bottom, and rocky intertidal. In the Discovery Center children can learn about plankton, salmon migration, tides, and salt marsh farming. They can also do some hands-on exploration in the touch tank.

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[edit] Contact Details

• 89 Depot Road

Greenland, NH 03840

• Phone: (603) 778-0015

[edit] External Links

• Great Bay Estuarine Research Reserve Website