List of nature centers in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Nature Centers (Hover mouse over pog to popup clickable link)
This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Pennsylvania.
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| Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abernathy Field Station | Washington | Washington | Pittsburgh Metro Area | 57-acre (230,000 m2) outdoor ecology classroom serving Washington & Jefferson College |
| Asbury Woods | Erie | Erie | Northwest Region | website, regional nature center with over 205 acres and 4.5 miles of hiking trails |
| Berks Nature | Berks | Berks | SouthEast Region | website, regional nature center with over 100 acres, trails, and education center |
| Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve | Fox Chapel | Allegheny | Pittsburgh Metro Area | 134-acre (0.5 km2) protected area, headquarters of the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania |
| Benjamin Olewine III Nature Center | Harrisburg | Dauphin | Cumberland Valley | Located in 210-acre Wildwood Park |
| Boyce Park Nature Center | Monroeville | Allegheny | Pittsburgh Metro Area | Operated by the County, displays include animals, plants, rocks and fossils, live animals |
| Briar Bush Nature Center | Abington | Montgomery | Delaware Valley | website, 12.5 acres, includes Dede Long Nature Museum, seasonal butterfly house, bird observatory |
| Carbon County Environmental Education Center | Summit Hill | Carbon | Lehigh Valley | website, operated by the County, located on 70 acres within Mauch Chunk Lake Park |
| Churchville Nature Center | Churchville | Bucks | Delaware Valley | Operated by the County, 55 acres, includes a visitor center with interpretive exhibits, 2 miles of trails, and a re-created Lenape Indian Village |
| Elk Country Visitor Center | Benezette | Elk | Central PA | website, educational exhibits, multimedia experiences, hands-on learning opportunities and education programs focused on elk, operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Keystone Elk Country Alliance |
| Fern Hollow Nature Center | Sewickley | Allegheny | Pittsburgh Metro Area | website, 33 acres |
| Frick Environmental Center | Pittsburgh | Allegheny | Pittsburgh Metro Area | Located in 561-acre Frick Park that includes the 151-acre Frick Woods Nature Reserve |
| Great Valley Nature Center | Devault | Chester | Delaware Valley | 10 acres, includes a Bird of Prey center, replica Native American Lenape village and a maple sugar house |
| Harrison Hills Park Environmental Learning Center | Natrona Heights | Allegheny | Pittsburgh Metro Area | 500 acres, operated by the County |
| Hawk Mountain Sanctuary | Hamburg | Berks | Pennsylvania Dutch Country | 1,400 acre sanctuary, prime location for the viewing of kettling and migrating raptors |
| Honey Hollow Environmental Education Center | Solebury Township | Bucks | Delaware Valley | website, operated by the Bucks County Audubon Society, 700 acres with 6 miles of trails, focus is the Honey Hollow Watershed |
| Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center | Bushkill Township | Northampton | Lehigh Valley | 1,168-acre state park |
| Jarrett Nature Center | Horsham | Montgomery | Delaware Valley | website, operated by and for the Hatboro-Horsham School District |
| Jennings Environmental Education Center | Brady | Butler | Pittsburgh Metro Area | 300-acre state park |
| John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum | Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Delaware Valley | Features the Cusano Environmental Education Center at the 1,000-acre refuge |
| John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove | Audubon | Montgomery | Delaware Valley | Historic first U.S. home of John James Audubon, museum features a combination of nature, art, and history and houses all of Audubon’s major works including “Birds of America”; 5 miles of trails. It also serves as the headquarters for Audubon PA. |
| Kings Gap Environmental Education and Training Center | Cumberland | Pennsylvania Dutch Country | 1,454-acre state park including Cooke, Dickinson and Penn Townships | |
| Lacawac | Lake Ariel | Wayne | Northeastern Pennsylvania | 545 acres, former summer estate, public programs, trails, house tours |
| Lancaster Environmental Center | Lancaster | Lancaster | Pennsylvania Dutch Country | website, operated by the County in 544-acre Lancaster County Central Park |
| Latodami Nature Center at North Park | Wexford | Allegheny | Pittsburgh Metro Area | 250 acres, operated by the County |
| Lehigh Gap Nature Center | Lehigh Gap | Carbon | Lehigh Valley | Over 750 acres with 13 miles of marked trails |
| McKaig Nature Education Center | Wayne | Montgomery | Delaware Valley | website, 89 acres of woods, 3 miles of well marked trails, 2 streams |
| McKeever Environmental Learning Center | Sandy Lake | Mercer | Northwestern PA | website, administered by Slippery Rock University, 205 acres, residential and non-residential programs for schools |
| Millbrook Marsh Nature Center | State College | Centre | Central PA | website, operated by Centre Region Parks & Recreation, 62-acre site consisting of a 12-acre farmstead area and an adjacent 50-acre wetland area |
| Kettle Creek Environmental Education Center | Stroudsburg | Monroe | Northeastern Pennsylvania | website, located in the 166-acre Kettle Creek Wildlife Sanctuary, operated by the County |
| Mount Pisgah State Park | Troy | Bradford | Northeastern Pennsylvania | Environmental interpretive center houses artifacts and displays about area wildlife and early farm life, nature programs |
| Myrick Conservation Center | West Chester | Chester | Delaware Valley | website, 318 acres, operated by the Brandywine Valley Association and the Red Clay Valley Association, focus is watershed conservation |
| Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art | Millersburg | Dauphin | Cumberland Valley | website, includes collection of works by wildlife artist Ned Smith, changing exhibits of contemporary artists and photographers, over 500 acres, research program about northern saw-whet owls |
| Nescopeck State Park | Butler | Luzerne | Northeastern Pennsylvania | 3,550-acre state park with seasonal education center |
| Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center | Cumru | Berks | Pennsylvania Dutch Country | 665-acre state park |
| Nurture Nature Center | Easton | Northampton | Lehigh Valley | website, combines science, art and community dialogue about community environmental issues, features Science On a Sphere exhibit |
| Peace Valley Nature Center | Doylestown | Bucks | Delaware Valley | 1,500-acre park and nature center, operated by the County |
| Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust | Huntingdon Valley | Montgomery | Delaware Valley | website, 812 acres with a visitor center |
| Pocono Environmental Education Center | Dingmans Ferry | Pike | Northeastern Pennsylvania | website, located within the 77,000 acre Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area |
| Pool Wildlife Sanctuary | Emmaus | Lehigh | Lehigh Valley | website, 77.5 acres, Wildlands Conservancy's main office, features the Air Products Environmental Education Center |
| Powdermill Nature Reserve | Rector | Westmoreland | Pittsburgh Metro Area | website, environmental research center of Carnegie Museum of Natural History, over 2,200 acres |
| Richard Nixon Park Nature Center | York | York | Pennsylvania Dutch Country | website, operated by the County on 187 acres, displays include local wildlife and mounted specimens from the Arctic, African savanna and Northwest Territories of the United States |
| Riverbend Environmental Education Center | Gladwyne | Montgomery | Delaware Valley | website, 30 acres |
| Shaver's Creek Environmental Center | Petersburg | Huntingdon | Central PA | Located in the 700-acre Stone Valley Recreation Area |
| Silver Lake Nature Center | Bristol | Bucks | Delaware Valley | website, 235 acres with over 4 miles of trails, operated by the County |
| South Park Nature Center | South Park | Allegheny | Pittsburgh Metro Area | 2,013-acre park, operated by the County |
| Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve | Fairfield | Adams | Pennsylvania Dutch Country | 609 acres with over 10 miles of trails |
| The Schuylkill Center | Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Delaware Valley | website, 340 acres with over 3 miles of trails, exhibits, art gallery, wildlife rehabilitation clinic |
| Tom Ridge Environmental Center | Erie | Erie | Northwest Region | Located in 3,112-acre Presque Isle State Park |
| Trexler Environmental Center | Schnecksville | Lehigh | Lehigh Valley | 1,108 acres in the Trexler Nature Preserve, operated by the County |
| Tyler Arboretum | Media | Delaware | Delaware Valley | 650 acres, 20 miles of hiking trails through woodlands, wetlands, and meadows, environmental education programs |
| Welkinweir | Pottstown | Chester | Delaware Valley | 197-acre arboretum, garden, mansion, and conservation area, education programs, home of the Green Valleys Association |
| Whites' Woods Nature Center | White | Indiana | Pittsburgh Metro Area | 250 acres of mature forest |
| Wildlife Center at Sinnemahoning State Park | Grove Township | Cameron | Central PA | 1,910-acre park visitor center with natural history exhibits, wildlife viewing area, programs |
| Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve at Saint Vincent College | Latrobe | Westmoreland | Pittsburgh Metro Area | website, 26 acres |
| Woodcock Creek Nature Center | Meadville | Crawford | Northwest Region | website, operated by the Crawford County Conservation District |
