Pocono Environmental Education Center

Friday, June 4th is NEPA Gives, a 24-hour giving event where every dollar stretches further towards supporting non-profits. Check out the video below to hear our Executive Director discuss PEEC, NEPA Gives, and his fundraising challenge. https://www.nepagives.org//pocono-environmental-education-

Less than 12 hours remain in #NEPAGives and we are only a fraction of the way to our goal! Help us raise $15,000 for environmental education during this 24-hour giving event by donating and spreading the word! https://www.nepagives.org//pocono-environmental-education-

Today is the day! Show your support for PEEC during #NEPAGives! Consider donating during this 24-hour giving event to help PEEC reach its goal of $15,000 for environmental education. Check out this video from our Executive Director about his fundraising challenge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTSIZpA1d5Q https://www.nepagives.org//pocono-environmental-education-

#NEPAGives starts now! Follow the link below to support PEEC and click prizes in the top right corner to see how your dollar can stretcher further during this 24-hur giving event. Help us reach our goal of $15,000! https://www.nepagives.org//pocono-environmental-education-

#NEPAGives starts in less than 24 hours. Help us reach our goal of raising $15,000 for hands-on environmental education opportunities in a National Park. If we do, our Executive Director will spend a day greeting our guests in our homemade beaver costume! Fundraising starts at midnight tonight! https://www.nepagives.org//pocono-environmental-education-

Hang in there, it's almost Friday! The 3.2 mile Ridgeline Trail loop at Pocono Environmental Education Center features wetlands, oak-hickory forests, hemlock ra...vines and a challenging section involving the use of a rope to descend a rocky section of trail. The Ridgeline Trail is recommended for experienced hikers. For more information, visit https://www.nps.gov/dewa/planyourvisit/ridgeline-trail.htm. Image: A person uses a rope to descend a rocky section of trail. NPS Photo.

Blog Post: You Can't See the Concrete for the Trees by Darrell Berger This photograph of the new Battery Park City was taken on my last visit to Manhattan, in the fall of 2019. Continue reading: https://www.peec.org/about/blog-peec

Happy New Year! Time to start thinking about the 365 new days of adventure ahead! Always remember, planning is step 1.

Blog Post: Forest Therapy by Darrell Berger I recently discovered a German word that describes what I experience during walks in the forest. It is waldeinsamkeit. Wald means forest. Einsamkeit means primarily loneliness, but also solitude, depending on one’s state of mind. Continue reading: https://www.peec.org/about/blog-peec

Blog Post: Beetle Mania by Darrell Berger Is that a spotted lantern fly? Kathleen asked a few weeks ago. She was referring to an invasive species that has been seen as nearby as Berks County. ... No, I said. Continue reading: https://www.peec.org/about/blog-peec

Our camper turned PEEC volunteer came across these lovely mushrooms and hemlock the other day on our Ridgeline Trail. 1) Weeping Willow 2) Oxyporus populinus 3) Weeping Willow... 4) Eastern Hemlock *Photo credits go to Hyugo Sarapura*

Blog Post - Deer Season by Darrell Berger Everybody here has photographs of deer. We have seen as many as seven traveling together. The dogs run themselves to joyful exhaustion in their futile but determined chases. Continue reading: https://www.peec.org/about/blog-peec

Don't hide in your shell! Check out our Turtle Talk and Tracking tonight at 4pm with Appalachian Trail Conservancy's Ed-Venture Series! https://appalachiantrail.org//a-t-ed-venture-series-turtl/

Remember PEEC on Giving Tuesday! We always, but especially this year, appreciate every gift. Donations can be made directly through our website at www.peec.org/donate.

Where you scooting too? Check out PEEC's scaled friends as we talk turtles in the Appalachian Trail Conservancy's Ed-Venture Series December 2nd at 4pm! https://appalachiantrail.org//a-t-ed-venture-series-turtl/