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Pennypack Environmental Center

An environmental education center and a dedicated bird sanctuary since 1958

Pennypack Environmental Center

Photo by Eric Vath, Fairmount Park Conservancy

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Staff from the Pennypack Environmental Center present public programming at nearby Fox Chase Farm, a city-owned, 112-acre working livestock farm.

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The Center is always looking for volunteers to help restore damaged environments. For more information, call (215) 685-0427.

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Pennypack Park

Follow in the footsteps of John James Audubon and Alexander Wilson, fathers of American ornithology, when you watch for birds along Pennypack Creek.

Check out the storytelling and outdoor classes held in the outdoor ampitheater, or just browse through the new reference library. Bring a picnic and delight in the beautiful natural setting.

The Pennypack Environmental Center, one of two nature centers administered by the Fairmount Park Commission, was originally dedicated as a bird sanctuary in 1958.

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Biking and trail permits are required, and don't forget a good set of binoculars.

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Join the family and storytelling campfire on summer evenings. Come fall, there’s the Astronomy Campfire, the Halloween Campfire and Party, and the Annual Fall Festival and Flea Market.

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