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Staff Directory
Contact PEEC Phone: 570-828-2319Fax: 570-828-9695Email: peec@peec.org 538 Emery Road Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania 18328-9614 PEEC People PEEC staff is comprised of ten permanent employees, ten to fifteen intern/environmental educators, and a varying number of supplemental resource personnel to facilitate all programs and daily operations. PEEC’s permanent staff members have a combined 175 years of experience in the education,…
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Driving Directions
The Pocono Environmental Education Center is located in northeastern Pennsylvania, approximately 20 miles from the junction of Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey, near the town of Dingmans Ferry. PEEC is within the borders of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. GPS Users: Please note that GPS navigation can be unreliable in this area.…
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Photo Credits
Thank you to all photographers who have graciously agreed to allow us to use their photos on our website: John Barclay Eli Rivera Heather Chadwick Maria Schramm James Maloney Jennifer Loven Alex Westner Clay Spencer Richard Frear M. Woodbridge Williams Don F. Mitchison Office of Sustainability, Princeton University
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Workshop Leaders
PEEC has nurtured and sustained partnerships with some of the area’s leading field study resource persons and workshop leaders. Kathy Ambrosini Has been working in the field of Environmental Education for over 20 years. The Director of Education at the Mohonk Preserve located in New Paltz, NY Adjunct instructor with SUNY New Paltz, teaching…
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PEEC Partners
Contact PEEC: Phone: 570-828-2319 Fax: 570-828-9695 Email: peec@peec.org Federal Agencies National Park Service Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area United States Forest Service United States Fish & Wildlife Service United States Information Agency Grey Towers National Historic Site Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreation River Pennsylvania Agencies PA Dept. Conservation and Natural Resources PA Dept. Education…
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Sustainability
“For a sustainable future, we have to understand that the structure and design of our planet require that we operate within natural ‘laws’ and principles, rather than attempt to overcome them. We have to see that ‘it’s all connected’, and that systems thinking requires us to think about our choices and actions over time. We…
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Native Gardens and Birding
PEEC Gardens — With a grant from Constellation Energy, PEEC is in the process of updating our gardens and transitioning the front flower beds into native gardens. PEEC Bird List — A comprehensive list of different birds you may see in and around PEEC and the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. …
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Hiking Trails
PEEC offers six trails that vary in distance and difficulty. All trails are loops that begin and end on the PEEC Campus. Hiking Trails are Open Daily Year-Round — Dawn to Dusk Trail Maps are available outside the main building to the right of the front door or download the Trail Map PDF. For your…
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EcoZone
PEEC’s EcoZone offers visitors the opportunity to explore nature’s inaccessible places on a life-sized scale. Explore and Discover . . . a beaver lodge, a bat cave,an eagles’ nest, a fossil pit, and more! The EcoZone is open to the public for self-guided tours on the scheduled weekend dates listed below. Call…
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Nature Camp at PEEC
2024 Camp Enrollment Open Now! About PEEC’s Nature Adventure Camp Our nature adventure camp is designed to help campers grow and explore while under the guidance of staff. Our staff are instructors, interns, and counselors who are hired based on experience and trained in childhood behavior, special needs, risk management, and other camp-related topics. All PEEC…