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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…
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Scout Programs
Bring Your Troop to PEEC PEEC offers a variety of classes and activities to help fulfill requirements for environmental and outdoor scout badges. Several Merit Badge Counselors are available to teach badges and sign blue cards. A day or weekend program at PEEC can be individually designed to meet each scout troop’s needs. Troops…
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Meetings & Retreats
PEEC welcomes the opportunity to host programs, meetings, reunions, retreats, conferences, workshops, camps, and special occasions. PEEC works closely and cooperatively with all guests to ensure a shared and successful program. Conferences & Retreats Single day, multiple day, or multiple week programs Facilities for classes and/or groups of 15 – 300 for meetings, sleeping,…
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Team Building/Low Ropes Course
PEEC’s Team Building and Leadership training sessions are designed to promote leadership, self-confidence, communication, & teamwork. Team Building Brochure TEAM BUILDING Team Building programs consist of a series of challenging outdoor problems designed to foster leadership, self-confidence, communication, and teamwork within and among the members of any group. The program requires participation of all team…
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Outreach Programs
The best way to experience our environmental lessons is to visit PEEC for a hands-on adventure. If that is not possible, PEEC staff may be able to travel up to a hour to reach you OR have us visit VIRTUALLY via Zoom! “Stephanie came in to the fifth grade classroom as part of The…
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