John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum Conserving the Nature of America

Environmental Education

Since its establishment in 1972, the refuge has worked with local students and teachers in the surrounding school districts to provide environmental education. Our programs focus on providing teachers with the information and skills they need to use the refuge as their outdoor classroom. Over 6,000 students participate in field trips at the refuge each year. Whether it's a pond study, tree identification or poetry, the refuge's surroundings provide a great place to learn and discover the outdoors.

The refuge has activity guides, videos, and reference materials on the environment to assist educators in preparing classroom or field lessons at the Cusano Environmental Education Center contact Erika Scarborough for more information at erika_scarborough@fws.gov or 215-365-3118. 

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Field Trips

Birds of a Feather-A Special Packet for Teachers About Birds