Welcome to the Lehigh Gap Nature Center

The Lehigh Gap Nature Center is a non-profit, member-run conservation organization located in the Lehigh Gap of Pennsylvania at the foot of the Kittatinny Ridge, between the towns of Slatington and Palmerton. Our mission is to preserve wildlife and habitat through conservation, education, and research for the benefit of the earth and all its inhabitants. We believe in the power of the citizen activist. We believe in the wisdom of the citizen scientist. We believe that knowledge and understanding build compassion. We believe concerned people working together can make a difference. Join us as we improve our corner of the earth.

Explore this site to learn more about who we are, what we do and how you can participate in accomplishing our mission. Upcoming public events hosted by the Center are listed on our calendar. You can also contact us, or visit us at our headquarters, the Osprey House, at the Lehigh Gap Nature Center.

 

The Lehigh Gap Nature Center dedicated its new visitor and education building on July of 2010, and is now open to the public.  The new building includes a visitor lobby, an information station, a multipurpose great hall, a research library, a classroom/laboratory, and restrooms.  An educational exhibit in the lobby explains the Lehigh Gap Nature Center’s unique history and environmental restoration work.  Other interactive exhibits in the great hall illustrate the habitats present at Lehigh Gap with the purpose of getting people outdoors in the real habitats to explore the refuge.  Connecting people with nature and increasing support for conservation are goals of the exhibits.  Outside, the habitat gardens (with 100% native plants) bring nature to our doorstep with a wheelchair accessible path winding through the gardens.

LGNC News and Events:

Printer-friendly 2012 LGNC Calendar

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  Hours: The refuge is open dawn to dusk 365 days per year, and the visitor and education center is staffed by volunteers and open from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. daily, except on holidays.

        

 

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Telephone: (610) 760-8889 | Mailing address: Lehigh Gap Nature Center, P.O. Box 198, Slatington, PA 18080-0198 | Contact Us | Entries (RSS)

Prairie Warbler: Painting by Brad Kunkle