PEEC: Pocono Environmental Education Center

About PEEC

PEEC is one of the most respected and recognized residential environmental education centers in the northeastern United States. This unique public/private partnership has with-stood the test of time and has served the education community for over thirty years. Approximately 24,000 people visit our non-profit facility annually.

Welcome to PEEC
The perfect place for learning, exploring, getting away and connecting
Schools: extend your classroom ... a unique center for programs and field studies designed to meet the individual interests, needs and goals of each school
Families, Friends, Youth Groups & Colleagues: spend time together, re-connect, and build life long friendships
Scouts: fulfill badge requirements for boy and girl scouts
Nature Lovers: enjoy the great outdoors
The perfect place to enrich the quality of your life.

Host a reunion, retreat, training and leadership program for your group, family and organization. PEEC will design and deliver your entire program or supplement your existing program with its numerous activities and services.

The enjoyment and study of nature and natural systems is a focus point for us at PEEC. Our proximity to 200,000 acres of public lands, including the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DWGNRA), numerous state parks, forests and game lands offers a world of opportunities for all of our guests to explore:
• shady hemlock gorges,
• the scenic Delaware River,
• diverse lowland and upland forests, fields, ponds, streams &
waterfalls,
• the unique flora and fauna found in boreal bogs,
• a quarry containing 400 million year-old fossils.

Mission
The Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC) advances environmental awareness, knowledge, and appreciation through hands-on experience in a natural outdoor classroom.

Purpose
The purposes of PEEC, as stated in its by-laws are to:

Serve the people as a residential center for environmental studies
Convene institutes, workshops, and symposia for formal and informal educators concerned with the development of concepts that enhance a sanative environment
Develop and implement education programs for use in kindergarten through high school, college and university, as well as adult and continuing education
Establish and maintain a network of educators and education resources concerned with the development of a concept that maintains a healthful and healing environment
Publish diverse reports, newsletters, texts, and units of study concerned with the development of a concept of conservation of human and natural resources

History
Read about the history of PEEC in a excerpt from:
"It Began 25 years ago..." PEEC Seasons, Vernal Equinox, 1997.
PEEC Staff Manual and Training Guide, 1997

Before it was PEEC...read about one couple's experience at Honeymoon Haven, the rustic resort that once occupied the land that is now the site of PEEC.

Location
PEEC is located on the Pocono Plateau in northeastern Pennsylvania. The campus is situated within the boundaries
of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA/NRA), twenty miles southwest of the tri-state junction of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania (See map). PEEC is accessible by car, train or bus and is only 2 hours travel from major metropolitan centers including New York City, Philadelphia, Newark and Trenton.
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PEEC People
PEEC employs ten permanent employees, fifteen to thirty intern/environmental educators and a varying number of supplemental resource persons to facilitate all programs and daily operations. Staff members are warm, friendly, highly motivated, educated and well trained professionals available to assist you in planning and delivering a successful program.
View our Board of Directors and Staff Directory