The Discovery Center
Education Center, Nonprofit, Park, and Trail
The National Audubon Society (Audubon Pennsylvania) and the Philadelphia Outward Bound School are joining forces to save and sustain a vital part of our natural heritage in a unique partnership. Their missions converge in the East Park section of Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park – just blocks from the neighborhood of Strawberry Mansion – where a century-old abandoned reservoir has become a unique wildlife sanctuary and an important stopover location for birds migrating along the Atlantic Flyway.
1212n 28 street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19121
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Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Education Center
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The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County
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Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Natural History Museum, Research on Collections, Environmental Research Center, support for Community Science, outreach, advocacy, use of science and data for decision-makers and stakeholders
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