Groundbreaking on new Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center building

Artist's rendering of new facility.  Source: Allentown Morning Call.

Construction has begun on a new building to house the Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center, located at the base of the Kittatinny Ridge near Wind Gap, PA.  The new 9,300 facility will include a "green" roof planted with vegetation, solar panels for power, geothermal heating and cooling, on-site stormwater filtration, water-conserving plumbing, and recycled materials purchased locally according to a recent article in Allentown's Morning Call.  PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Richard Allan noted that new center will be a keystone of public outreach and education efforts related to Lehigh Valley Greenways landscape conservation work.

While it will come in advance of completion of the new center, be sure to register for Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center's upcoming two-day workshop focused on The Kittatinny Ridge!  Presenters will include Little Gap Bird Observatory, Lehigh Gap Nature Center, Moravian College, Wildlands Conservancy, AUdubon Pennsylvania and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.  Visit the DCNR event listing for more information.