Carbon County Environmental Education Center is an outdoor education and wildlife rehabilitation facility.   Housed in a converted 1920s dairy barn, the center is located on 70 acres of woodland, wetland, and meadow within Mauch Chunk Lake Park.  In a 1992 expansion, the building and grounds underwent considerable improvements. Yet the mission and motto remain the same: Conservation Through Education.

CCEEC is the discovery hub for school students, civic organizations, and the general public. It houses classrooms and educational displays, a lending library, children’s outdoor playground, and a small wildlife rehabilitation hospital.  Injured, non-releasable raptors are on-site for public viewing at all daylight hours.

CCEEC offers visitors a variety of ways to connect with nature. From a quiet and comfortable library, to outdoor adventures for all ages, there is truly something for everyone to enjoy.  The area surrounding CCEEC contains many different habitat areas including meadows, deciduous forest, wetland, lake, streams, agricultural fields and associated transition areas. This diversity of habitat makes for incredible wildlife watching opportunities. Foxes (red and gray), coyotes, turkeys, weasels, squirrels, chipmunks, bears, and deer all call the grounds around CCEEC home. And let’s not forget the oh-so-numerous species of songbirds and raptors found in these areas too.

The trails and grounds at CCEEC are open to the public, free of charge, from dawn until dusk, 365 days a year. After hours group visits by appointment.

The Pocono Northeast RC&D Council (PNERCD) carries out projects in our priority areas to achieve positive change in our local environment. Working with accomplished and capable partners, we utilize grants and contracts in “boots on the ground” efforts. We have three programs that are focused on achieving clean water: C-SAW (Consortium for Scientific Advancement of Watersheds), CREP (Conservation Reserve Enhanced Program}, and Storm Water Management.

PNERCD is a 501 (c)3 sponsorship-based nonprofit entity that is established and run by volunteers to carry out its mission. The Council is composed of community
leaders in renewable energy, land conservation, water management, and environmental enhancement.

PNERCD Council covers a ten-county, 5,527 square mile region in northeastern Pennsylvania. The Council region includes the counties of Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Montour, Northumberland, Pike, Schuylkill, and Wayne.

Our Vision
Healthy Communities in Harmony with the Natural Environment.

Our Mission
The Pocono Northeast Resource Conservation and Development Council (PNERCD) is a ten-county non-profit organization that brings together people, resources and projects to achieve responsible

For the CCEEC and PNERCD, the KnowYourH2O Team and B.F. Environmental Consultants, Inc. has helped these organizations by assisting with conducting training sessions and permitting the organization to distribute a PDF version of our educational/training booklet titled “Our Drinking Water: Get Informed, Get Tested, and Get Treatment Public Community, & Private Water Systems.”  

If you’re a water professional and you would like to obtain a free PDF copy of this 94 page booklet (Version 7 - retail value of $20.00), please submit the form below.