Meet Live Raptors and Other PA Wildlife with the CCEEC

Please join us for this special event as we host Wildlife Rehabilitators and Naturalists from the Carbon County Environmental Education Center to talk about PA Native Wildlife. The CEECC has been helping injured wildlife and promoting “Conservation through Education” since 1985. It sits on 70 acres of woodlands, wetlands, and meadows within Mauch Chunk State Park in Jim Thorpe, PA.

The CCEEC specializes in educating the public about wildlife, conservation, importance of habitats, and wildlife rehabilitation. It is a discovery hub for children and adults who can visit the center for free to hike the trails and view their many exhibits including an impressive collection of skulls, taxidermy, live reptiles and amphibians, and their resident non-releasable hawks, eagles, and owls. They have a small wildlife hospital and trained veterinary staff on site who help injured and orphaned wild animals.

The CCEEC Staff will talk about PA Native Wildlife and why their conservation is so important. They will bring some of their ambassador, non-releasable raptors (birds of prey) as well as reptiles and maybe more for you to see up close. There will also be a selection of interesting things such as furs, feathers, bones, and shells that you will be able to touch and handle (awesome for the kids!).

This talk is open to all ages, and we encourage you to bring your children and grandchildren. Because there will be live animals, we are emphasizing their importance of respecting them and their handlers by being seated quietly during the talk. We will provide folding chairs, but feel free to bring your own camp chair if you prefer it.

This event costs $15 to attend per person. Please be sure to get a ticket for everyone in your family that is attending (except children ages 4 and under are free and do not need to be registered). Proceeds from this event are used to pay our speaker fee. Please also consider bringing a donation for the CEECC to help fund their wildlife rehabilitation efforts and facility maintenance, if you are able.

In the event of inclement weather, we will likely need to postpone or cancel this event. Please provide an email that you check regularly when you register in case of any need for cancellation.