Wissahickon Environmental Center (Tree House)

Bring out your child's inner wildlife artist! Create a painting for the National Wildlife Service’s national duck stamp contest!Junior Duck Stamp Contest,Create a painting for the National Wildlife Service’s national duck stamp contest!  Ages 6 to 18 are eligible.  Entries must be based on an actual animal.  Learn about waterfowl in the process.  Note: You will need 2 or 3 sessions to complete your work.Registration needed!https://www.fws.gov/program/junior-duck-stamp

Enjoy an hour walk / hike on one of our maybe trails to stay moving this winter!Health walking group that meets weekly and walks for an hour. Walking through the winter!weather depending

Our Annual Maple Sugar Day is here ! Join us for sap, syrup tasting, tree tours, and tapping, and more!Maple Sugar will Take place at the Tree house and tours starting on Forbidden drive. Sap and syrup tasting, tree tours to see the taped maple trees, and open house to visit inside the center. Donations welcome!

Enjoy a guided bird walk in the Andorra Natural Area during lunchtime!Enjoy a guided bird walk in the Andorra Natural Area during lunchtime. The winter is an excellent time for birding, as the Wissahickon is host to many boreal forest species like juncos, sparrows, and spasuckers. If it's too cold, we will stay inside and watch the feeders. We will not hike if it is actively raining. However, join us on the porch to watch the feeders.

Enjoy a guided bird walk in the Andorra Natural Area during lunchtime!Enjoy a guided bird walk in the Andorra Natural Area during lunchtime. The winter is an excellent time for birding, as the Wissahickon is host to many boreal forest species like juncos, sparrows, and spasuckers. If it's too cold, we will stay inside and watch the feeders. We will not hike if it is actively raining. However, join us on the porch to watch the feeders.

Enjoy an hour walk / hike on one of our maybe trails to stay moving this winter!Health walking group that meets weekly and walks for an hour. Walking through the winter!weather depending

Enjoy a guided bird walk in the Andorra Natural Area during lunchtime!Enjoy a guided bird walk in the Andorra Natural Area during lunchtime. The winter is an excellent time for birding, as the Wissahickon is host to many boreal forest species like juncos, sparrows, and spasuckers. If it's too cold, we will stay inside and watch the feeders. We will not hike if it is actively raining. However, join us on the porch to watch the feeders.

Come learn about groundhogs and hibernation. Search for a groundhog burrow. Make a craft celebrating Groundhog Day.Homeschool familes can register for this fun lesson in honor of Groundhog's day. What their burrows look like, what is hibernation and why do they do it? There will be a make and take craft

Enjoy an hour walk / hike on one of our maybe trails to stay moving this winter!Health walking group that meets weekly and walks for an hour. Walking through the winter!weather depending

Nature/ environmental themed book discussion. New book available from the Andorra Library Book of the month is Consumed by Aja BarberConsumed : the need for collective change : colonialism, climate change, and consumerism by Aja Barber.

This is a monthly Nature themed Storytime for kids ages 2-6 along with their parent/ guardian. The storytime will be followed by a craft!This is a monthly Nature themed Storytime for kids ages 2-6 along with their parent/ guardian. The storytime will be followed by a craft!

This is a crochet class & meetup that is beginner friendly. You will learn fundamental stiches of crochet and be provided a pattern to takeBegginer friendly crochet with yarn, hooks, and patterns available. More advanced crocheters are welcome to join in.

This is a monthly Nature themed Storytime for kids ages 2-6 along with their parent/ guardian. The storytime will be followed by a craft!This is a monthly Nature themed Storytime for kids ages 2-6 along with their parent/ guardian. The storytime will be followed by a craft!

A walk around the grounds listening for owls and looking for nocturnal wildlife using a thermal detector.Meet at Wissahickon Enviromental Center's "Tree House" building. We will take a relatively short walk around the grounds listening for owls and using our thermal imager to detect nocturnal wildlife like flying squirrels and opossums.

Learn about the species of owls that inhabit our parks. Dissect an owl pellet to see what animal was eaten. Listen for owls outside at dusk.Learn about the species of owls that inhabit our parks. Dissect an owl pellet to see what animal was eaten. Listen for owls outside at dusk. Best for children 8 and above.

Enjoy a guided bird walk in the Andorra Natural Area during lunchtime!Enjoy a guided bird walk in the Andorra Natural Area during lunchtime. The winter is an excellent time for birding, as the Wissahickon is host to many boreal forest species like juncos, sparrows, and spasuckers. If it's too cold, we will stay inside and watch the feeders. We will not hike if it is actively raining. However, join us on the porch to watch the feeders.

Enjoy a guided bird walk in the Andorra Natural Area during lunchtime!Enjoy a guided bird walk in the Andorra Natural Area during lunchtime. The winter is an excellent time for birding, as the Wissahickon is host to many boreal forest species like juncos, sparrows, and spasuckers. If it's too cold, we will stay inside and watch the feeders. We will not hike if it is actively raining. However, join us on the porch to watch the feeders.

Attention birders old and new! Help us with the annual Audubon census of birds, The Christmas Bird Count.Do you enjoy birding, and are you able to identify most of our wintering bird species? Then we need YOU to participate in this year's Audubon Christmas Bird Count! We will census the birds in the Andorra Natural Area on Saturday, December 14th between 9 AM and 2 PM.Meet at the Tree House. We will divide the area into sections and will split up to cover them all. Please RSVP on Eventbrite. You do not have to attend for more than 2 hours.