Tag: nature preserve

  • Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education

    Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education

    This was our first visit to the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, in support of their Earth Day celebration. It was established in the 1960s as the  first ecological preserve in greater Philadelphia. We hiked most of their short trails (2 miles or less each). Admission to the center and trails is free with donations…

  • Corson’s Inlet

    Corson’s Inlet

     Free State Park in Ocean City Corson’s Inlet is a free state park at the south end of Ocean City NJ. There’s an easy 1-mile nature trail on a sandy footpath through shady trees and shrubs. The hike ends at a beach with an expansive view of the ocean on the west side of the…