Nature/Environmental Education

The Upper Main Line YMCA is one of the few YMCAs in the country that has a permanent Environmental Education Center and varied ecosystems right on its campus. The Center has fourteen live animal exhibits, highlighting native turtles of Pennsylvania and North America. The outdoor classroom includes over twenty acres of woodland, wetlands, the headwaters of Darby Creek, and a 1-acre pond.

The Center and the on-campus natural resources serve as a backdrop for our environmental education programs that serve pre-schoolers through active older adults.

Please use the links to the right to learn more about the programs we offer!

Your staff contact is Brian Raicich:
610.854.1620
brian.raicich(@)umly(dot)org

Birding Links:

Delaware Valley Ornithological Club

Valley Forge Audubon Society

NJ Audubon Society

Tri-State Bird Rescue


Wildlife Education Links:

eNature

National Wildlife Federation


Pennsylvania Wildlife Agencies:

PA Game Commission
(oversees all mammals and birds in PA)

PA Fish & Boat Commission
(oversees all fish, reptiles, and amphibians in PA