Fairmount Park Conservancy

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School children at the Pennypack Environmental Center.

Environmental Education

Through a partnership of the Philadelphia Water Department, Fairmount Park, and the Fairmount Park Conservancy, innovative environmental education programs are offered throughout the park system.

  • The ECObus and Outreach program, now in its third year, is helping to develop the next generation of Park stewards by providing a unique two-part environmental education experience to Philadelphia schoolchildren free-of-charge.
  • The newly expanded program brings students to the Park's environmental centers while also offering teachers the option of an in-classroom lesson.
  • Taught by Fairmount Park environmental educators, the outreach program promotes specialized learning opportunities and stewardship, using local parks as the focal ecosystem.
  • Since 2004, more than 12,000 children and educators and 308 classes have benefited from the ECObus and Outreach program.
  • Environmental Education Programming is funded by Lincoln Financial Group Foundation, Comcast, TD Bank, and the Philadelphia Water Department.