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SCIENCE MEETS
NATURE
Come study Planet Earth,
or just enjoy it.
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SCIENCE MEETS
NATURE
Come study Planet Earth,
or just enjoy it.
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Palmyra Cove Nature Park (PCNP) is a 250-acre urban oasis along a highly developed area on the Delaware River. Habitats include wetlands, woodlands, meadows, wild creek and river shoreline, and a freshwater Tidal Cove after which the park is named.
The Institute for Earth Observations at Palmyra Cove is a STEM educational initiative for students and teachers that studies Planet Earth. This is a unique and engaging facility where experiences can be shared…and innovative collaboration begins!

PLAN YOUR VISIT

Environmental STEM Center: Open 9 AM to 4 PM M-F (closed on weekends and major holidays) Admission: Free

No Restrooms or Water Fountains available on Weekends

Outdoor Nature Park: Open Dawn to Dusk Daily Admission: Free

No Drones, Bikes, Dogs, or Smoking Permitted in the Park

                                         All visitors are expected to comply with Park Rules & Regulations

FALCON CAM

Peregrine Falcons have been observed visiting the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge nesting box on a daily basis throughout this past winter. Typically nesting in Early March, Females lay 2-3 eggs in a simple gravel nest which hatch after roughly 30 days. The Male and Female both hunt and feed their young, alternating between keeping watch at the nest and hunting for pigeons and/or waterfowl. Young falcons will begin to wander and explore the surrounding area at 3-4 weeks of age, before fledging three weeks later.

Get a birds-eye view of the peregrine falcon nesting boxes atop the Tacony-Palmyra and Burlington-Bristol Bridges!
Peregrines have been successfully nesting in those boxes since 2008 and 2009, respectively. Thanks to video cameras focused on the nesting boxes, Peregrine Falcons can be observed nesting on the top of the bridges from late March through early June. Take a peek!

NOT IN SCHOOL?
MONITOR EARTH FROM HOME! 

Become a Citizen Scientist and Collect Data for NASA!
All you need is a cell phone or iPad!

SEE HOW!

The GLOBE Program: Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment

Sponsored by: NASA

Supported by: NSF U.S. DOS
  

PCNP/IEO Chosen for 2022 NSF Video Showcase!

 

Earth SySTEM Learning Expeditions!

Calling all parents, students, teachers, and citizen scientists!  Come Explore – Investigate – Learn.
See how here…

The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program is an international science and education program that provides students and the public worldwide with the opportunity to participate in data collection and the scientific process, and contribute meaningfully to our understanding of the Earth system and global environment.

NATURE PARK OR SCIENCE
(STEM) INSTITUTE?

It’s both!
The only place in the region that couples STEM education and nature!
Come see for yourself…

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