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Stop by the visitor center to take in the wildlife in one of the indoor and outdoor viewing areas and experience the center's interpretive exhibits. While there, you can also visit a re-created Lenape Indian Village or take a stroll through the Memorial Wildlife Gardens. In addition, a range of environmental programs are offered for students and scout groups. Public programs, such as bird walks, campfire outings, and children's clubs, offer fun and relaxation for all ages. Visit the website for scheduling information.

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  • Contact Info

    Churchville Nature Center

    501 Churchville Lane
    Churchville, PA 18966

    Phone: 215-357-4005   |   Official Website

  • Map

    Full map and directions

  • Accessibility Services

    

  • Accessibility Details

    Blind/VI Access: Touch tours available

    Wheelchair Access: Multi-use paved trail is wheelchair accessible. Wildlife gardens are accessible. Wheelchairs are available.

  • • Current Events

      05/06/12- 05/27/12

      Lenape Village Public Tours Churchville Nature Center Lenape Village Public Tours Presented by Churchville Nature Center at Churchville Nature Center May 6-May 27, 2012 Join us for public tours of our Lenape Village. Take a tour of the Lenape Village with one of our educators and experience a 1500’s era working village. Each week there will be a different craft or skill featured. Reservations are requested in advance. Pre-registration is required for groups of 15 or more.  May 6 - Fire Making May 13 - Bowl Making May 27 - Wild Edibles

      04/25/12- 05/30/12

      Beginning Astronomy Course Churchville Nature Center Beginning Astronomy Course Presented by Churchville Nature Center at Churchville Nature Center April 25-May 30, 2012 Come learn the Basics of Astronomy in this 6 week course.  This beginning astronomy course will be a great introduction for those looking to get involved in the hobby of astronomy, or a refresher for those that have already started. The course includes 6 evening lectures on Wednesdays at 7:30pm, and two separate evening observation sessions (date and times to be scheduled with the group) at a local observing site. Topics will include learning the sky, identifying constellations and...

  • • Upcoming Events

      06/08/12	Star Party Campfire Churchville Nature Center Star Party Campfire Presented by Churchville Nature Center at Churchville Nature Center June 8, 2012 Come and explore the nighttime sky during our Star Party campfire program. Weather permitting we will view constellations, and other celestial wonders with both our naked eye and a telescope. We will view any planets that are visible as well as some well known winter deep sky objects. Star finder charts will be available for use. A campfire and marshmallows will finish off the night. This program is dependent on good weather and clear skies. Reservations are required
      07/01/12- 07/29/12	Lenape Village Public Tours Churchville Nature Center Lenape Village Public Tours Presented by Churchville Nature Center at Churchville Nature Center July 1-July 29, 2012 Join us for public tours of our Lenape Village. Take a tour of the Lenape Village with one of our educators and experience a 1500’s era working village. Each week there will be a different craft or skill featured. Reservations are requested in advance. Pre-registration is required for groups of 15 or more.  July 1 - Clay Bead Making July 8 - Fire Making July 15 - Storytelling July 22 - Native Medicines July 29 - Cordage
      08/05/12- 08/26/12	Lenape Village Public Tours Churchville Nature Center Lenape Village Public Tours Presented by Churchville Nature Center at Churchville Nature Center August 5-August 26, 2012 Join us for public tours of our Lenape Village. Take a tour of the Lenape Village with one of our educators and experience a 1500’s era working village. Each week there will be a different craft or skill featured. Reservations are requested in advance. Pre-registration is required for groups of 15 or more.  August 5 - Fire Making August 12 - Clay Bead Making August 19 - Quill Working Demo August 26 - Give-Away
      09/02/12- 09/30/12	Lenape Village Public Tours Churchville Nature Center Lenape Village Public Tours Presented by Churchville Nature Center at Churchville Nature Center September 2-September 30, 2012 Join us for public tours of our Lenape Village. Take a tour of the Lenape Village with one of our educators and experience a 1500’s era working village. Each week there will be a different craft or skill featured. Reservations are requested in advance. Pre-registration is required for groups of 15 or more.  September 2 - Storytelling September 9 - Fire Making September 16 - Cordage September 23 - Clay Bead Making September 30 - General...
      10/14/12- 10/28/12	Lenape Village Public Tours Churchville Nature Center Lenape Village Public Tours Presented by Churchville Nature Center at Churchville Nature Center October 14-October 28, 2012 Join us for public tours of our Lenape Village. Take a tour of the Lenape Village with one of our educators and experience a 1500’s era working village. Each week there will be a different craft or skill featured. Reservations are requested in advance. Pre-registration is required for groups of 15 or more.  October 7 - Closed for Lenape Village Cultural Festival at Core Creek Park in Langhorne October 14 - Fire Making October 21 - Native Medicines

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• Current &
  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    05/06/12- 05/27/12

    Lenape Village Public Tours Churchville Nature Center Lenape Village Public Tours Presented by Churchville Nature Center at Churchville Nature Center May 6-May 27, 2012 Join us for public tours of our Lenape Village. Take a tour of the Lenape Village with one of our educators and experience a 1500’s era working village. Each week there will be a different craft or skill featured. Reservations are requested in advance. Pre-registration is required for groups of 15 or more.  May 6 - Fire Making May 13 - Bowl Making May 27 - Wild Edibles

    04/25/12- 05/30/12

    Beginning Astronomy Course Churchville Nature Center Beginning Astronomy Course Presented by Churchville Nature Center at Churchville Nature Center April 25-May 30, 2012 Come learn the Basics of Astronomy in this 6 week course.  This beginning astronomy course will be a great introduction for those looking to get involved in the hobby of astronomy, or a refresher for those that have already started. The course includes 6 evening lectures on Wednesdays at 7:30pm, and two separate evening observation sessions (date and times to be scheduled with the group) at a local observing site. Topics will include learning the sky, identifying constellations and...

  • Upcoming Events

    06/08/12	Star Party Campfire Churchville Nature Center Star Party Campfire Presented by Churchville Nature Center at Churchville Nature Center June 8, 2012 Come and explore the nighttime sky during our Star Party campfire program. Weather permitting we will view constellations, and other celestial wonders with both our naked eye and a telescope. We will view any planets that are visible as well as some well known winter deep sky objects. Star finder charts will be available for use. A campfire and marshmallows will finish off the night. This program is dependent on good weather and clear skies. Reservations are required
    07/01/12- 07/29/12	Lenape Village Public Tours Churchville Nature Center Lenape Village Public Tours Presented by Churchville Nature Center at Churchville Nature Center July 1-July 29, 2012 Join us for public tours of our Lenape Village. Take a tour of the Lenape Village with one of our educators and experience a 1500’s era working village. Each week there will be a different craft or skill featured. Reservations are requested in advance. Pre-registration is required for groups of 15 or more.  July 1 - Clay Bead Making July 8 - Fire Making July 15 - Storytelling July 22 - Native Medicines July 29 - Cordage
    08/05/12- 08/26/12	Lenape Village Public Tours Churchville Nature Center Lenape Village Public Tours Presented by Churchville Nature Center at Churchville Nature Center August 5-August 26, 2012 Join us for public tours of our Lenape Village. Take a tour of the Lenape Village with one of our educators and experience a 1500’s era working village. Each week there will be a different craft or skill featured. Reservations are requested in advance. Pre-registration is required for groups of 15 or more.  August 5 - Fire Making August 12 - Clay Bead Making August 19 - Quill Working Demo August 26 - Give-Away
    09/02/12- 09/30/12	Lenape Village Public Tours Churchville Nature Center Lenape Village Public Tours Presented by Churchville Nature Center at Churchville Nature Center September 2-September 30, 2012 Join us for public tours of our Lenape Village. Take a tour of the Lenape Village with one of our educators and experience a 1500’s era working village. Each week there will be a different craft or skill featured. Reservations are requested in advance. Pre-registration is required for groups of 15 or more.  September 2 - Storytelling September 9 - Fire Making September 16 - Cordage September 23 - Clay Bead Making September 30 - General...
    10/14/12- 10/28/12	Lenape Village Public Tours Churchville Nature Center Lenape Village Public Tours Presented by Churchville Nature Center at Churchville Nature Center October 14-October 28, 2012 Join us for public tours of our Lenape Village. Take a tour of the Lenape Village with one of our educators and experience a 1500’s era working village. Each week there will be a different craft or skill featured. Reservations are requested in advance. Pre-registration is required for groups of 15 or more.  October 7 - Closed for Lenape Village Cultural Festival at Core Creek Park in Langhorne October 14 - Fire Making October 21 - Native Medicines

• Past
  Events

  • Past Events

    05/19/12	Basic Tandem Canoe Training Churchville Nature Center
    05/13/12	Our Migrating Birds Churchville Nature Center
    05/12/12	Migratory Bird Marathon Churchville Nature Center
    05/06/12	Spring Wildflower Walk Churchville Nature Center
    05/05/12- 05/26/12	Saturday Morning Bird Walk Churchville Nature Center
    04/28/12	Delaware River Canoe Churchville Nature Center
    04/15/12	Early Wild Edible Plants Churchville Nature Center
    04/07/12- 04/28/12	Saturday Morning Bird Walk Churchville Nature Center
    04/01/12	April Fools Day Churchville Nature Center
    04/01/12- 04/29/12	Lenape Village Public Tours Churchville Nature Center
    03/31/12	International Coastal Clean-Up Day Churchville Nature Center
    03/25/12	Spring Waterfowl Natural History Trip Churchville Nature Center
    03/24/12	Neshaminy Canoe Trip Churchville Nature Center
    03/18/12	Wake Up; Its Spring Churchville Nature Center
    03/17/12	Basket Making Workshop Churchville Nature Center
    03/16/12	Spring Night Hike & Campfire Churchville Nature Center
    03/11/12	Ramblings Afield Churchville Nature Center
    03/03/12- 03/30/12	Saturday Morning Bird Walk Churchville Nature Center
    03/02/12	Star Party Campfire Churchville Nature Center
    11/05/11- 12/17/11	Churchville Nature Centers Saturday Morning Bird Walk Churchville Nature Center
    10/01/11- 10/29/11	Churchville Nature Centers Saturday Morning Bird Walk Churchville Nature Center
    10/01/11- 10/29/11	Churchville Nature Centers Saturday Morning Bird Walk Churchville Nature Center
    09/18/11	Lenape Village Public Tour: Fire Making Churchville Nature Center
    09/11/11	Lenape Village Public Tour: Moccasin Making Churchville Nature Center
    09/04/11	Lenape Village Public Tour: Shelter Building Churchville Nature Center
    09/03/11- 09/24/11	Churchville Nature Centers Saturday Morning Bird Walk Churchville Nature Center
    08/28/11	Lenape Village Public Tour: Storytelling Churchville Nature Center
    08/21/11	Lenape Village Public Tour: Lenape Cooking Churchville Nature Center
    08/14/11	Lenape Village Public Tour: Firemaking Churchville Nature Center
    08/07/11	Lenape Village Public Tour: Quill Working Demonstration Churchville Nature Center
    08/06/11- 08/27/11	Churchville Nature Centers Saturday Morning Bird Walk Churchville Nature Center
    07/31/11	Lenape Village Public Tour: Native Medicines Churchville Nature Center
    07/17/11	Lenape Village Public Tour: Storytelling Churchville Nature Center
    07/10/11	Lenape Village Public Tour: Lenape Cooking Churchville Nature Center
    07/03/11	Lenape Village Public Tour: Clay Bead Making Churchville Nature Center
    07/02/11- 07/30/11	Churchville Nature Centers Saturday Morning Bird Walk Churchville Nature Center
    06/26/11	Lenape Village Public Tour: Fire Making Churchville Nature Center
    06/19/11	Lenape Village Public Tour: Storytelling Churchville Nature Center
    06/12/11	Lenape Village Public Tour: Gifts from the Trees Churchville Nature Center
    06/12/11	Trees of Churchville Churchville Nature Center
    06/11/11	Pine Barrens Canoe Churchville Nature Center
    06/10/11	Lenape Bingo Churchville Nature Center
    06/04/11- 06/25/11	Churchville Nature Centers Saturday Morning Bird Walk Churchville Nature Center
    03/01/11- 05/28/11	Churchville Nature Centers Saturday Morning Bird Walk Churchville Nature Center
    11/07/10	Churchville Nature Centers Birding Brigantine Churchville Nature Center
    11/07/10	Churchville Nature Center: Nature Shutting Down? Churchville Nature Center
    11/06/10	Churchville Nature Centers Mount Tamany Day Hike in the Water Gap Churchville Nature Center
    11/06/10	Churchville Nature Center Changing Seasons Churchville Nature Center
    11/05/10	Churchville Nature Centers Star Party Campfire Churchville Nature Center
    10/24/10	Churchville Nature Centers Hawk Watch and Hike Churchville Nature Center
    10/23/10	Churchville Nature Centers Tohickon Gorge Day Hike Churchville Nature Center
    10/17/10	Churchville Nature Center Migrating Raptors Churchville Nature Center
    10/16/10	Churchville Nature Center Stories Around The Campfire Churchville Nature Center
    10/16/10	Churchville Nature Center's Brandywine Canoe and Museum Trip Churchville Nature Center
    10/02/10	Churchville Nature Center’s Water Gap Canoe Churchville Nature Center
    09/26/10	Churchville Nature Center’s Dead Trees Give Life Churchville Nature Center
    09/25/10	Churchville Nature Center’s International Coastal Clean-Up Day Churchville Nature Center
    09/24/10	Churchville Nature Center’s Harvest Moon Hike and Campfire Churchville Nature Center
    09/18/10	Churchville Nature Center’s Seed Travelers Churchville Nature Center
    09/12/10	Churchville Nature Center’s Bark Art and Leaf Prints Churchville Nature Center
    09/12/10	Churchville Nature Center’s Pocono Nature Hike Churchville Nature Center
    08/29/10	Churchville Nature Center: "A Bounty of Butterflies" Churchville Nature Center
    08/22/10- 10/24/10	Churchville Nature Centers Lenape Village Public Tours Churchville Nature Center
    08/21/10	Churchville Nature Center’s Delaware River Canoe Trip Churchville Nature Center
    08/20/10- 08/21/10	Churchville Nature Center Sleep-Over Churchville Nature Center
    08/15/10	Churchville Nature Center’s Lenape Village Public Tours Churchville Nature Center
    08/08/10	Churchville Nature Center’s Lenape Village Public Tours Churchville Nature Center