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Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center is a Pennsylvania State Park
List of Pennsylvania state parks

This List of Pennsylvania state parks contains the 120 state parks in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, as of 2007. The Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks, a division of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources , is the governing body for all these parks, and directly operates 111 of them....
 near Wind Gap
Wind Gap, Pennsylvania

Wind Gap is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. Wind Gap is located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state....
, in Bushkill Township
Bushkill Township, Pennsylvania

Bushkill Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. Bushkill Township is located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state....
, Northampton County
Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Northampton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It was formed in 1752 from parts of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. As of 2000, the population was 267,066....
 in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....
, in the United States. The Jacobsburg National Historic District is almost entirely surrounded by the park. Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center is just off the Belfast
Belfast, Pennsylvania

Belfast is a census-designated place in Plainfield Township, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state....
 exit of Pennsylvania Route 33
Pennsylvania Route 33

Pennsylvania Route 33 is a -long limited-access state highway in eastern Pennsylvania, United States. South of the US 22 interchange, the route is called the Anthony McAuliffe 101st Airborne Memorial Highway....
.

main purpose of Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center is to provide environmental education
Environmental education

Environmental education refers to organized efforts to teach about how natural environments function and, particularly, how human beings can manage their behavior and ecosystems in order to sustainable living....
 for the citizens of Pennsylvania and specifically the students of the nearby elementary school
Elementary school

An elementary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as Primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in many countries, especially in North America....
s, high school
High school

High school is the name used in some parts of the world to describe an institution which provides all or part of secondary education. The term originated in Scotland and spread to the New World countries as the high prestige that the Scottish educational system had at the time led several countries to employ Scottish educators to develop the...
s, college
College

File:Government college for Women Dhoke Kala Khan.JPGCollege is a term most often used today to denote an education institution. More broadly, it can be the name of any group of collegialitys, for example, an electoral college, a College of Arms or the College of Cardinals....
s, and universities
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
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Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center is a Pennsylvania State Park
List of Pennsylvania state parks

This List of Pennsylvania state parks contains the 120 state parks in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, as of 2007. The Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks, a division of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources , is the governing body for all these parks, and directly operates 111 of them....
 near Wind Gap
Wind Gap, Pennsylvania

Wind Gap is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. Wind Gap is located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state....
, in Bushkill Township
Bushkill Township, Pennsylvania

Bushkill Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. Bushkill Township is located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state....
, Northampton County
Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Northampton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It was formed in 1752 from parts of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. As of 2000, the population was 267,066....
 in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....
, in the United States. The Jacobsburg National Historic District is almost entirely surrounded by the park. Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center is just off the Belfast
Belfast, Pennsylvania

Belfast is a census-designated place in Plainfield Township, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the Lehigh Valley region of the state....
 exit of Pennsylvania Route 33
Pennsylvania Route 33

Pennsylvania Route 33 is a -long limited-access state highway in eastern Pennsylvania, United States. South of the US 22 interchange, the route is called the Anthony McAuliffe 101st Airborne Memorial Highway....
.

Environmental Education

The main purpose of Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center is to provide environmental education
Environmental education

Environmental education refers to organized efforts to teach about how natural environments function and, particularly, how human beings can manage their behavior and ecosystems in order to sustainable living....
 for the citizens of Pennsylvania and specifically the students of the nearby elementary school
Elementary school

An elementary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as Primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in many countries, especially in North America....
s, high school
High school

High school is the name used in some parts of the world to describe an institution which provides all or part of secondary education. The term originated in Scotland and spread to the New World countries as the high prestige that the Scottish educational system had at the time led several countries to employ Scottish educators to develop the...
s, college
College

File:Government college for Women Dhoke Kala Khan.JPGCollege is a term most often used today to denote an education institution. More broadly, it can be the name of any group of collegialitys, for example, an electoral college, a College of Arms or the College of Cardinals....
s, and universities
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
. Jacobsburg stays busy offering hands on opportunities to these students and their teachers with a "discovery and problem solving" approach.

Jacobsburg National Historic District

The Jacobsburg National Historic District is the location of the Henry Homestead, where the famous Henry rifle
Henry rifle

The Henry repeating rifle is a lever-action, breech-loading, tubular magazine rifle....
 was manufactured. Along with the staff of the Jacobsburg Historical Society the center provides a heritage education program, with classes in gunmaking
Gunsmith

A gunsmith is a person who repairs, modifies, designs, or builds firearms.Gunsmiths may be employed in:*factories by firearms manufacturers,...
 and blacksmith
Blacksmith

A blacksmith is a person who processess iron or steel by forging the metal; i.e., by using tools to hammer, bend, cut, and otherwise shape it in its non-liquid form....
ing. Rendezvous and period military encampments are included in the center's Living History program. The Pennsylvania Longrifle Heritage Museum is located in the Henry Homestead.

The production of the Henry Rifle was vitally important to the outcome of the French and Indian War
French and Indian War

The French and Indian War was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War, known in Canada as the War of the Conquest. The name refers to the two main enemies of the British: the royal French forces and the various Indigenous peoples of the Americas forces allied with them....
, American Revolution
American Revolution

The American Revolution refers to the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which the Thirteen Colonies of North America overthrew the governance of the British Empire and then rejected the British monarchy to become the sovereign United States of America....
, the War of 1812
War of 1812

The War of 1812, between the United States of America and the British Empire , was fought from 1812 to 1815.There were several immediate stated causes for the U.S....
, westward expansion of the American Frontier, and the American Civil War
American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
. William Henry
William Henry

William Henry may refer to:*William Henry , American gunsmith and Pennsylvania delegate to Continental Congress*William Henry , representative in the House of Burgesses...
 opened his first gun factory in Lancaster
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Lancaster is a city in the South Central Pennsylvania part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania....
 in 1750. During the French and Indian war he was an armorer
Armorer

An 'armorer' or 'armourer' can refer to two roles, traditionally it has referred to a Smith who specialized in manufacturing and repairing metal armor....
 for the Braddock Campaign
Edward Braddock

General Edward Braddock was a British soldier and commander-in-chief for North America during the actions at the start of the French and Indian War ....
 of 1755 and the Forbes Expedition
John Forbes (General)

John Forbes was a British general in the French and Indian War. He is best known for leading the Battle of Fort Duquesne that captured the France outpost at Fort Duquesne and for naming the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after British Secretary of State William Pitt the Elder....
 of 1758. His son William Henry II established a small gunmaking shop in Christian Springs in 1778. He moved his operation to Jacobsburg in 1792. Soon he built an iron forge
Bloomery

A bloomery is a type of furnace once widely used for smelting iron from its iron oxides. The bloomery was the earliest form of smelter capable of smelting iron....
 to provide the needed iron to manufacture the Henry Rifle at Jacobsburg. The War of 1812 lead to a greater need for the rifle and Henry II built a second and larger factory in Boulton. The Henry family continued for three generations in manufacturing the Henry Rifle for use in the Civil War and John Jacob Astor
John Jacob Astor

For other pages relating to Astor, see John Jacob Astor 'John Jacob Astor' was the first prominent member of the Astor family and the first multi-millionaire in the United States....
's American Fur Company
American Fur Company

The American Fur Company was founded by John Jacob Astor in 1808. The company grew to monopoly the fur trade in the United States, and became one of the largest businesses in the country....
.

Recreation

Recreational opportunities include hiking
Hiking

Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments, often on trail. It is such a popular activity that there are numerous :Category:Hiking organizations worldwide....
 on , fishing
Fishing

Fishing is the activity of catching fish. Fishing techniques include Fish net, Fish trap, Spearfishing, angling and Gathering seafood by hand. The term fishing may be applied to catching other aquatic animals such as different types of shellfish, squid, octopus, turtles, Edible frog and some edible marine invertebrates....
, biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles. It is popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily Northern Europe, Canada, Alaska and the Upper Midwest....
, hunting
Hunting

Hunting is the practice of pursuing living animals for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to law....
, and picnic
Picnic

In contemporary usage, picnic can be defined simply as a pleasure excursion at which a meal is eaten outdoors , ideally taking place in a beautiful landscape such as a park, beside a lake or with an interesting view and possibly at a public event such as before an open air theatre performance, and usually in Summer....
king. The walking bridge adjacent to the main parking lot was destroyed several years ago during a flood and is being rebuilt (as of July 2008). The center provides an environmental education program, with classes in natural history. The center is known for its diversity of wildflowers that are especially striking during springtime. There is a heritage education program at Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center. This program displays and demonstrates early gunmaking practices. A living history program includes a mid 1840s rendezvous and military re-enactments. Blacksmith and gunsmith classes are offered and the historic buildings are open for tours.

Hunting
Hunting

Hunting is the practice of pursuing living animals for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to law....
 is permitted on about of Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center. The most common game species are squirrel
Eastern Gray Squirrel

File:Squirrel4.jpgFile:1993 grauhoernchen.ogg?The Eastern Gray Squirrel , or the Grey Squirrel, depending on region, is a tree squirrel native to the Eastern United States and midwestern United States and to the southerly portions of the eastern provinces of Canada....
s, pheasant
Common Pheasant

The Common Pheasant , is a bird in the pheasant family . It is native to Asia and has been widely introduced elsewhere as a game bird. In parts of its range, namely in places where none of its relatives occur such as in Europe , it is simply known as the "pheasant"....
s, rabbit
Eastern Cottontail

The Eastern Cottontail is a New World cottontail rabbit, a member of the family Leporidae. It is one of the most common rabbit species in North America....
s and white-tailed deer
White-tailed Deer

File:Wtdfishwild.jpgThe white-tailed deer , also known as the Virginia deer, or simply as the whitetail, is a medium-sized deer native to all but five states in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and northern portions of South America as far south as Peru....
. The hunting of groundhog
Groundhog

The groundhog , also known as the woodchuck, land beaver or whistlepig, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots....
s is prohibited. Hunters are expected to follow the rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Game Commission
Pennsylvania Game Commission

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is the state agency responsible for wildlife conservation ethic and management in Pennsylvania in the United States....
.

Bushkill Creek
Bushkill Creek

Bushkill Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in eastern Pennsylvania in the United States.A portion of Bushkill Creek passes through Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center....
 is stocked
Fish stocking

Fish stocking is the practice of raising fish in a Fish hatchery and releasing them into a river, lake, or the ocean to supplement existing populations, or to create a population where none exists....
 with trout
Trout

Trout are a number of species of freshwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family. Salmon belong to some of the same genera as trout but, unlike most trout, most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water....
 by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is the state agency responsible for the regulation of all fishing and boating in Pennsylvania in the United States....
.

Nearby state parks

The following state parks are within of Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center:
  • Beltzville State Park
    Beltzville State Park

    Beltzville State Park is a List of Pennsylvania state parks in Franklin Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania and Towamensing Township, Pennsylvania townships, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania in the United States....
     (Carbon County
    Carbon County, Pennsylvania

    Carbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2000, the population was 58,802.Carbon County marks the northern border of the Lehigh Valley region of the state and is considered part of the state's Coal Region, though the eastern and northeastern section is considered part of the The Poconos....
    )
  • Big Pocono State Park
    Big Pocono State Park

    Big Pocono State Park is a List of Pennsylvania state parks in Jackson Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania and Pocono Township, Pennsylvania townships in Monroe County, Pennsylvania in northeastern Pennsylvania in the United States....
     (Monroe County
    Monroe County, Pennsylvania

    Monroe County is in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Named in honor of James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States, the county is located in the east of the state, along its border with New Jersey....
    )
  • Bull's Island Recreation Area
    Bull's Island Recreation Area

    The 79-acre Bull's Island Recreation Area is on Bull's Island at Raven Rock, New Jersey along the Delaware River approximately 3 miles north of Stockton, New Jersey, within Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States....
     (New Jersey
    New Jersey

    New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....
    )
  • Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park
    Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park

    Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park is a List of New Jersey state parks along the Delaware and Raritan Canal.In 1974, most of the canal system was declared a New Jersey state park....
     (New Jersey)
  • Delaware Canal State Park
    Delaware Canal State Park

    Delaware Canal State Park is a List of Pennsylvania state parks in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and Northampton County, Pennsylvania Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States....
     (Bucks
    Bucks County, Pennsylvania

    Bucks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The county seat is Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The suburban county is one of the five counties in Pennsylvania that make up the Delaware Valley, or Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area....
     and Northampton Counties)
  • Gouldsboro State Park
    Gouldsboro State Park

    Gouldsboro State Park is a List of Pennsylvania state parks in Coolbaugh Township, Pennsylvania, Monroe County, Pennsylvania and Lehigh Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania in the United States....
     (Monroe and Wayne Counties
    Wayne County, Pennsylvania

    Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2000, the population was 47,722. Its county seat is Honesdale, Pennsylvania....
    )
  • Hacklebarney State Park
    Hacklebarney State Park

    Hacklebarney State Park is state park of the U.S. state of New Jersey, located between Long Valley, New Jersey and Chester, New Jersey in Morris County, New Jersey....
     (New Jersey)
  • Hickory Run State Park
    Hickory Run State Park

    Hickory Run State Park is a List of Pennsylvania state parks in Kidder Township, Pennsylvania and Penn Forest Township, Pennsylvania Townships in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania in the United States....
     (Carbon County)
  • Lehigh Gorge State Park
    Lehigh Gorge State Park

    Lehigh Gorge State Park is a List of Pennsylvania state parks in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and Carbon County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania in the United States....
     (Carbon and Luzerne Counties
    Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

    Luzerne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is located in the northern Anthracite area called Coal Region. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 319,250....
    )
  • Nockamixon State Park (Bucks County)
  • Ralph Stover State Park
    Ralph Stover State Park

    Ralph Stover State Park is a List of Pennsylvania state parks on in Plumstead Township, Pennsylvania and Tinicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvanias, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania in the United States....
     (Bucks County)
  • Round Valley State Park (New Jersey)
  • Spruce Run State Park (New Jersey)
  • Stephens State Park
    Stephens State Park

    Stephens State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is 805 acres in area, located in western Morris County, New Jersey, north of Hackettstown, New Jersey along the upper Musconetcong River....
     (New Jersey)
  • Tobyhanna State Park
    Tobyhanna State Park

    Tobyhanna State Park is a List of Pennsylvania state parks on mostly in Coolbaugh Township, Pennsylvania, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, with a small portion of the park in Dreher Township, Pennsylvania and Lehigh Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania townships in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, all in Pennsylvania in the United States....
     (Monroe and Wayne Counties)
  • Voorhees State Park
    Voorhees State Park

    Voorhees State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is 1400 acres in area and is located in Glen Gardner, New Jersey. The park is operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry....
     (New Jersey)


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