Camphill Kimberton to host free environmental education tours

Camphill Village Kimberton Hills, Kimberton, Pa., is pleased to invite students of all ages in the region to tour its sustainably-managed forestry trails, learn about watershed protection and the importance of trees, and help plant some native species seedling trees. 

This special program is supported by the PA Department of Environment and is free to students and teachers. Tours will be 1.5 hours in May during a weekday morning at 9:30 a.m. or after school at 4 p.m.  Teachers may use this opportunity to address some of their classroom’s Pennsylvania Environmental and Ecology Standards. This hands-on learning experience provides students with a deeper appreciation of the material and more tools to apply and share later in life. 

Camphill Village Kimberton Hills is dedicated to care for its 100 acres of forest to protect the air and water.  As the depletion of American native woodlands is ever increasing, along with the destruction of riparian buffers that protect the rivers and streams, it is more important than ever to educate others about why and how to preserve woodlands.  The area of the highest stream ecological quality of the “Exceptional Value” French Creek was found along Camphill Kimberton’s boundary.

Interested groups can contact lyla@camphillkimberton.org or 610-935-0300, ext. 12 for more information and to schedule a tour.  Please schedule soon, dates are limited.

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Camphill Village Kimberton Hills is an agricultural and handcrafting community of over 100 residents of all ages and varied abilities who live and work side by side.  Founded 40 years ago on 432 acres of donated farm, gardens and woodlands outside of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Camphill Kimberton is part of the international Camphill Movement that has over 100 communities worldwide.  Camphill Kimberton demonstrates sustainable stewardship of the land while promoting the dignity of each person, allowing all people who come and visit to more deeply develop a sense of their own potential to have a positive impact on each other and the land that sustains them.

The DEP grant program was established by the Environmental Education Act of 1993, which mandates setting aside five percent of the pollution fines and penalties DEP collects annually for environmental education in Pennsylvania.

For more information on Camphill Kimberton, visit www.camphillkimberton.org.