2025-01-22T11:29:10-05:00 2024-12-31 475529483 FREY & CO CPAS LLC 121 N BEST AVE SUITE 2 WALNUTPORT PA 18088 990 2024-01-01 222741693 WILDLIFE INFORMATION CENTER INC % CHAD SCHWARTZ WILD 8844 PAINT MILL ROAD SLATINGTON PA 18080 CHAD SCHWARTZ DIRECTOR 6107608889 2025-01-22 true true GARY A FREY CPA P00005403 6107608920 2025-01-22 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DIANE HUSIC PHD 8844 PAINT MILL ROAD SLATINGTON PA 18080 979454 false X WWW.LGNC.ORG X 1986 PA TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS BY PROTECTING THE WILDLIFE AND ENHANCING THE HABITATS OF OUR REFUGE, THE NEIGHBORING KITTATINNY RIDGE, AND THE LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED THROUGH CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND OUTDOOR RECREATION. 12 12 11 150 0 0 604337 378354 7161 14766 -64389 165057 10472 22575 557581 580752 0 0 201070 220039 0 5810 245783 228725 446853 448764 110728 131988 4541914 4975271 1000 1000 4540914 4974271 TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS BY PROTECTING THE WILDLIFE AND ENHANCING THE HABITATS OF OUR REFUGE, THE NEIGHBORING KITTATINNY RIDGE, AND THE LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED THROUGH CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND OUTDOOR RECREATION. false false 353044 EDUCATION:ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IS A PILLAR OF WORK AT LEHIGH GAP. WE BELIEVE THAT AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE SERVICES (FOOD, CLEAN WATER, CLEAR AIR, ETC.) THAT OUR EARTHS NATURAL AREAS PROVIDE IS A CRITICAL PART OF AN INDIVIDUALS EDUCATION.DURING 2024, OUR IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL OUTREACH SERVED NEARLY 14,000 PEOPLE. OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS EXTEND FROM PRE-SCHOOL TO ADULT, INCLUDING MANY COLLEGE CLASSES AND A WELL ATTENDED LECTURE SERIES. WE ALSO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR TEACHERS, ALLOWING OUR MESSAGES TO REACH MANY MORE STUDENTS. FURTHERMORE, WE MAKE NUMEROUS PRESENTATIONS TO SERVICE CLUBS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION. 12850 RESEARCH:THE WILDLIFE CENTER UTILIZES SCIENCE-BASED RESEARCH TO MANAGE OUR 756 ACRE REFUGE. THE WILDLIFE CENTER HAS PEOPLE ON ITS STAFF, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND LARGE TEAM OF ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS QUALIFIED TO DESIGN, SUPERVISE, OR CONDUCT THE NECESSARY RESEARCH. THE WILDLIFE CENTER HAS ALSO ACTIVELY DEVELOPED RESEARCH CONNECTIONS WITH QUALIFIED SCIENTISTS AT THE MANY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE AREA. THESE FACULTY MEMBERS REGULARLY CONDUCT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND/OR SUPERVISE RESEARCH WORK BY UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS ON WILDLIFE CENTER PROPERTY. ADDITIONALLY, EACH AUTUMN, LGNC STAFF, INTERNS, AND VOLUNTEERS CONDUCT RAPTOR MIGRATION RESEARCH AT THE BAKE OVEN KNOB HAWK WATCH WEST OF LGNCS REFUGE. THIS WORK IS CURRENTLY SUPPORTED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA GAME COMMISSION. 8353 CONSERVATION:PRESERVING AND RESTORING WILDLIFE AND HABITAT TO OUR REFUGE, ON THE KITTATINY RIDGE, AND THE LEHIGH RIVER WATERSHED IS A PILLAR OF OUR WORK AT WILDLIFE INFORMATION CENTER. 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