Frick Environmental Center
The Frick Environmental Center is a Living Building that is free and open to all
The Frick Environmental Center is a welcome facility, education hub, and gateway to Frick Park. Free and open to all, this cutting-edge facility enhances visitor experience and inspires learners to discover one of Pittsburgh’s largest parks.
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2005 Beechwood Blvd
Pittsburgh,
PA
15217
United States
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Upcoming Events
Frick Environmental Center Building Tour
Learn more about green building, sustainability, and Pittsburgh history on a tour of the Frick Environmental Center! As a LEED Platinum and Living Building Certified building, the Frick Environmental Center is one of the greenest public buildings in the world. This one hour tour will use the Living Building Challenge framework to talk about what…
Discovery Time: Spiders – Frick Environmental Center
Stop by the environmental center between 1:00-3:00 for fun spider related activities. Learn about our eight-legged friends by making your own spider web or going on a spider scavenger hunt. You can also meet one of our resident tarantulas! Activities are best for ages 3-8. Length: Less Than 1 Mile Surface Type: Paved sidewalk Slope:…
Winter Seed Sowing 101 with Bird Lab and Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Enhance your yard by adding native plants, which not only benefit wildlife but also nurture and strengthen your local ecosystem. Native plants are a great alternative to plants sold at places like big box stores because they are plants that are adapted to the local growing conditions. Have you ever considered growing your own plants…
Discovery Time: Things with Wings – Frick Environmental Center
Stop by the environmental center between 1:00-3:00 to learn about things with wings! Learn about the wide variety of wings in the animal world. Take a close look at feathers, make your own butterfly or become one yourself by putting on a pair of butterfly wings. Activities are best for ages 3-8. Length: Less Than…
Lichens of Frick Park – Frick Environmental Center
Ever notice the light green, yellow, and gray patches of stuff growing on old stonework or trees? These are lichens! Pennsylvania is home to hundreds of species of these incredible symbiotic organisms. Join Naturalist Educator Stephen Bucklin at the Frick Environmental Center for an afternoon of learning about these often overlooked and valuable parts of…
Hike with a Naturalist – Winter Tree ID – Frick Environmental Center
Come learn the basics of winter tree ID or brush up on your skills! Take a walk through the woodlands of Frick Park with Naturalist Educator Stephen Bucklin to practice your observation skills as we take an in-depth look at bark and buds. Length: 1-2 Miles Surface Type: Natural Trail, Crushed Limestone Slope: Varying REGISTER…
Story Hike: Swirl by Swirl – Frick Environmental Center
Spirals are bold, beautiful, and mysterious, and they occur all throughout nature! Join a naturalist educator for a reading of Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature by Joyce Sidman followed by a brief hike to look for spirals and other shapes in nature. This program is best for ages 3-8. Meet in the Frick Environmental…
Collective Legacy Artist Talk with BOOM Concepts – Frick Environmental Center
In celebration of Black History Month BOOM Concepts presents an artist talk with select artists from the Collective Legacy II Exhibit on display at the Frick Environmental Center, Pittsburgh International Airport and Emerald City. Learn about the artist, their journey and creative process. REGISTER HERE Programs at the Frick Environmental Center are supported by the…
Tea & Honey Book Club: Presented by Write Pittsburgh – Frick Environmental Center
Presented by Write Pittsburgh as part of the NEA Big Read program, the Tea & Honey Book Club is an intergenerational book club and writing workshop exploring gratitude, community, and connection, using Ross Gay’s Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude as a guiding text. Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude is a sustained meditation on that which goes away—loved…