There's a NEW nature preserve out here!

Nature is golden! By way of colorful leaves, and in the ways our 14 nature preserves give back every time you come explore! When we come together as a community of support, we create a vibrant spectrum of lasting connections to nature, right here at home.

Black River Sanctuary, the Lehigh Valley's newest nature preserve, is NOW open to the public

About 100 individuals gathered to watch scissors cut ribbon and golden leaves fall like nature's confetti at the grand opening of Black River Sanctuary on Wed., Oct. 23.

The 187-acre nature preserve, nestled between Bethlehem and Allentown, boasts 7 trails totaling about 3 miles for hiking, biking, birding, or simply catching your breath.

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Turkeys Unveiled: Ecology & Live Encounter with Bob Eriksen

Sun., Nov. 17, 2 - 3:30 P.M. | $22

Dorothy Rider Pool Wildlife Sanctuary

Join Bob Eriksen, a wildlife biologist with a Master's from Rutgers with a 50-year tenure, to learn about our wild turkey. Plus, meet one of Wildlands' animal ambassadors.



More details and register TODAY!

Explore Black River Sanctuary through your lens for the Fall Photo Contest

Open NOW through Nov. 8|FREE

Wildlands' 14 nature preserves 

There are only 2 weeks to "take nothing but pictures" out here for our Fall Photo Contest! Special consideration will be given to Black River Sanctuary entries.

View contest rules, prizes, and enter

Heron by Alan Sylvestre at Dorothy Rider Pool Wildlife Sanctuary, Fall 2023 Contest

PreK Pathfinders

for children ages 3-5 and their grown-ups

Herpetology at Trexler Nature Preserve

Tue., Nov. 12 at 10 - 11 A.M.

Get Out for Wellness

See yourself OUT HERE

Have you attended a Get Out for Wellness recently? View our Facebook photo album to see group photos from the hikes.