Tom Ridge Environmental Center Foundation
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The mission of the Tom Ridge Environmental Center Foundation at Presque Isle is to forge a partnership between the private sector and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources at Presque Isle State Park in order to enhance educational programming, natural history research and visitor services opportunities of the highest quality to assure that the Tom Ridge Environmental Center is nationally recognized as a center of excellence now and for generations to come.
Inspired by art in nature, Patti Larson sees Presque Isle like no one else, and her photographs prove it. Find her stunning pieces in the gift shop at TREC, open 8:00 am - 4:00 pm daily!
06/06/2026
What a great day to keep our marinas beautiful! Today we helped load hundreds of boats worth of shrink wrap into the Firelands Local compactor truck to be recycled into guardrail offset blocks. Thank you to the Regional Science Consortium in partnership with the Erie Western Pennsylvania Port Authority, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, Erie County Department of Planning and Community Development, and Erie County Department of Health - Pennsylvania for organizing such an impactful project.
Excited to kick off our Thursday evening TREC: After Hours series this Thursday! Each week is a new theme, so make TREC part of your plans this summer for fun, learning, films and wild memories for all ages. www.trecf.org/afterhours for details and schedule.
06/01/2026
Tomorrow! Visit three iconic towers along the waterfront, all for free. Use link in post below for hours and details.
Triple Tower Tuesdays all summer long! Starting tomorrow, you can visit three iconic towers along the waterfront for free the first Tuesday of each month through September. Find all the details at
https://www.trecf.org/news/triple-tower-tuesday
05/30/2026
Coming on Monday! A new exhibit about Presque Isle’s role in our nation’s history as part of America250 celebrations. 🇺🇸 🎇 🎉
05/28/2026
After months of construction, TREC was finally becoming the place we know and love. As we wrap up our 20th anniversary month, we love looking back at these early glimpses of a building that would go on to inspire a love of nature in so many.
Now it's your turn! We'd love to see how you've made TREC your own over the past 20 years. Share a favorite photo on your story and tag us!
05/27/2026
Recently Tia Porter and the Our Erie team from JET/FOX/YourErie visited TREC to learn what makes this building unique, reflect on the twenty years since it opened and hear what's new in the coming months. Watch it on our YouTube channel:
TREC featured on OurErie news show. Tia Porter and the Our Erie team visit the Tom Ridge Environmental Center to learn what makes it unique, the vision that brought the building to our communit...
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301 Peninsula Drive, Suite 1
Erie, PA
16505
Opening Hours
| Monday | 10am - 4pm |
| Tuesday | 10am - 4pm |
| Wednesday | 10am - 4pm |
| Thursday | 10am - 4pm |
| Friday | 10am - 4pm |