Jennings Environmental Education Center
| Jennings Environmental Education Center | |||||||
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One of the few prairies in Pennsylvania is found at Jennings Environmental Education Center | |||||||
Interactive map of Jennings Environmental Education Center | |||||||
| Location | Brady Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||
| Coordinates | 41°00′33″N 80°00′13″W / 41.00925°N 80.00359°W | ||||||
| Area | 333.92 acres (135.13 ha) | ||||||
| Elevation | 1,197 feet (365 m) | ||||||
| Established | 1979 | ||||||
| Administered by | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources | ||||||
| Named for | Dr. Otto Emery Jennings | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
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Jennings Environmental Education Center is a 334-acre (135 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Brady Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is 12 miles (19 km) north of Butler at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 8 and Pennsylvania Route 528. The center contains a relict prairie of 20 acres (8.1 ha), the only publicly protected prairie ecosystem in Pennsylvania. Big Run, a tributary of Slippery Rock Creek, flows through Jennings Environmental Education Center, and it shares a border with Moraine State Park to the south.
Jennings Environmental Education Center was chosen by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and its Bureau of Parks as one of "25 Must-See Pennsylvania State Parks".