In 2013, Berks Nature entered into a unique lease agreement with the City of Reading. In this partnership, we agreed to share management responsibility for the 100-acre Angelica Creek Park with the City and Alvernia University. With this lease in place, Berks Nature opened The Nature Place: a LEED Gold certified nature center for Reading and a headquarters for Berks Nature.

Today, Angelica Creek Park is not just a popular respite for people seeking nature’s relief, it is a haven for a diversity of native wildlife and The Nature Place campus has become a living demonstration of coexistence, sustainable living, and the value of nature.

The City of Reading is fortunate to be surrounded by several natural treasures including: Neversink Mountain, Mount Penn, and the Schuylkill River. Hikes on Neversink Mountain provide breathtaking vistas for enjoyment by all Berks County residents and visitors, most popular are the City Overlook and the Witches Hat (McIlvain Pavilion).

This 30+ acre Berks Nature-owned property is the result of a generous land donation in the late 1970s. The site is managed for wildlife and includes a barn, trails, wooded areas, a stream, picnic areas, and is a popular birding site.

The 31-acre Ontelaunee Wetlands Preserve is bordered by the Schuylkill River in the west and is the former site of the once bustling Schuylkill Navigation system (often known as the Schuylkill Canal).  Explore and enjoy watching the restored forests and meadows take root!

Encompassing nearly 200 acres, the wildlife habitat and water resources sheltered by this special property were protected in perpetuity by the preserve’s namesake: Ephraim Malickson. Not only does the Sanctuary provide critical habitat for native plants and animals, it also shelters much of the headwater streams and springs of the Indian Corn Creek.

El Gravity Trail conecta la Neversink Mountain Preserve con el Antietam Lake Park, propiedad del condado. Pasando por el Parque Pendora, propiedad de la ciudad de Reading, el Parque Mineral Spring y el Parque Egelman, hay muchas oportunidades para hacer un picnic y descansar en los parques y pabellones públicos. Este sendero lineal puede recorrerse en una sola dirección si se hace un trasbordo de coches o se puede elegir un tramo para crear una excursión de ida y vuelta.

El sendero Angelica Creek Trail conecta con el distrito de Kenhorst, el parque Angelica Creek y el sendero del río Schuylkill. Los usuarios pueden caminar, ir en bicicleta y disfrutar de la maravillosa senda de 1 milla hasta el Parque Angelica Creek, de 90 acres, propiedad de la ciudad, los humedales educativos y el futuro Centro de Exploración Ambiental. Esté atento a la vida silvestre a lo largo del sendero.