page_title: Lehigh Gap
section_title: Lehigh Gap Nature Center
hierarchical_section_title: Lehigh Gap / Lehigh Gap Nature Center
caption_attribution_description: North view from the Prairie Grass Trail at the Lehigh Gap Nature Center, Carbon County.
context_page_description: The Lehigh Gap is a water gap located in the townships of Lehigh, Washington, Lower Towamensing and East Penn in the Lehigh Valley that was formed by the Lehigh River where it cuts through the Blue Mountain in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States. The gap allows easy travel between Carbon County to the north and Lehigh and Northampton counties to the south of the mountain. One of the more distinctive features of the gap is Devil's Pulpit, a rock formation that reminds hikers of a pulpit. Lehigh Gap is also the name of a village also known as Weider's Crossing and located at the south end of the gap in Lehigh and Northampton Counties.
context_section_description: In 2002, the Wildlife Information Center, since renamed the Lehigh Gap Nature Center, purchased more than 750 acres (3.0 km²) near Lehigh Gap.  Their goal is to restore the wildlife along the Kittatinny Ridge.  From 1898 to 1980, the New Jersey Zinc Company emitted sulfur dioxide at rates of up to 3,600 pounds per hour, killing plant life and animal habitats.  Twenty years later, a noticeable lack of tree density remains on the Palmerton side of the gap.
  The Lehigh Gap Nature Center currently includes The Osprey House on the Slatington side of the river.  The nature center works closely with colleges and universities on various wildlife-oriented research projects. The center also offers several clubs for young naturalists.  The nature center is home to approximately 15 miles of hiking trails, open to the public from dawn to dusk.
caption: Lehigh Gap Nature Center
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