The Friends of the Heinz Refuge (FOHR) are engaged in a wide diversity of projects, programs, and services which serve to raise awareness of and support for the National Wildlife Refuge System, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and in particular this wetland treasure called the Heinz Refuge.

 

Located just five miles as the crow flies from downtown Philadelphia, surrounded by highways and an international airport, you will find the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum. Here, you can savor the most unexpected experiences: eagles soaring, ducks feeding, swallows swooping, Red-bellied Turtles basking, butterflies flitting, and foxes at play. All this in just 1,200 acres of wetlands, streams, old fields, and woodlands that comprise the refuge, a small jewel set in a sea of urbanization.

 

Come to the refuge to fish, bike, canoe, walk, observe birds and butterflies, photograph wildlife, take a hike with a naturalist, learn about wild things, and last but not least, find peace and solitude close to home.

Click on image at left to read our latest newsletter, Marsh Musings.

PO Box 333. Folcroft PA 19032-0333. (215) 365-3118. Email: Info@friendsofheinzrefuge.org