Frick Environmental Center

Other Exhibition Venue ; Outdoor Space ; School / College / Learning Center

The Frick Environmental Center is a Living Building that is free and open to all

The Frick Environmental Center is a welcome facility, education hub, and gateway to Frick Park. Free and open to all, this cutting-edge facility enhances visitor experience and inspires learners to discover one of Pittsburgh’s largest parks.

A project of the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy and the City of Pittsburgh, the Frick Environmental Center is a certified Living Building that has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum. Click here to learn more about the building.

The Frick Environmental Center provides families, students, and learners of all ages with a state-of-the-art space for hands-on, experiential environmental education. The Center serves as the classroom base for programming that extends into the surrounding park woodlands, streams, meadows and trails. Click here to learn more about our education programs.

For a list of our digital programming, visit: https://www.pittsburghparks.org/digital-education

For our response to COVID-19 and what we’re doing to keep you safe, visit: https://www.pittsburghparks.org/covid19

Re-opening Date:

The Frick Environmental Center is closed to the public at this time. Regarding the Parks Conservancy’s re-opening and next steps, we are still evaluating our own timeline, but we look forward to sharing more updates soon.

Please note, public restrooms maintained by the Parks Conservancy are closed. These incl ... view more »

LOCATION

Frick Environmental Center

2005 Beechwood Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15217

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FOOD

Cheese Coffee Caf Downtown
Liu Chinese Fast Food
Vinaigrette
Garcias Kitchen The Original
Route 66 Malt Shop
Bottger Mansion of Old Town

Accommodation

Bottger Mansion of Old Town
Liu Chinese Fast Food

Drink

Bottger Mansion of Old Town
Liu Chinese
Vinaigrette

Accessibility Information

Braille
Wheelchair Access

ADDITIONAL ACCESSIBILITY INFO:

Wheelchair access - There is an elevator when the building is open, mostly flat and ramps on main floor level, amphitheater is not accessible when building is closed.

Braille- Door signs have Braille.

Assisted Listening system - Classrooms have handheld devices that amplify sounds through an earpiece when the sounds are made into the microphone of the AV system.