Finding Birds in Guilford County © 2018 Dennis Burnette
IV-B4. Piedmont Environmental Center
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1220 Penny Road, High Point, NC 27265
336-883-8531 www.highpointnc.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/Piedmont-Environmental-Center-18 Administered by: City of High Point Parks & Recreation, 136 Northpoint Avenue, High Point, NC 27261 336-883-3469 www.highpointnc.gov/pr Hours of operation: The PEC program center is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The trails are open every day from sunrise to sunset.
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Directions
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GPS coordinates: N 36° 00.074’ W 079° 57.291’
The Piedmont Environmental Center (PEC) is located on Penny Road in southwestern Guilford County about 4 miles south of I-40 between High Point and Jamestown. From I-40 take the US 68/Eastchester Drive exit south toward High Point to Wendover Ave. and turn left (east). (If make an error and turn right, the road name changes to Skeet Club Road.) Take Wendover about 0.3 mile to the first intersection on the right and turn right onto Penny Road, turn right, and go south about 2 miles. Watch for the PEC sign on the left. |
Description
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PEC occupies 376 acres of mostly wooded property on the western shore of High Point City Lake where it features a nature education building, hiking trails, and a portion of the Guilford County Bicentennial Greenway.
PEC has an active schedule of organized fee-supported environmental education activities, field trips, and programs, including "Owl Prowls" and other bird walks on the property. It is not necessary to sign up for an organized bird walk in order to see birds, however. Birders may explore more than eleven miles of nature trails that give access to a variety of bird habitats, including hardwood and pine forests, marsh, lake edge, and meadow. In addition, about 3 miles of the southern end of the Bicentennial Greenway run through the center.
Nesting species noted by the staff include Great Horned Owl, Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Kingbird, Brown-headed Nuthatch, Eastern Bluebird, and Red-eyed Vireo. However, given the diversity of habitats, it is likely that nearly all the breeding species in the county could be found here.
Finding Birds in Guilford County © 2018 Dennis Burnette
PEC has an active schedule of organized fee-supported environmental education activities, field trips, and programs, including "Owl Prowls" and other bird walks on the property. It is not necessary to sign up for an organized bird walk in order to see birds, however. Birders may explore more than eleven miles of nature trails that give access to a variety of bird habitats, including hardwood and pine forests, marsh, lake edge, and meadow. In addition, about 3 miles of the southern end of the Bicentennial Greenway run through the center.
Nesting species noted by the staff include Great Horned Owl, Pileated Woodpecker, Eastern Kingbird, Brown-headed Nuthatch, Eastern Bluebird, and Red-eyed Vireo. However, given the diversity of habitats, it is likely that nearly all the breeding species in the county could be found here.
Finding Birds in Guilford County © 2018 Dennis Burnette