The Friends of The Tom Ridge Environmental Center are dedicated to providing a home and funding for local environmentalist and to serve our community. The Tom Ridge Environmental Center provides a place of work for multiple local organizations including: Earth Action (previously Lake Erie-Allegheny Earth Force), PA Dept. of Environmental Protection, PA Sea Grant, Purple Martin Conservation Association & Regional Science Consortium. Goals in our office range from the study of watersheds and the effects produced to the eco-system to educating the community about our natural world. The center has over 20 of its own educational programs, offers interactive displays of natural history and more.