Hawk Mountain Sanctuary is located in the Kempton – Drehersville area in Albany and East Brunswick Townships located on a ridge of Hawk Mountain of the Blue Mountain chain of the Appalachian Mountains flyway in eastern Pennsylvania. Since 1934, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary has been an international center for raptor conservation, education, observation and research. In 1934, Rosalie Edge, who was a New York socialite and avid bird watcher, leased 1,400 acres of property on Hawk Mountain and hired wardens to keep hunters away. The wardens were Maurice Broun and wife, Irma Broun. Eventually Maurice Broun became curator. Mrs. Edge also founded the Emergency Conservation Committee in 1929.

In 1938, the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association was incorporated as a non-profit organization in Pennsylvania. It has remained self-sufficient. In 1938 Rosalie Edge purchased the property and deeded it in perpetuity to the Association. In 1965, the sanctuary was registered as a National Natural Landmark. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary is the world’s oldest wildlife sanctuary exclusively committed to protection and observation of birds of prey. Lehigh University professor Francis J. Trembley served as vice president of the Sanctuary. University Librarian Howard Leach was a member of the Association. In 2001 the Acopian Center for Conservation Learning opened and was named for Sarkis Acopian, a large donor to the Sanctuary.

As of February 2018, contact information is: 1700 Hawk Mountain Rd. Kempton, PA 19529

Website: http://www.hawkmountain.org/