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The Outdoor Lab Appreciates your Support!

The Arlington Outdoor Education Association, Inc (AOEA) was founded in 1967 to own, operate and maintain the Phoebe Hall Knipling Outdoor Laboratory (The Outdoor Lab).  The AOEA is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization (tax ID# 54-0840089) under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

The Outdoor Lab is a 225-acre facility created to provide a place for environmental education of Arlington school children.  It includes hiking trails, streams, a lake, an observatory, camp sites and classroom and kitchen facilities.

AOEA is run solely by volunteers.  AOEA depends on donations from the community to maintain and improve the Outdoor Lab facilities, while Arlington Public Schools provides teachers and staff who work at the Lab.