The Pocono Comparative Lakes Program (PCLP) operates under the AEP and currently maintains the core lake sampling program, community outreach programs, meetings, seminars and workshops. Since 1988, the PCLP has maintained a long-term monitoring program which includes baseline data on three "core lakes" in the Poconos as well as data collected by two weather stations maintained by Lehigh at the Lacawac Sanctuary. Graduate and undergraduate students gain significant "hands-on" experience collecting data and building the computerized database. Numerous undergraduate and graduate courses in EES currently utilize the database in exercises designed to strengthen analytical and interpretative skills. Data are also widely available for research by undergraduate interns, graduate students, and faculty. A web site for the weather stations is currently under construction. A data management committee coordinates data collection and processing and maintains standards and protocols.

PCLP sponsored workshops provide an opportunity for Lehigh faculty and students to interact with scientists and students from around the world. Some of these meetings and seminars provide undergraduate research interns and graduate students with a forum to present and discuss their studies.