Spotlights

It's the end of October and the Halloween season! Are you free for a few hours on Halloween Day...SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 for a morning walk? If so then mark your calendar and join our seasonal historian to enjoy a walk along the towpath.

Join the Interagency Council on Climate Resilience and the Association of School Administrators Education & Research Foundation for a virtual session in the IAC’s Lunch and Learn series, Climate Resilience Strategies for School Leaders on October 29th from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm.

There’s still time to join Parvin State Park’s naturalists and historian for an October adventure! Learn about local wildlife, seasonal changes, and the history of Halloween through our upcoming walks and programs. All events are free and open to the public. Click to learn more.

Celebrate Halloween at Parvin State Park!

Enjoy an evening at the Parvin Grove Beach area with music, games, holiday festivities and a crackling fire. Bring friends and family, along with chairs, blankets and your favorite campfire treats.

The City of Hoboken will bring back the River City Fair, a waterfront festival sponsored by the City and Hoboken Environment Committee in the 1980s before any of Hoboken’s waterfront had been developed.

Explore the world of water! Join us as we take a walk to the Stony Brook and visit some macro invertebrates like mayflies, crayfish, and caddisflies. We will use nets and our hands to collect some of these creatures and return them back home into the stream. Wear your boots or water shoes and get ready for some fun in the water!

Explore the Christina River and marsh by Kayak. Immerse yourself in our beautiful wetlands while watching herons, beavers, bald eagles, and more. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Some experience required to avoid capsizes.

Two Historic Haddonfield Walking tours during the Haddonfield Skirmish on June 6, 2026. Tours start at 10am and 12pm.

Residents and visitors alike will have the opportunity to step back into the tense days of the American Revolution during Breakfast with the Troops, a unique living-history event that combines food, spirited debate, and military interpretation.

Haddonfield Partners Grace Church, the Indian King tavern Museum, and the Historical Society of Haddonfield are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the New Jersey Constitution with an educational lecture.

Join us for a walk along the canal and nearby areas.  We invite you to come enjoy some outdoor time with us on National Trails Day and learn a bit about the historic & natural resources at the D&R Canal State Park. Our round-trip walks are moderately paced and generally last about 2 hours.  Children are welcome but those under 15 must be accompanied by an adult.  Participants are asked to meet promptly at the designated parking area noted below at the start time indicated. 

Listen to the night sounds of the Pines, learn about Whitesbog and experience the seasonal changes of the Pinelands.

Come enjoy a seasonal story about the different kinds of wildlife and habitats found in Liberty State Park and then make a story-related craft to take home with you.

Come on out to Liberty State Park for an investigation of evergreen trees.

Salt marshes are incredibly valuable habitats which have a variety of benefits. Find out what makes them so special during this unique walk

Join the park naturalist in the park after hours in search of owls!

Experts guides from the Bergen County Audubon Society lead a walk through the marvel of Meadowlands parks.

Attention young birders! Join us at Scherman Hoffman for a winter birding experience.

Bring the family for this indoor/outdoor program to learn about animal signs in winter.

Join the Nature Center on a walk to see what wildlife is active during the winter season.

Join Sue for a guided two-mile nature hike to enjoy the trees, birds, and plant life at Scherman Hoffman Nature Sanctuary

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced the award of nearly $11 million in Natural Climate Solutions grants for three projects that will help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions by restoring coastal marshland and expanding urban tree canopy. The projects are located in Stone Harbor, Stafford and Montclair.

This 1981 report, Rare and Endangered Vascular Plant Species in New Jersey, prepared by the Conservation and Environmental Studies Center, Inc. in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is now available for open access consultation.  At present, this appears to be the only accessible digital copy of the report available online.

With black bears emerging from winter dens and foraging for food, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection advises residents and outdoor enthusiasts to reduce the potential for black bear encounters by removing access to unnatural food sources, such as unsecured trash, that can attract and cause unwanted encounters with bears.