Spotlights

Coming up on Monday, 6/15/20 - Composting 101

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Rutgers Cooperative Extension announces its webinar series “Earth Day at Home”. This series will focus on steps everyone can take to protect the environment.

These webinars are FREE! Registration is required - visit: https://www.newswise.com/articles/rutgers-cooperative-extension-offers-e...

Enjoy a closer look at bald eagle nesting behavior in Mercer County. This hour-long (free) webinar features current footage collected safely from one of the nests located in the County Park system, along with bald eagle history and interpretation provided by Park Commission naturalists and the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ. for more information visit: https://www.mercercountyparks.org/#!/

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection invites you to 'soar, tour and explore' with virtual visits to some of New Jersey's most popular parks. The campaign posts new content each day, including a special collection of park tours and projects, interviews with experts and previously unpublished historical photos!

https://www.nj.gov/dep/dep50/

YOU can become a 'citizen scientist' by encouraging hummingbirds to visit your 'patch' - there's a FREE app for that!!!

Check out an introductory video and tutorial to get started at: http://www.hummingbirdsathome.org/

Choose a season to experience the unique beauty of New Jersey's spring ephemerals and flowers, summer pollinator plants, trees and shrubs!

http://www.npsnj.org/pages/nativeplants_Native_Plant_Gallery.html

View stunning videos of our natural environments to keep you connected to the beauty of our state.

Follow 7 nature experts to discover fascinating observations and explorations at https://njaudubon.org/media-center/education/

New images and videos daily of the four young siblings and their parents.

http://www.conservewildlifenj.org/education/uc-falconcam/

Watch the Duke Farms' Eagle Cam ANYTIME to see this year's eaglets up and about!!!

You'll find two eaglets in the nest this 2020 season and you might even see their parents bringing them food!

Visit: https://www.dukefarms.org/making-an-impact/eagle-cam/

Help celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and earn a Watershed Stream Cleanup t-shirt as a memento of your volunteer work!

Volunteer at one of 13 locations throughout New Jersey!

Yes, bilingual!

Enjoy a casual 3-mile walk on the D&R Canal towpath between Lock 11 in South Bound Brook and Zarephath.

Volunteer at one of over 70 locations throughout New Jersey!

Participants collect and record valuable data about debris, which is presented in annual reports and used to advance federal, state, and local programs to reduce litter.

All state, federal, municipal, county, non-profit, and student GIS users are encouraged to attend and participate.

Have a look at the array of interesting categories!

Evening's at Forsythe presents the NJ Bald Eagle Project on March 19, 2020 from 6:30pm - 8:00pm at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. 

SPACE IS LIMITED The Cohansey Area Watershed Association (CAWA) will host a Beginner’s Geocaching Adventure on Saturday, March 7, 2020, from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM in Bridgeton, NJ. 

Grab your best friend and a leash and come out to Belleplain State Forest for a Winter Dog Hike Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM!

Join us for a Book Discussion by Mr. Drew Tomlin, author of, Tidal Wave: The Great Appalachian Storm of 1950​, Sunday, on February 23rd, 2020 – 2-4pm at the Cumberland County Historical Society.

Join us for the first Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) of 2020!  Feb. 15th from 10am - 12:30pm at the Edwin B. Forsythe Wildlife Refuge

Add intrigue to your next winter walk by learning to identify trees by their buds, bark, and branching with your own take-home field guide!

What New Jersey water source or waterway is most meaningful to you? How do you want to preserve such a resource for the future? Why?

Orchids Under the Wolf Moon, Jan. 10, 6:30 at Duke Farms Join us for this unique after - hours program scheduled to highlight January’s “Wolf Moon” and Duke Farm’s spectacular Orchid Range. Meet in the Farm Barn Orientation Center for check in then take a moonlit walk to the Orchid Range to explore the wide variety of plants and to learn why and how they thrive under specialized conditions.

Sunday, December 22nd at 3pm

Come one, come all to Closter Nature Center! Layer up your winter clothes, meet at the cabin, and join us for an afternoon forest adventure.

This year the Princeton CBC will be held on Sunday, December 15, 2019. Please let Brad Merritt know if you are interested in joining this year’s count. Call Brad Merritt at (609) 921-8964 or email him at BALMERRITT@aol.com.

FREE Guided hike at Cheesequake State Park, November 24th at 1:00pm. Suitable for ages 9 to adult.

FREE hot chocolate and kids crafts all day! History presentations in the afternoon. Lighting of the holiday lights in the South Tower at 5:30 p.m.

November 23, 2019 from 1:30pm to 3:00pm. All the leaves are gone and the sky is gray...Trees: Bare Bones, Bark, and Branches at High Point State Park. Register your family -- with kids ages 5 to 12 and come get down to basics and explore some of the shapes, textures, and parts of trees then make a craft to take home!