Summer 2009

For details on the programs listed at each of our sanctuaries, please click on the sanctuary name below.

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Cape May Bird Observatory
Center for Research & Education, 600 Route 47 North, Cape May Court House, Cape May County, NJ 08210
(609) 861-0700
E-mail: cmbo2@njaudubon.org

The Northwood Center, 701 East Lake Drive, PO Box 3, Cape May Point, Cape May County, NJ 08212
(609) 884-2736
E-mail: cmbo1@njaudubon.org

June 1      Birding the Meadows
June 3      Birding Cape May Point
June 4      Bird Walk for All People
June 5      Sunset Birding at the Meadows
June 6      Breeding Birds at the Rea Farm
June 6      Back Bay Breeding Bird Boat Survey
June 7      Back Bay Birding by Boat
June 8      Birding the Meadows
June 10     Birding Cape May Point
June 11     Bird Walk for All People
June 12     Sunset Birding at the Meadows
June 12 to 13     Birding for Beginners
June 13     Breeding Birds at the Rea Farm
June 14     Back Bay Birding by Boat
June 15     Birding the Meadows
June 15     Back Bay Birding by Boat
June 17     Birding Cape May Point
June 18     Bird Walk for All People
June 19     Sunset Birding at the Meadows
June 20     Breeding Birds at the Rea Farm
June 20     Back Bay Breeding Bird Boat Survey
June 21     Back Bay Birding by Boat
June 22     Birding the Meadows
June 22     Back Bay Birding by Boat
June 24     Birding Cape May Point
June 25     Bird Walk for All People
June 25 to 26     School of Birding Workshop: Shore Birds
June 26     Sunset Birding at the Meadows
June 27     Breeding Birds at the Rea Farm
June 28     Back Bay Birding by Boat
June 29     Birding the Meadows
June 29     Back Bay Birding by Boat
July 1      Birding Cape May Point
July 2      Bird Walk for All People
July 3      Sunset Birding at the Meadows
July 4      Birding Cape May Point
July 5      Back Bay Birding by Boat
July 6      Birding the Meadows
July 6      Back Bay Birding by Boat
July 8      Birding Cape May Point
July 9      Bird Walk for All People
July 10     Sunset Birding at the Meadows
July 11     Birding Cape May Point
July 12     Back Bay Birding by Boat
July 13     Birding the Meadows
July 13     Back Bay Birding by Boat
July 15     Birding Cape May Point
July 16     Bird Walk for All People
July 17     Sunset Birding at the Meadows
July 18     Birding Cape May Point
July 19     Back Bay Birding by Boat
July 20     Birding the Meadows
July 20     Back Bay Birding by Boat
July 22     Birding Cape May Point
July 23     Bird Walk for All People
July 24     Sunset Birding at the Meadows
July 25     Birding Cape May Point
July 26     Back Bay Birding by Boat
July 27     Birding the Meadows
July 27     Back Bay Birding by Boat
July 29     Birding Cape May Point
July 30     Bird Walk for All People
July 31     Sunset Birding at the Meadows
August 1    Birding Cape May Point
August 2    Back Bay Birding by Boat
August 3    Birding the Meadows
August 3    Back Bay Birding by Boat
August 5    Birding Cape May Point
August 6    Bird Walk for All People
August 7    Sunset Birding at the Meadows
August 8    Birding Cape May Point
August 9    Back Bay Birding by Boat
August 10   Birding at the Meadows
August 10   Back Bay Birding by Boat
August 12   Birding Cape May Point
August 13   Birding Hidden Valley
August 13   Bird Walk for All People
August 13   Butterfly Walk in Goshen Gardens
August 14   Birding Higbee Beach
August 14   Sunset Birding at the Meadows
August 15   Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm
August 15   Sunset Cruise for Fall Migrants
August 16   Birding Villas WMA
August 16   Back bay Birding by Boat
August 17   Birding the Meadows
August 17   Back Bay Birding by Boat
August 19   Birding Cape May Point
August19 to 21    School of Birding: Shorebirds
August 20   Birding Hidden Valley
August 20   Bird Walk for All People
August 20   Butterfly Walk in the Goshen Gardens
August 21   Birding Higbee Beach
August 21   Sunset Birding at the Meadows
August 22   Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm
August 23   Birding Villas WMA
August 23   Back Bay Birding by Boat
August 24   Birding the Meadows
August 24   Back Bay Birding by Boat
August 26   Birding Cape May Point
August 26 to 27   School of Birding: Neotropic Express
August 27   Birding Hidden Valley
August 27   Bird Walk for All People
August 27   Butterfly Walk in the Goshen Gardens
August 28   Birding Higbee Beach
August 28   Sunset Birding at the Meadows
August 29   Fall Migrants at the Rea Farm
August 30   Birding Villas WMA
August 30   Back Bay Birding by Boat
August 31   Birding the Meadows
August 31   Back Bay Birding by Boat
 

Essex County Environmental Center (NJAS Partner Site)
621 Eagle Rock Avenue, Roseland, NJ  07068, (973) 268-3500 ext. 270

June 11     Essex County Becker Farm Tract
June 13     South Mountain Reservation
June 18     Eagle Rock Reservation
July 2      Branch Brook Park
July 7 to 10      Beavers, Birds, and Bears Camp
July 11     Hatfield Swamp
July 13 to 17     Summer Splash Camp
July 20 to 24     Native American Living Camp
July 23     Weequahic Park
July 27 to 31     Wild Art Camp    
August 3 to 7     Survivor Camp
August 6    Brookdale Park
August 10 to 14   Feathered Friends Camp
August 27   Grover Cleveland Park
August 29   Hatfield Swamp
 

Lorrimer Sanctuary
790 Ewing Avenue, PO Box 125, Franklin Lakes, Bergen County, NJ 07417, (201) 891-2185
E-mail: lorrimer@njaudubon.org

May 31      Herpin’ at the ’Po
June 30 to July 3 Tadpoles Summer Nature Day Camp
June 5      Family Night Hike
July 7 to 10      Junior Naturalist Summer Nature Day Camp
July 14 to 17     Tadpoles Summer Nature Day Camp
July 14 to 17     Fishing Camp
July 21 to 24     Tadpoles Summer Nature Day Camp
July 21 to 24     Reptile and Amphibian Camp
July 25     Hackensack Meadowlands
July 28 to 31     Junior Naturalist Summer Nature Day Camp
August 4 to 7     Tadpoles Summer Nature Day Camp
August 4 to 7     Fishing Camp
August 5    Buggin’ Out
August 11 to 14   Junior Naturalist Summer Nature Day Camp
August 18 to 21   Junior Naturalist Summer Nature Day Camp
August 29   Garret Mountain
 

Nature Center of Cape May
1600 Delaware Avenue, Cape May, Cape May County, NJ 08204, (609) 898-8848
E-mail: nccm@njaudubon.org

Every Saturday:
June 27 to August 29: Scavenger Hunt Family Fun – Free!
June 27 to Sept. 26: Sunset Kayak Tour
Every Sunday:
June 28 to August 30: Scavenger Hunt Family Fun – Free!
Every Monday:
June 29 to August 17: Children’s Summer Science Programs
June 1 to August 31: Salt Marsh Safari
Every Tuesday:
June 30 to August 18: Children’s Summer Science Programs
June 23 to Sept. 1: Crabbing 101
June 23 to Sept. 1: Harbor Safari
June 23  to  Sept. 29: Sunset Kayak Tour
Every Wednesday:
June 24 to August 26: Cycling the Southern Cape
July 1 to August 19: Children’s Summer Science Programs
Every Thursday:
June 4 to August 27: The Birds of Cape May
July 2 to August 20: Children’s Summer Science Programs
June 25 to Sept. 3: Harbor Safari
Every Friday:
July 3 to Sept. 4: Beachcombing the Cove
July 3 to August 21: Earth Arts for Children
Daily:
June 6 to Sept. 6 Tidal Marsh Tour by Kayak
August 1 to 31    Tours Aboard the A.J. Meerwald Oyster Schooner
Programs and Workshops:
June 6 to 7 Full Moon Kayak Tours
June 6, 13  Harbor Safari
June 20     Harbor Fest
June 24     Belleplain Pine Barrens Ecology Kayak Tour
July 1, 22  Summer Moon Campfires
July 5 to 7 Full Moon Kayak Tours
July 6      Cove Beach to Higbee’s Beach Sunset Kayak Tour
July 6 to 8 Aqua Trails Kayak Camp
July 10     Wild About Animals
July 16 to 18     Cape May County 4-H Fair
July 16, 23, 30   Nighttime on the Beach  to – Searching for Ghost Crabs
July 17, 31 Family Farm Days
July 18     Seaside Splendor to Gardening by the Sea
July 22     Cove Beach to Higbee’s Beach Sunset Kayak Tour
July 29     Belleplain Pine Barrens Ecology Kayak Tour
August 3 to 5     Aqua Trails Kayak Camp
August 4 to 6     Full Moon Kayak Tours
August 5    Eco-Festival: The Green Scene
August 7    Wild About Animals
August 12   Summer Moon Campfires
August 13, 20     Nighttime on the Beach  to – Searching for Ghost Crabs
August 14, 28     Family Farm Days
August 15 to 16   Tours of Private Hummingbird Gardens
August 19   Belleplain Pine Barrens Ecology Kayak Tour
August 19   Cove Beach to Higbee’s Beach Sunset Kayak Tour
August 24, 31     Explore the Shore
August 26   What’s Yum About Beach Plums
Sept. 3 to 4      Full Moon Kayak Tours
Sept. 26 to 27    Tours of Private Monarch Gardens
Sept. 26    Belleplain/Pine Barrens Ecology Kayak Tour
Oct. 10     Belleplain/Pine Barrens Ecology Kayak Tour
 

Plainsboro Preserve
Plainsboro Preserve, 80 Scotts Corner Road, P.O. Box 446, Plainsboro, Middlesex County, NJ 08536, (609) 897-9400

June 6      Fabulous Frogs
June 13     Live Bird and Bird Nest Box Survey
June 13     Breeding Bird Survey
June 13     Birding at Six Mile Run
June 20     Terrific Turtles
June 20     Bogs, Bugs and Botany in the Pines
June 22 to 26     Day Camp: All Creatures Big and Small
June 22 to 26     Day Camp: Woodland Adventures
June 27     Basics of Birding
June 27     Baldpate Mountain
June 29 to July 2 Day Camp: Best of the Best
June 29 to July 2 Day Camp: Nature Camp Sampler
July 6 to 10      Day Camp: Nature Awareness
July 6 to 10      Day Camp: Survival 1
July 11     Dangerous Animals and Poisonous Plants of New Jersey
July 11     Black Hole of the Pine Barrens
July 13 to 17     Day Camp: Cold-Blooded Creatures
July 13 to 17     Day Camp: Survival 2
July 18     Life Under a Log
July 20 to 24     Day Camp: Wild Wisdom
July 20 to 24     Day Camp: Search and Rescue
July 25     New Jersey’s Threatened and Endangered Wildlife
July 27 to 31     Day Camp: Fascinating Creatures
July 27 to 31     Day Camp: Woodland Games
August 1    Stories of Nature in Summer
August 3 to 7     Day Camp: Young Naturalists
August 3 to 7     Day Camp: All About Animals
August 8    Do Butterflies Bite?
August 8    A Visit to Atsion and Quaker Bridge
August 10 to 14   Day Camp: Sensory Safari
August 10 to 14   Day Camp: Famous Naturalists
August 15   Forest Foray
August 17 to 21   Day Camp: Digging in the Dirt
August 17 to 21   Day Camp: Predator and Prey
August 22   Dragons of the Summer Skies
August 24 to 28   Day Camp: Wild Discoveries
August 24 to 28   Day Camp: N.S.I. (Nature Scene Investigators)
August 29   Amazing Insects
August 29   Forsythe Birding Adventure
 

Sandy Hook Bird Observatory
20 Hartshorne Drive, Highlands, NJ 07732 (732) 872-2500
E-mail: shbo@njaudubon.org

June 6 and 7      Fourth Annual Sussex Birding and Nature Festival
June 7      Bruce Does Allaire for Nesting Passerines
June 11     Special Lakehurst trip for Uppies and Groppers
June 13     Old Mine Road with Pete
June 14     Breeding Birds of Sussex County
June 17     The Second Adventure into Lakehurst for Uppies
June 20     Newark’s Pequannock Watershed
June 20     Elephant Swamp and Piney Preserve
June 21     Birding for Beginners at The Hook
June 26 to 29     SHBO’s annual Adirondack Van Trip
June 27     Mercer County’s Ted Stiles and Baldpate Mountain
June 28     Thompson Park
June 28     The Pine Barrens and Webbs Mill
July 3      SHBO Closed for Independence Day Weekend
July 5      Assunpink
July 11     Johnsonburg Swamp
July 11     Winslow WMA and the Mysterious Black Hole
July 12     Willowwood Arboretum
July 25     Pete’s first Brig Trip for Shorebirds
August 8    Pete’s Back to Brig
August 8    Rick Radis Continues His Pine Barrens Events
August 14 to 15   SHBO’s 14th Annual Bombay Hook Event
August 15   Meadowlands with Ken W
August 29   Lloyd and Rob Do Brig
August 30   Ladies Day at The Hook with Linda and Carole
 

Scherman-Hoffman Sanctuaries
11 Hardscrabble Road, Bernardsville, Morris County, New Jersey 07924, (908) 766-5787
E-mail: scherman-hoffman@njaudubon.org

June 6      Plant Sale
June 6      Habitat Restoration Tour
June 7      Ferns for the Beginner at Duke Farms
June 13     Bins and Scopes
June 13     Beginning Birding at Scherman-Hoffman
June 14     Exploring the Griggstown Grasslands
June 14     Exploring the Negri-Nepote Grasslands
June 17     Five Senses Hike
June 18     Geology of the Piedmont at Duke Farms
June 20     Pequannock Watershed
June 20     Butterflies at Negri-Nepote Grasslands: Franklin Township
June 20     Butterflies at Griggstown Grasslands: Franklin Township
June 23     Mysteries of the Dark Night at Duke Farms
June 28     Pine Barrens: Webbs Mill and Chatsworth
June 28     Birds and Butterflies at Wallkill NWR
July 1      Travels of a Seed
July 4      Butterflies of Scherman-Hoffman
July 11     Johnsonburg Swamp, Warren County
July 12     Wildwood Arboretum
July 22     Insects of the Night
July 25     Invasive and Native Plants at Duke Farms
July 25     Mysteries of the Meadow at Duke Farms
July 29     Backyard Habitat Workshop at Duke Farms
August 5    Walk in the Moonlight at Duke Farms
August 8    Mount-n-Meadow, Blairstown
August 8    Pine Barrens: Atsion and Quaker Bridge
August 12   Exploring the Fungus World
August 15   Surprises in the Stream at Duke Farms
August 15   DeKorte State Park
 

Rancocas Nature Center
794 Rancocas Road, Mount Holly, Burlington County, NJ 08060, (609) 261-2495
E:mail: rancocas@njaudubon.org

June 5      Morning Bird Walk at Rancocas
June 7      Allaire State Park, Monmouth County
June 20     Elephant Swamp and Piney Preserve  Field Trip 
June 21     Interpretive Trail Hike at Rancocas
June 27     Ted Stiles Preserve/Baldpate Mountain
June 28     Webs Mill and Chatsworth Field Trip 
June 29 to July 3 Summer Day Camp – Session 1
July 3      Morning Bird Walk at Rancocas
July 6 to 10      Summer Day Camp – Session 2
July 11     Winslow WMA Field Trip
July 13 to 17     Summer Day Camp – Session 3
July 19     Interpretive Trail Hike at Rancocas
July 20 to 24     Summer Day Camp – Session 4
July 20 to 24     Audubon Junior Naturalist Camp
July 26     A Look at Burlington County’s Botanical Diversity
July 27 to 31     Summer Day Camp – Session 5
August 1    Tour of Private Butterfly Gardens in Burlington County
August 3 to 7     Summer Day Camp – Session 6
August 7    Morning Bird Walk at Rancocas
August 8    Atsion and Quaker Bridge Field Trip
August 9    Finding Fungi at Rancocas
August 10 to 14   Summer Day Camp – Session 7
August 16   Forsythe (Brigantine) NWR for Returning Shorebirds Field Trip
August 16   Interpretive Trail Hike at Rancocas
August 23   Butterflies and Birds, Garden and Meadow Walk 
August 29   Exploring Edwin B. Forsythe NWR Field Trip
 

Weis Ecology Center
150 Snake Den Road, Ringwood, Passaic County, NJ 07456, (973) 835-2160
E-mail: weis@njaudubon.org

May 24      WWW Hike
June 6      Compass and Orienteering for Adults and Families
June 7      Bird Study Merit Badge
June 7      Highlands Hike
June 13     Go Green Series: Xeriscape Your Garden
June 13     Women’s Hike
June 14     WWW Hike
June 20     Go Green Series: Vermi-Composting
June 21     Father’s Day Hike
June 28     Birds & Butterflies of the Wallkill NWR
July 3      Sunset Hike
July 3      Aquatic Adventure
July 4      Aquatic Adventure
July 4      Habitat Hunt
July 5      Plant Science Merit Badge
July 11     WWW Hike
July 7      Trailblazers’ Nature Day Camp
July 12     Highlands Hike
July 13     Wonderers’ Nature Day Camp
July 18     Whale Watch I
July 24     Bat Program
July 24     Rocks Rock!
July 25     Forestry Merit Badge
July 25     Rocks Rock!
July 25     Hummingbird Program
July 27     Adventurers’ Nature Day Camp
August 1    Hiking 101
August 5    Junior Naturalists’ Nature Day Camp
August 8    Hummingbird Program
August 8    Mammal Study Merit Badge
August 9    Highlands Hike
August 9    Environmental Science Merit Badge
August 10   Explorers’ Nature Day Camp
August 15   Survival Shelters
August 16   Survival Shelters
August 22   Whale Watch II
August 22-23      WWW Hike (Adirondacks Weekend)
September 13      WWW Hike
 

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