Saturday, June 26th 2010

Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey is pleased to co-sponsor a series of Get Outdoors! events with New Jersey Parks and Forestry and the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife.

Join us for a wet and wild search for life in Lake Nummy. This program will explore the animals that live in the waterways at Belleplain State Forest including insects, frogs, turtles and fish. Participants will be introduced to life cycles, food chains and how the creatures that live in the water can tell us how clean it is.

Suitable for families with children of all ages.

Meet at the Interpretive Center.

$10 per car entrance fee to the park.

Registration is required; please call (609) 861-2404.

Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey is pleased to co-sponsor a series of Get Outdoors! events with New Jersey Parks and Forestry and the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife.

Ever wanted to take the family camping, but have no idea where to start? If so, then this is the program for you! During the day, families are invited to join us for a tour of one of the only campgrounds located along the Delaware River in New Jersey and to an “Open House” campsite where the you can see how a campsite should be set up and the types of equipment that are needed. At 4:00 p.m., a local bat rehabilitator will present a program on this misunderstood nocturnal creature (and yes, she will be bringing live bats!). Later that evening, people who are registered to camp that weekend are invited to join the park’s naturalist for a nighttime insect safari and s’mores around a campfire.

Suitable for families with children of all ages.

Registration is required. For information on this program and camping at Bull’s Island Recreation Area, and to register for “Learn How to camp…” please call (609) 397-2949 or visit the website at www.dandrcanal.com.

Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey is pleased to co-sponsor a series of Get Outdoors! events with New Jersey Parks and Forestry and the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife.

"X" marks the spot! Join the park naturalist on a fun and exciting treasure hunt with a modern twist. Learn all about the popular activities of Earthcaching and Geocaching, adventure games for GPS (global positioning system) users, and enjoy finding one of the park's caches with your family. GPS units will be available for you to borrow, but if you already have one please bring it. Please bring a small trinket to leave in the cache.

Suitable for families with children ages 7 and up.

Meet at the park office.

Registration is required; please call park office at (973) 786-6445.

Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey is pleased to co-sponsor a series of Get Outdoors! events with New Jersey Parks and Forestry and the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife.

Come to the Liberty State Park Interpretive Center and discover how easy it is to explore the natural world around you – and how much fun! Each family that pre-registers will receive a Nature Backpack stocked with tools to help you connect with nature (while supplies last). Our park naturalists will lead you in a series of activities designed to get you exploring nature on your own while having a fun and positive experience. Children, please bring your adult with you!

Suitable for families with children ages 5 and up.

Registration is required; please call (201) 915-3409, or e-mail lspic@verizon.net.

Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey is pleased to co-sponsor a series of Get Outdoors! events with New Jersey Parks and Forestry and the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife.

Explore nature while wading through the Musconetcong River. You'll be amazed at how many organisms live in the water. Learn to identify them and learn their role in the food chain. Wear ‘wet-able’ clothing and old sneakers.

Suitable for children of all ages.

Meet at the far end of the parking lot.

Registration is required; please call (908) 852-3790.

Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey is pleased to co-sponsor a series of Get Outdoors! events with New Jersey Parks and Forestry and the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife.

Get Outdoors! – and into Wharton, the “Land of Sand, Fire & Water”

Wharton State Forest, Hammonton

11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Sand, fire and water – these are the three main elements that have shaped the unique ecology of the New Jersey Pine Barrens ecology. Learn about the foundation of sand and gravel, through the predominant dry sandy uplands so prone to and dependent upon wildfire, to the vast reserve of freshwater below ground that most of the regions rare plants and animals depend. A 20-minute indoor presentation will be followed by an outdoors exploration of the landscapes, plant life and animals of Wharton State Forest.

Suitable for families with children ages 8 and up.

$5 per car entrance fee to the park.

Meet at the park office, Batsto Village, Wharton State Forest. Registration is required; please call (609) 567-4559.