< April 2012 >

This is a rain or shine event (unless severe weather). Please meet at the Stone Harbor Point parking lot at the southern end of the island (2nd Avenue). All supplies will be provided, but please dress appropriately.

This 1-hour long program will provide a general overview of NJ's rare and imperiled wildlife and what CWF is doing to keep wildlife in our future. $5 fee. Pre-registration is required. For more information please call 973-831-5175.

This is a rain or shine event (unless severe weather). Please meet on the Spring Lake side of Wreck Pond (parking available at Brown and Ocean Avenues). We will be fencing here first and then moving up to Shark River Inlet at the north end of Belmar around noon. All supplies will be provided, but please dress appropriately.

Bats have a reputation as being spooky or even fearsome, but they are actually some of the most beneficial animals to people. And right now, bats need our help.

Come learn about the amazing, insect-eating, acrobatic bats in your backyard...and what you can do to keep them around! Then, help us build homes for NJ bats in a workshop led by local Eagle Scout candidate Joshua Kravitz.

This program is FREE, but space is limited. Please RSVP.

Every year, we honor two women for their work protecting rare and imperiled wildlife and the habitats they need. Our leadership award is given to a woman who has lead the way, whether in her work or her career. The inspiration award is for a woman working in wildlife whose passion, integrity and professionalism truly inspire.

Visit our table to buy CWF merchadise and meet our biolgists at the Atlantic County Utilities Authority's Earth Day Festival. The festival draws approximately 4,000 visitors and hosts over 140 vendors, crafters and exhibitors.

This year’s stage entertainment will include live music by Adam Shaber, environmental music by Valerie Vaughn, recycling magic shows by Mr. RE-Cycle, the 4-H Cloggers, The Grand Falloons Earth Science Circus show, and Native American songs and dances by the Venture Crew.

Exciting attractions featured throughout the day will be endangered species shows by the Cape May County Zoo, electricity tabletop exploration by The Franklin Institute, 4-H Petting Zoo, live turtle encounters by Karen Buckley, the NASA Mobile Science Classroom (courtesy of Burlington County College), Atlantic City Aquarium touch tank, nature and bird watching walks, pictures with SuperCan, and children’s games.

Shuttle bus tours to the wind, solar and wastewater facility in Atlantic City are available every half hour. Eco hayrides to the top of the landfill are always a hit! Enhance your knowledge of recycling on a tour of the Recycling Center.

New this year are garden and nature workshops in the amphitheater between 11 am and 3 pm. Topics will include native plants, composting, rain barrel construction, community supported agriculture, and rain garden design to name a few.

Most activities and attractions at the festival are free due to in part by the generous support of sponsors for the event.