The Somerset County Park Commission Environmental Education Center at 190 Lord Stirling Road in Basking Ridge has scheduled the following Naturalist-led programs to help children and adults enjoy the wonders of nature as summer arrives in Somerset County.
The Environmental Education Center provides many entertaining and educational programs for children and adults year around.
CHILDREN & CHILD/PARENT PROGRAMS
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Serpentine of Mine
Tuesday, August 25 from 10:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.
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Children ages infant to 5 with a parent will enjoy a walk through the Great Swamp to seek out snakes and learn the role that they play in the ecology of the area.
Fee is $10 per pair & $5 per additional child.
Register online at www.somersetcountyparks.org or call 908-766-2489. Advance payment required.
ADULT & FAMILY PROGRAMS
Birding at Buck
Wednesday, August 26 from 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M.
Adult birders will meet a Naturalist at Leonard J. Buck Garden in Far
Hills for a morning of bird watching in these extraordinary
gardens.
Fee is $12 per person.
Register online at www.somersetcountyparks.org or call 908-766-2489. Advance payment required.
Poking Around Our Ponds
Sunday, August 30 from 11:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.
Family and friends of all ages will venture out to a pond habitat to search
for creatures of all shapes and sizes.
Fee is $9 per person.
Register online at www.somersetcountyparks.org or call 908-766-2489. Advance payment required.
Blue “BOBO (Buy One – Bring One) Fridays” bins now are located at the Environmental Education Center and Lord Stirling Stable in Basking Ridge, as well as at the Somerset County Park Commission headquarters at North Branch Park in Bridgewater. The public is invited to drop off canned food or personal-care items for donation to Somerset County food banks.
Information on all Somerset County Park Commission activities may be found by calling 908-722-1200 or on the Internet at www.somersetcountyparks.org. Like us on Facebook and Twitter.
