Earth Day Festival hosted by the Plainsboro Preserve, Saturday, April 16, 2011 from 8:00am - 5:00pm. This event will be held at 80 Scotts Corner Road, Cranbury, NJ. Admission is $3 member, $5 non-member. The celebration will have three different events,
1. Spring Bird Migration at the Plainsboro Preserve 8:00am - 10:00am. Associate Naturalist Vicki Schwartz will take you on a walk around the preserve looking and listening for a variety of birds. We will start with some close observations at our feeders and then look for some early spring migrants.
2. Signes of Spring Hike on the Plainsboro Preserve, 11:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. Bring your hiking shoes, dress in layers and come prepared for a moderate hike to some of the lesser explored areas on the Preserve. Expect to cover several miles at a moderate pace with Associate Naturalist Shari-Beth Nadell.
3. Salamander Search 3:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. The lives of salamanders are secretive and relatively unknown yet salamanders may be the most abundant and easily observed animals in our forests. Learn some facts about salamanders through a live salamander viewing and discussion. Then we will head out into the hardwood forest to carefully search for the secretive salamanders. For more information, please call 609-897-9400, email plainsboro@njaudubon.org or visit www.njaudubon.org/center/plainsboro.
