Somerset County:Events Coming Up At The Environmental Education Center

by Rich Reitman

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 wanes in Somerset County. The Environmental Education Center provides many entertaining and educational programs for children and adults year around.

CHILD & CHILD/PARENT PROGRAMS

Serpentine of Mine

Tuesday, August 26 from 10:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.

Children age 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.

FAMILY & ADULT PROGRAMS

Birding at Buck

Wednesday, August 27 from 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M.

Adult birders will meet a Naturalist to 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.

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 on the Internet at www.somersetcountyparks.org. Like us on Facebook and Twitter.

PHOTO CAPTION: Leonard J. Buck Garden at 11 Layton Road in Far Hills, NJ