New Jersey School of Conservation
Wetland Delineation Training
Monday,
September 13-Friday September 17
38 Hours of Training
1 Wapalanne Road, Branchville, NJ
Accurate wetland delineations are a necessity for many types of land use projects. If you want to expand your business and improve your skills, this intensive workshop will teach you what you need to know and provide you with valuable hands-on delineation experience. You will discuss the current and proposed USACOE wetlands delineation methods, as well as the recent Rapanos decision. This course involves both classroom and field workshops and meets the training requirements for several state wetland certification programs.
Cost - $1,199 (Includes Room and Board)
For information – (800) 624-7780
New Jersey Conservation Foundation
Kids Day - Wildlife Education Program
Saturday September 18
9am to noon
Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center
Chester Township - 170 Longview Road
The Mercer County Wildlife Center will present a one-hour wildlife education program including one mammal and three raptors. A nature scavenger hunt will lead young explorers through the woods and meadows of this 100-acre Morris County park. Additional activities may include pumpkin painting and other nature crafts.
Fee – Reservations are required. Members $5 per child. Non-Members $10 per child. Adults free! Maximum charge of $15 per family. Please RSVP by September 16.
Contact - Carol Banhart at (908) 234-1225 or carol@njconservation.org
September 19th
Whitesbog Preservation Trust
Quarterly Lecture Series
Sunday September 19
1pm
120-34 Whitesbog Road
Brown Mills, NJ
“J.J. White: The Man and his Legacy,” with presenter Albertine Senske. An agricultural renaissance man, J.J. White was a mechanical engineer, a cranberry grower, a writer, a businessman, and a devoted father. Learn his story.
Cost - $5 members, $7 non-members, by reservation.
For information –call (609) 893-4646
New Jersey Conservation Foundation
Animal Tracking
Saturday September 25
9am - 4pm
120-34 Whitesbog Road
Brown Mills, NJ
Join expert trackers from the internationally famous Tom Brown, Jr. Tracker School in the wilds of the Forked River Mountains in Waretown, Ocean County and learn the basics of animal tracking.
Fee - $25 per person. Payment is required in advance of the event.
Contact - Chris Jage at (609) 567-2112 or chris@njconservation.org
New Jersey Conservation Foundation
Nature Hike
Sunday September 26
1pm - 4pm
120-34 Whitesbog Road
Brown Mills, NJ
Hike with New Jersey Conservation staff and explore a beautiful 38-acre property bordering a long stretch of Oldmans Creek in Auburn, Salem County. The property includes a historic home built in 1790, a post and beam barn built in the mid-1800s, and a cabin built by Boy Scouts in 1938. The property was home to the Camp Kimble Boy Scout Camp from 1938-1962.
Fee - Members $5. Non-members $10. No charge for children.
Contact Janet Eisenhauer at (609) 624-1989 or janet@njconservation.org