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Migratory Ecology of New Jersey’s Tropical Songbirds with Dr. Emile DeVito
Time: 8:00pm to 9:30pm
Location: Jam Cafe, 89 Main St, Peapack
$15 per person
Please call 908.234.1852 x20 to register
Please join us to learn about the songbirds from tropical lands that spend a portion of the year in our region. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Emile DeVito, the Manager of Science and Stewardship for the New Jersey Conservation Foundation. Dr. DeVito develops and implements management plans for NJCF’s 22,000+ acres of holdings designed to protect and enhance biological diversity.
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Fairview Farm Wildlife Preserve
Join URWA and Forester Heather Gracie for a walk through the forests of Fairview Farm. Heather will help us learn to identify trees using less-common indicators than leaf shape. This program is great for beginners or for those wanting to brush up on their identification skills. Please dress appropriately for the weather and for a moderately-paced hike.
Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Location: Fairview Farm Wildlife Preserve
Stop by Fairview Farm any time between 1:30 and 3:30 to make a special valentine for your favorite animal (humans included)! We’ll have all the materials necessary for you to make heart-shaped wildlife treats and cards for loved ones. This program is free, but donations will be accepted to help cover the cost of supplies.
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Fairview Farm Wildlife Preserve
This program is for those who would like to learn how to properly locate, take care of and monitor a bluebird nest box at home, and for volunteers who would like to help monitor the URWA’s Bluebird Next boxes at various sites across the watershed in 2010. This program will be held outdoors and will involve some walking (at times through tall grass), so please dress appropriately! Long pants, tall socks and sneakers are suggested.
Guest Speakers: Melissa Almendinger, Invasive Species Project Coordinator, URWA & Michael Van Clef, Invasive Species Partner, FOHVOS
Time: 8:00am - 9:30am
Location: Jam Cafe, 89 Main St., Peapack
RSVP: Kate Dean at kate@urwa.org or 908.234.1852 x16
Cost: $15
Members of the Strike Team are working to find and destroy new populations of invasive plant species on public and private lands across central New Jersey. Ms. Almendinger will talk about emerging invasive plants they are finding and the Early Detection/Rapid Response method which can be used to control them. She will also describe how landowners can get involved in the important work to stop the spread of invasive plants. URWA encourages every landowner, from homeowners with ¼ acre lots to organizations that own or manage open space, to help stop the spread of invasive plants. URWA and the Strike Team offer training and resources to help facilitate the process.
Time: 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Location: Fairview Farm Wildlife Preserve
Come learn about the American Woodcock, a bird with a fascinating courting ritual that takes place on warm evenings in the early spring each year. The male woodcock begins his “peenting call” at sundown. To attract a female, he first struts in circles on the ground and then takes flight, circling and whistling 100 feet high. The whistling turns into a high pitched twittering, ceasing suddenly as the lovesick bird flutters to the ground, only to begin the dance again. The woodcock is so caught up in his romantic ritual that the observer can get close to this otherwise evasive bird! Of course, we can’t guarantee a sighting, but the sunset at Fairview Farm alone is worth the visit and if the “Singing Field” is quiet you can listen to the sounds of the evening! Sunset will occur at 7:03 p.m. Early arrivers will have time to go for a walk through the woods; everyone should plan to arrive no later than 6:30 to park your vehicle and walk to one of the fields while there is still light in the evening sky!
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Fairivew Farm Wildlife Preserve
Cost: $5/child for members, $10/child for non-members
Click here to Register by March 18
- Learn about aquatic ecology by examining live critters from the pond!
- Travel through the water cycle!
- Learn about animal adaptations through fun games and activities!
- Everyone will get a chance to make a take-home craft, explore nature and have a lot of fun!
Time:9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Various sites throughout our area
Contact Lauren at 908.234.1852 x12 for more information and to sign up as a group, family or individual!
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