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Join us for story and craft time! Each month, Pequest staff will read a nature-based book. After the story is done, we will create a craft for you to take home. For ages 3-5 years. To register, please go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nature-nurtures-tickets-483860127667.
Did you get a new pair of binoculars over the holidays? Having a hard time locating birds or other wildlife on your travels? If you can manipulate a full-size pair of binoculars this class is for you. This one-hour program will connect you to one of the most useful outdoor tools. At NJ Fish and […]
Join us for story and craft time! Each month, Pequest staff will read a nature-based book. After the story is done, we will create a craft for you to take home. For ages 3-5 years. To register, please go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nature-nurtures-tickets-483881441417.
NJ is home to over 300 species of native pollinating bees of which only a handful are the better known bumblebees and none are the honey bee. Come and learn about the diversity of bees and pollinating insects in NJ and how we can help with their conservation. To register, please go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lunch-and-learn-pollinator-conservation-in-new-jersey-tickets-491716767087.
Join us for story and craft time! Each month, Pequest staff will read a nature-based book. After the story is done, we will create a craft for you to take home. For ages 3-5 years. To register, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/copy-of-nature-nurtures-tickets-483882083337.
Many folks aren’t aware that in the bottoms of many of our freshwater streams in NJ live a variety of native freshwater mussels who are important parts of our ecosystems and critical to water quality. Unfortunately, this species group is one of the most threatened in the State. To register, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lunch-and-learn-freshwater-mussels-of-new-jersey-tickets-491736877237.
Join us for story and craft time! Each month, Pequest staff will read a nature-based book. After the story is done, we will create a craft with you to take home. For ages 3-5 years. To register, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nature-nurtures-tbd-tickets-590414424437 .
Join us for story and craft time! Each month, Pequest staff will read a nature-based book. After the story is done, we will create a craft with you to take home. For ages 3-5 years. To register, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nature-nurtures-if-you-take-away-the-otter-tickets-626558702947.
(Rain or Shine) The Hooked on Fishing- Not on Drugs (HOFNOD) program’s 8th Annual Youth Fishing Challenge (YFC) is a great way to spend the day outdoors with family. The event is a statewide event to promote fishing among youth and their families and promote the HOFNOD program. There are 28 events taking place across the […]
(Rain or Shine) The Hooked on Fishing- Not on Drugs (HOFNOD) program’s 8th Annual Youth Fishing Challenge (YFC) is a great way to spend the day outdoors with family. The event is a statewide event to promote fishing among youth and their families and promote the HOFNOD program. There are 28 events taking place across the […]
Join us for story and craft time! Each month, Pequest staff will read a nature-based book. After the story is done, we will create a craft with you to take home. For ages 3-6 years. To register, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nature-nurtures-we-are-bears-tickets-640548225987. For more information, please visit the Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center at New Jersey […]
Join Fish and Wildlife staff to explore the wonders of nature through an outdoor activity. After being outdoors, come inside and make a craft to take home. For ages 7-10 years. To register, please go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nature-explorers-tickets-640568346167. For more information, please visit the Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center at New Jersey Fish & Wildlife.
Bring your family to Pequest and learn to fish! We will discuss safety and ethics, equipment and its use. After the lesson, we will practice casting before heading to the Education Pond to try our hand at fishing. All equipment will be supplied. Children under 10 will need an adult to work with them. To […]
Bring your family to Pequest and learn to fish! We will discuss safety and ethics, equipment, and its use. After the lesson, we will practice casting before heading to the Education Pond to try our hand at fishing. All equipment will be supplied. Children under 10 will need an adult to work with them. To […]
$100 Youth Aged 10 and Up (Rain or Shine) Registration Deadline: June 30 Sedge Island Natural Resource Education Center, located in Barnegat Bay off Island Beach State Park, is in New Jersey’s only marine conservation zone. Sedge Island provides participants with a hands-on immersive salt marsh education experience, exploring both the natural and cultural history of […]
Bring your family to Pequest and learn to fish! We will discuss safety and ethics, equipment, and its use. After the lesson, we will practice casting before heading to the Education Pond to try our hand at fishing. All equipment will be supplied. Children under 10 will need an adult to work with them. To […]
Have you wanted to get into fly fishing but didn’t know where to start? Let the Pequest Natural Resource Education Center staff walk you through it. We will cover everything from regulations, equipment, where to go, basic entomology, and much more. This 2-hour class will meet three (3) times in July, with the last class putting what you […]
Want to learn how to fly cast? Join the Pequest Natural Resource Education Center staff for Fly Casting Basics. We will go over fly rod rigging and anatomy and how to cast the basic 4-part cast. We will be casting on grass, so no fishing license is required. Equipment will be provided, or you can […]
Join us for story and craft time! Each month, Pequest Natural Resource Center staff will read a nature-based book. After the story is done, we will create a craft with you to take home. For ages 3-6 years. To register, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nature-nurtures-tickets-662536042137?aff=oddtdtcreator. For more information, please visit the Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center at New […]
This three-day, two-night program is for students going into grades 7, 8 and 9 in the September 2023. This program is ideal for middle school students interested in marine science or environmental studies. This is a competitive application process. Deadline to apply is March 31. Selected applicants will be notified by April 14. Program Information Application Page […]