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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 […]
Join Pequest staff as we learn the basics of fishing. We will discuss safety, ethics and equipment. Following the discussion, we will try our hand at casting and then put what we learned to use down on our Education Pond. To register, please go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-fishing-for-women-tickets-641308720647. For more information, please visit the Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural […]
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 […]
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.
Does a child in your life want to fish, but you’ve never learned how? Mom’s, Dad’s, caregivers please join us as we teach the basics of angling. Spend two evenings at Pequest Trout Hatchery in Oxford, NJ learning about equipment, techniques and tactics. At the end of this experience, you will know fishing basics 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 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 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.
Does a child in your life want to fish, but you’ve never learned how? Join us for two evenings to learn the basics of angling. The first evening will cover equipment, regulations, knots and discuss how to fish with children and what to expect. The following will have you casting, baiting your hook and fishing […]
People often feel that nature is a place that you go to, not where you live. This could not be farther from the truth! Whether you live in a rural or urban area, in a house or an apartment, everyone can play a positive role in their local ecosystem by supporting native insects, birds and […]
An overview of the amazing diversity of butterflies in NJ and their conservation. From the smallest Brown Elfin to the largest Giant Swallowtail to the emerald green Hessell’s Hairstreak to the orange Monarch, NJ’s butterflies come in all shapes, sizes and colors and can be found in every habitat from the xeric mountain tops to […]
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 .
Pequest staff is hosting our fifth Senior Fishing Rodeo this year! Are you 65 years of age or older? Join the Pequest staff for a few hours of relaxing outdoor time as we wet our lines in the pond. Pequest has stairs leading down to the pond edge and a wheelchair accessible platform for those […]
If you’ve always wanted to learn, now is the perfect time to pick up some foundational fly-tying techniques. We have the equipment, knowledge and the basic supplies to get you started. Simple patterns can be amazingly effective at catching trout. When you learn the basics, you can tie what you need when you need it. […]
NJ Fish & Wildlife will host a free seminar on wild turkeys at the Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center on April 1 at 1:00 p.m. The program will be conducted by current NJ Fish & Wildlife Turkey Project Leader. Topics covered will included the agency’s Wild Turkey Restoration Project, the life history […]
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 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.
If you’ve always wanted to learn, winter is the perfect time to pick up some foundational fly-tying techniques. We have the equipment, knowledge and the basic supplies to get you started. Simple patterns can be amazingly effective at catching trout. When you learn the basics, you can tie what you need when you need it. […]
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, please go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nature-nurtures-tickets-483881441417.
Snowy out? Ice not safe? Why not learn how to tie flies? If you’ve always wanted to learn, winter is the perfect time to pick up some foundational fly-tying techniques. We have the equipment, knowledge and the basic supplies to get you started. Simple patterns can be amazingly effective at catching trout. When you learn […]