Four Fab Nature Events This Weekend

Aug. 15, 2011 - PRLog -- Calling all nature buffs and kids that love boats, birds, fossils and fish! Grab your binoculars, buckets and comfy clothes and get ready to have some good old-fashioned outdoor fun. For the love of nature, take your kids to one of these four fabulous nature and wildlife events this weekend.

Take a Hike! Family Naturalist Program, Allaire Forest

Head over to Allaire Nature Center, Wall and you and your kiddos can take a hike as part of the Family Naturalist Program. After the walk in the Allaire Forest, you’ll work on a nature craft together. The whole family will learn about the wildlife and plants that live in the park.

WHEN: Every Saturday from 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM. (Rain or shine)
GEAR: Wear closed-toe shoes. Bring water, a hat, sunscreen & bug spray.
FEE: $10 per family of 2 adults/3 children, $3 per additional child. Pay upon arrival at at Allaire Nature Center.

Go On a Fossil Hunt: Poricy Park, Middletown

Poricy Park is having another one of its beloved fossil hunts this Sunday. Wander in the cool shade covering Poricy Brook while looking for fossils with an experienced guide. Tools (trowels & sifters) are provided .

WHEN: Sunday, August 21, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
GEAR: Must wear closed-toe shoes. Old sneaks or rain boots are best (as you will get wet!). Bring a bucket or bag to collect your treasures.
FEE: $8 per person; $32 Family Special
CALL to register: (732) 842-5966

Lantern Lit Seining, Sandy Hook

Find out what swims in the water while the sun sets. Kids will help haul a 30-foot seine net into the dark waters of  Sandy Hook Bay at Port Monmouth. Lanterns and flashlights will illuminate their discoveries.

WHEN: Saturday, August 20 from 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
GEAR: Bring a flashlight and dress for the weather. Closed-toe shoes that can get wet. AGES RESTRICTIONS: 7 and up. 18 and under must be with an adult. $6.00 per person.
CALL to register: 732-842-4000. MCPS Code: IMW13A

Manasquan Reservoir Boat Tours

How about taking the kids on a 36-foot pontoon boat to tour the Manasquan Reservoir? Every weekend (and Wednesdays, too) the Manasquan Reservoir Visitors Center offers 45 minute boat tours. The tour provides history of the reservoir, its use as a water source, and discusses the wildlife habitat. Kids can look for osprey, great blue herons, bald eagles and other wildlife. The pontoons take up to 30 people—it’s first come, first served. So, dust off those birding books and BYO Binoculars!

WHEN: Wednesdays, 2:00 PM & 4:00 PM.
           Weekends: 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 4:00 PM
FEE: Tickets $5.50 for adults and $3.50 for children 12 and under.

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