Environmental Education

"Close enough" to me in Northern NJ:

1. Schiff Nature Preserve's (Mendham, NJ)
   
2. Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, Chatham, NJ (Morris County Parks)
3. Pyramid Mountain, Boonton, NJ (Morris County Parks)
   
4. Raptor Trust, Millington, NJ
5. Closter Nature Center, Closter, NJ
   
6. Science Barge, NYC
7. selected Liberty Science Center events
8. Aquarium, Camden, NJ
   
9. Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Whippany/Morristown, NJ
10. (not as environmental) Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ

Morris Museum (Morristown) is offered Project WET class for educators on March 29th, 2008, 9:30 - 3:30, $30. Register with them.

Schiff Nature Preserve's (Mendham, NJ) programs include:
Homeschool environmental education starting in early December, Spring, and September. Classes Mondays or Fridays from 12:45-2:15. Rain or shine, each 1 1/2 hour class will focus on a specific theme and include a combination of hikes, games, crafts, and outdoor and indoor activities. They have a 3 or 4 year cycle of classes. $25 per child per semester for Schiff members and $50 per child for nonmembers. Winter Topic: Food Webs, Animal Signs & Tracking, and Animal Territories.
Individual sessions for all are also scheduled year-round.

Pyramid Mountain Programs are on the parks calendar and sent as a pdf file via email. Homeschool classes and hikes and sessions for all ages. You may want to join their mailing list.

• Homeschool Science: Nature's Classroom: three times a year, Fall session 5 weeks, Tuesday or Thursday), Winter session (4 weeks, Thursdays). “Fun-filled science classes for ages 8-12.”
  >http://gryphonacademy.blogspot.com/2007/08/pyramid-mt-natures-classroom-fall.html
  http://gryphonacademy.blogspot.com/2008/01/pyramid-mt-natures-classroom-spring_13.html
  
  
• PSA - Other programs.

Great Swamp Programs are on the parks calendar and sent as a pdf file via email. You may want to join their mailing list to learn details of their Mommy & Me hikes, Homeschool Science for 4 - 6 year olds, Scavenger Hunts, family events, Maple Sugar Festival, Hikes and Education programs.

Science Barge in NYC, is a sustainable urban farm designed by New York Sun Works, an environmental nonprofit organization, powered by solar, wind, and biofuels, and irrigated by rainwater and purified river water. You can visit and they have an "active public education program, with school groups from all 5 boroughs of New York City visiting during the week, and the general public on weekends." (For groups, they are booking about a year away!)