We are thrilled to be working with Ramapo College on their Climate Change Learning Collaborative as a community partner! NJSOC will serve as one of three regional training centers, where we will offer climate change professional development programming to educators across the state. Read about it at TapInto Morristown.
We are excited to announce that we have been approved for $2.8 million in state funding, allowing us to continue day-to-day operations and programming around campus! Many thanks to all who have supported us in this time of need. Read about it at NJ.com..
Middle school science teacher, KC Bree, understands the positive and impactful influence that NJSOC has on children when they visit campus to have a hands-on learning experience. Bree is now calling upon lawmakers in Trenton to do what they can to support SOC and it’s future. Read more about it at NJ.com
We are doing all that we can to ensure that our request for $3 million is fully funded by the state. Full funding will allow us to continue operating as staff, upgrading facilities, and providing environmental education to teachers and students across NJ. Read about it at SpartaIndependent.com
For school students and teachers across NJ, there are many impactful and valuable experiences to be had here at SOC. For physical education teacher, Bob LoCantore, it was disheartening to learn that we will be facing a 60% budget cut from the state, and is now calling upon the Governor’s office for action. Read about it at NJSpotlightNews.org
We are not only excited to offer programming to students following our reopening, but to teachers as well. By adapting our teacher programs to meet the state’s new climate change curriculum, and introducing social and emotional lessons into our student programs, we hope to help meet the changing needs of 21st century education. Read about it at NJEA.org
The beloved Stokes Music Camp has been a part of our history since its founding in 1993 by Montclair State University professor, Ruth Rendleman. We are thrilled to welcome them back to our campus this summer! Read about it at Montclair.EDU
It’s a tough budget year in Trenton, but we need our funding request to be granted in order to deliver the programs to New Jersey students that our legislation expects of us. And we are working hard to do just that. Read about it at NJ.COM
At the New Jersey School of Conservation, our top priority is to ensure our campus is accessible and sustainable for every student who comes to learn. Through a series of renovations over the past three years, we have successfully re-imagined, revitalized and upgraded our buildings across campus to create a
On October 11th, 2023, Kerry Kirk Pflugh, President of the Friends of New Jersey School of Conservation (Friends) was awarded the Above & Beyond Award by Julia Somers and David Budd on behalf of the New Jersey Highlands Coalition.
Over the summer, the New Jersey School of Conservation made a few exciting discoveries of endangered or rare, insects and plants living on our campus!
We’ve passed many milestones in the past year and last week we celebrated another big one! For decades, the NJSOC was known for its exceptional teacher professional development trainings. Teachers learned techniques in “hands-on, field-based, experiential, social emotional learning and differentiated education” before any of those terms ever existed. For
The New Jersey School of Conservation is excited to announce our recent partnership with Trail Blazers! Trail Blazers is a Brooklyn-based organization with a 1,0000-acre site in Sussex County, New Jersey, and a rich history of nurturing outdoor education. The partnership is set to spark a deeper connection between children
Since the Friends took over stewardship of the NJSOC and even more recently signed a 20-year lease with the state, our campus in Stokes State Forest has seen some major restoration efforts. With more than 50 buildings, 240 acres of recreational land, Lake Wapalanne, a dam, and more –
When building for a warming climate, does a cement parking lot or a tree-lined garden help keep temperatures low? These were the types of questions that seventh grade students from Garwood were trying to answer in innovative new program hosted by the New Jersey School of Conservation last week. Climate
The Friends of The New Jersey School of Conservation are thrilled to welcome our newest Enivronmental Education Coordinator, Allyson Lance! Allyson is a skilled educator and environmentalist who discovered her passion for conservation in college at Miami University (Ohio). She was an active member of many conservation and wildlife focused
On Friday, March 31st, 2023, the Friends of the New Jersey School of Conservation and NJ Youth Corps of Phillipsburg celebrated the 90th Anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) with a flag raising ceremony commemorating this historic program. The NJ Youth Corps members proudly acted as Color Guards raising
About the Friends of the New Jersey School of Conservation The Friends of the New Jersey School of Conservation (FONJSOC) unites people from all walks of life whose lives have been influenced through participation in programs at the School of Conservation. Our members are teachers, university professors, researchers, former students,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 17, 2022 Contact: Ed PotosnakCell: (732) 991-7574Office: 609-331-9922 Environmental Advocates Hail Final Passage of Bill to Preserve Renowned New Jersey School of Conservation Environmental supporters across New Jersey have issued the following statements celebrating final passage of legislation designed to preserve the internationally recognized New Jersey
The Friends of NJSOC are hiring an Environmental Education Coordinator (EEC) to employ interpretive, outreach and administrative skills in support of its mission of environmental education and stewardship.
The 2nd Annual Forest Fun Day took place on Saturday, August 13th and a fantastic time was had by all who participated. Gifted with beautiful weather, the day was filled with family activities, reunions with old friends, making new friends and of course, fishing, archery, boating, rock painting, hiking essentials, s’mores and ice-cream! Special
Archery can challenge students mentally and physically as the eyes, brain and body must all work in combination. On this 3rd session of the Super Summer Program, our students upped their skills and gathered focus for a new set of fun challenges like the tic-tac-toe competition and our Coach’s festive
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