Events Search and Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

Today

Voices from the Land: Exploring Landscape and Language, Art and Culture

NJ School of Conservation 1 Wapalanne Road, Sandyston, United States

“Voices from the Land” is a creative process that encourages students to explore the connection between nature, art, language and culture. The Voices process is standards-based and experiential. Voices builds “community” among people of different backgrounds, ages and abilities: social and emotional learning are integral to the process. Communication, speaking and listening skills, compromise and […]

Holiday Tree Decorations with Natural Materials

NJ School of Conservation 1 Wapalanne Road, Sandyston, United States

Bring the outdoors in this holiday season with ornaments you make yourself!Usher in the Holidays with an afternoon of creating holiday tree decorations with natural materials. We'll take a short walk to collect acorns, pinecones, sticks, leaves, or whatever natural treasures you can find to create your own ornament. We will supply glitter, glue, string, […]

The 2024 Annual NJSOC Spring Cleanup

NJ School of Conservation 1 Wapalanne Road, Sandyston, United States

It's been a long winter and it's time for some Spring Cleaning! We need lots of help to spruce things up. Can we count on you?Join our work party as we make a clean sweep of NJSOC’s facilities and grounds to get everything ready for 2023 programming to begin. Some of the jobs we’ll be […]

Free

MacroBlitz: Citizen Science at the Next Level

NJ School of Conservation 1 Wapalanne Road, Sandyston, United States

Come learn about what NJSOC offers teachers and students and MacroBlitz, a new National Geographic project that inspires citizen scientists.Who doesn't love field trips?The NJ Science Teachers Assocation, the Alliance for the NJ Environmental Education and the NJ School of Conservation invite you to the NJSOC to learn about our resources for teachers and students […]

NJSOC Spring Cleanup II

NJ School of Conservation 1 Wapalanne Road, Sandyston, United States

We had so much fun and got so much done, we're doing it again! It's Spring Clean Up, Part Two! Can we count on you?Join our work party as we make a clean sweep of NJSOC’s facilities and grounds to get everything ready for 2024 programming to begin. Some of the jobs we’ll be tackling […]

Free

Celebrate World Archery Day at NJSOC! (for Adults and Children ages 8+)

NJ School of Conservation 1 Wapalanne Road, Sandyston, United States

Have fun learning the basics of Archery as we celebrate World Archery Day at NJSOC.You pull back the bowstring. You stare downrange at the bullseye. Release! The arrow flies away and plunges into the target. Bullseye!Join the fun! Drop by between 10 am and 1 pm for an hour-long lesson and some practice time with […]

$20.00

NJSOC 75th Anniversary Celebration Weekend

NJ School of Conservation 1 Wapalanne Road, Sandyston, United States

Come celebrate 75 years of NJSOC with us at our Anniversary Celebration!It's our 75th Anniversary Celebration Weekend and we have so much to celebrate!! In 2020, the School of Conservation was closed, and its future uncertain. The Friends of the NJSOC sprang into action to save the school and began offering programs again in just […]

Free

Aquatic Connections: How Stream Ecology Tells the Story of Your Landscape

NJ School of Conservation 1 Wapalanne Road, Sandyston, United States

Educators of middle and high-school aged students are invited to apply for the New Jersey School of Conservation’s summer workshop, Aquatic Connections: How Stream Ecology Tells the Story of Your Landscape. This residential program will take place from August 19-22, 2024 at the school’s 240-acre campus in the heart of Stokes State Forest in Sussex […]

Observing Nature: Inward and Outward

NJ School of Conservation 1 Wapalanne Road, Sandyston, United States

Free yourself from your mental gerbil wheel and experience the peace and focus that come from simply being present! The peaceful forest environment of the School of Conservation is the perfect place to accomplish this! In “Observing Nature: Inward and Outward,” you’ll learn how to still your mind, open your heart, open your eyes, and […]

ANJEE Autumn Conference

NJ School of Conservation 1 Wapalanne Road, Sandyston, United States

The NJSOC is proud to host the Fall 2024 ANJEE conference. Please Save the Date, September 20, 2024, and check back with us for registration information soon!

Nature Journaling: A Professional Development Workshop for K-12 Educators

NJ School of Conservation 1 Wapalanne Road, Sandyston, United States

Join us for a field-based workshop where K-12 educators can learn how to incorporate nature journaling into their teaching practice! Journaling advances the foundation of learning through outdoor inquiry, investigation and scientific thinking, whether it is of trees in the forest, birds on a pond, spring flowers and weeds sprouting in a community garden or […]

Native Plants 1-2-3: Plan & Plant, Pollinators, & Preparing for Winter

NJ School of Conservation 1 Wapalanne Road, Sandyston, United States

Where are you on your Native Plant gardening journey? This three-in-one workshop offers something for everyone!You want to improve your local environment and help pollinators. You’re thinking about replacing your lawn with native plants… but worried about what the neighbors will say! Master Gardener, Barbara Rosenberg will share techniques that can disguise the real intent […]

The New Jersey School of Conservation

An NJDEP property under the management of the Friends of NJSOC

Facebook Instagram Linkedin

The Friends of the New Jersey School of Conservation is a U.S. tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. For tax guidance please consult your tax professional. INFORMATION FILED WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CONCERNING THIS CHARITABLE SOLICITATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY BY CALLING (973) 504-6215. REGISTRATION WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT.