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SUMMARY:Growing Botanical Literacy in the Garden State
DESCRIPTION:Become a botanist! Deepen your plant knowledge and confidence through hands-on workshops designed for NJ educators of all grade levels.\n\n\nExplore activities and resources to develop students’ knowledge\, interest\, and empathy of plants to complement climate-based education standards. Enrich your curriculum with NJDEP’s Botanical Literacy Lesson Plans designed to fulfill the 2020 NJ Student Learning Standards and discover ways to create the ideal outdoor classroom setting for budding student botanists. \nTeachers will return to school with plant inspired enthusiam\, toolkits and resources to build their own gardens in any size space and a set of innovative new lesson plans! \nTentative Schedule (Rain or shine) \nFRIDAY (Optional early arrival to alleviate the stress of morning travel) \n\n4:00 – 5:00pm – Arrive and settle in to cabins\n6:00 – 7:00pm – Dinner – please bring your own\n7:00 – 7:45pm – Sunset paddle on Lake Wapalanne\n8:00pm – Campfire + Discussion: Botanical Sense of Place\n\nSATURDAY \n\n7:00 – 8:00am – Morning walk (optional)\n8:00 – 8:45am – Breakfast for Overnighters (provided by NJSOC)\n8:30 – 9:00am – Arrival for single day participants\n9:00 – 9:15am – Icebreaker\n9:15 – 9:45am – Welcome and Introductions\n9:45 – 11:45am – “A School Yard Garden: Benefits\, Engagements and Outcomes” with Dena Corbin\, Natural Ground 1\nDiscover how a schoolyard garden can transform traditional classroom subjects into hands-on\, engaging learning experiences. By aligning gardening activities with curriculum standards\, this workshop will show how school gardens promote critical thinking\, problem-solving\, and holistic student development while building a meaningful connection to the natural world. Educators will gain practical strategies for fostering creativity\, teamwork\, and academic enrichment.\n12:00 – 1:00pm – Lunch in Big Timbers (provided by NJSOC)\n1:15 – 1:45pm – “Frog Hollow Pollinator Garden Tour” with Tanya Sulikowski\, NJSOC\nThe NJSOC garden was established in 2018 as a habitat restoration project and learning space. Tour the garden to learn about the building process and how the garden is used as a year-round educational space.\n1:45 – 3:30pm – “Plant Evolution Scavenger Hunt” with Doressa Williams OR “Plant and Pollinator Partners” with Eva Popp\, NJDEP\nParticipants choose one of two afternoon sessions. Team up on a scavenger hunt to search for different evolutionary plant groups\, learn to identify them based on their unique traits\, and discover how these traits provide clues about the climate in which they evolved. Or focus on flowering plants: learn to identify flower traits that specific pollinators prefer and conduct a pollinator survey in the field to explore the co-evolutionary relationships between plants and their pollinator partners.\n3:30 – 4:00pm – Workshop close-out discussion & Think Tank\n4:00pm – Departure\n\nPresenter Bios \nDena Corbin is a retired Special Education Teacher with 32 years of experience. She is deeply involved in environmental advocacy and community building\, serving on various advisory boards and organizations. Dena has received notable recognition for her contributions\, including the 2022 Greater Newark Conservancy Nelson Mandela Freedom Award for her service to the Newark community and the Community Vanguard Award for her leadership and dedication to community building in the Spring of 2024. In December 2024 she received the Yvonne Garrett Patterson Community Champion Award from Clinton Hill Community Action. She is the Board President for United Parks as One\, serves on the Arts Ed Newark Leadership Council\, a member of the South Ward Environmental Alliance Air Monitoring Advisory Board and a contributing writer for the New Jersey Native Plant School Guide and an advisory board member of the Essex County Chapter. Dena’s engagements with her community reflect her commitment to sustainability and positive impact. \nEva Popp is an ecologist and environmental educator who believes that nature is the ideal classroom. Her undergraduate research at Rutgers University earned her the Young Botanist Award from the Botanical Society of America in 2021. Eva has worked with students from pre-k to undergrad in the indoor\, outdoor\, and virtual classroom. While teaching at an outdoor nature preschool\, she became fascinated with how the experiential\, child-led\, inquiry-based instruction resulted in deeper\, more effective\, and more enthusiastic learning in her students. Motivated to bring the benefits of outdoor learning to the indoor classroom\, she researched and designed NJDEP’s Botanical Literacy lesson plans. As a Project Manager with the NJDEP Green Acres program\, Eva facilitates land acquisition for the state by coordinating with private owners\, nonprofits\, and local governments to secure land for conservation and recreation. \nTanya Sulikowski’s sixth grade field trip to the NJSOC inspired her career path as a field ecologist and classroom teacher and she now serves as the NJSOC Director of Education. In 2016 Tanya earned the Women in Wildlife Award for Education by the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ. She is a National Geographic Grosvenor Teaching Fellow and is currently working with a team of Nat Geo Explorers to launch the new MacroBlitz initiative. Tanya is passionate about plants and\, through her Landscape for Life Certification (U.S. Botanic Garden & Ladybird Wildflower Center)\, she has inspired students and teachers to create their own ecological garden spaces. During her off hours\, she is an avid native plant and organic vegetable gardener and loves to hike\, paddle\, and explore the planet’s wildest places with friends and her husband Bruce. \nDoressa Williams has been a lover of the natural environment since childhood and a plant enthusiast since 2016. Her fascination for botany has taken her across the country working various jobs involving botanical field surveys\, native plant propagation\, small-scale agriculture\, and interior horticulture. Over the years\, these experiences bolstered her belief that plants are divinely brilliant; yet at the same time\, highlighted the disconnect many people have with plants. Assisting Eva with the Botanical Literacy lesson plans has given her the opportunity to dive deeper into the field of environmental education and lend help in enlivening plant passion in youth – after all\, her passion for botany came from an educator. Currently\, she strives to protect endangered and threatened plant species with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. When she’s not botanizing\, she’s mommy-ing or crocheting. \nWorkshop Details: \nRegistration fee for overnighters includes breakfast and lunch\, overnight accommodations in cabin-style housing (with a short walk to bathrooms) and all workshop materials. The fee for a single day includes lunch and all workshop materials. \nParticipating educators will receive a $150 stipend\, made possible through grant funding\, upon completion of the workshop. \nPlease contact Tanya Sulikowski\, NJSOC Director of Education\, with any questions. tsulikowski@njsoc.org \nRefund Policy: \nYour event fee\, minus Eventbrite Fees\, is fully refundable if canceled 7 or more days before the event. While we appreciate being notified if you are unable to attend an event\, refunds are not given for cancellations within 7 days of the event. \nIf we must cancel an event\, your registration fee\, including Eventbrite fees\, will be refunded. \n 
URL:https://njsoc.org/event/growing-botanical-literacy-in-the-garden-state/
LOCATION:NJ School of Conservation\, 1 Wapalanne Road\, Sandyston\, 07826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educator Events,Public Events
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SUMMARY:Celebrate World Archery Day at NJSOC! (for Adults and Children ages 8+)
DESCRIPTION:Have fun learning the basics of Archery as we celebrate World Archery Day at NJSOC.\n\n\nYou pull back the bowstring. You stare downrange at the bullseye. Release! The arrow flies away and plunges into the target. Bullseye! \nJoin the fun! Drop by between 10 am and 1 pm for an hour-long lesson and some practice time with our USA Archery-certified instructors. Lessons will begin on the hour at 10\, 11\, 12\, and 1. Come for an hour\, or stay for the day! No experience or equipment is needed. We will have you flinging arrows in no time. Be advised\, archery is great fun and habit-forming! \nThis program is open to adults and children(ages 8 and up). Children must be accompanied by an adult. All participants must register in advance. \nRuth and John Goralski are Level 3 Instructor/Trainers with USA Archery. They are also past PA state champions. \nIf you have any difficulty with the registration process\, please let us know so we can help! Contact us at info@friendsofnjsoc.org. \nRefund Policy/Inclement Weather: \nYour event fee\, minus Eventbrite Fees\, is fully refundable if cancelled 7 or more days before the event. \nWhile we appreciate being notified if you are unable to attend an event\, refunds are not given for cancellations within 7 days of the event. \nIn the event of inclement weather\, participants will be notified if a session will not be held as scheduled. The raindate for this program is Sunday May 11th. \nIf we must cancel an event\, your registration fee\, including Eventbrite fees\, will be refunded.
URL:https://njsoc.org/event/celebrate-world-archery-day-at-njsoc-for-adults-and-children-ages-8-4/
LOCATION:NJ School of Conservation\, 1 Wapalanne Road\, Sandyston\, 07826\, United States
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SUMMARY:Come Fly With Us! Intro to Fly Fishing  for Adults (Ages 16+)
DESCRIPTION:Spend a day learning Fly Fishing with local experts at the NJSOC!\n\n\nThis Introductory course is a full day workshop (9 am to 4 pm) and encompasses everything you need to know to start enjoying the exciting world of fly fishing. Through discussion and hands-on experience\, we will teach you the basic concepts and fundamentals of equipment needs\, casting\, knot tying\, fly selection\, basic entomology\, river & stream assessment and fishing etiquette. All the stuff that you need to know when getting started. Then\, we will put these skills to use by trying to catch some fish on local waters. \nDon’t worry if you do not own a fly rod outfit\, the SOC can provide a free rental to anyone enrolled in the workshop\, but please bring your own gear if you want. If interested in having your own equipment to use during the class\, we can provide you with a detailed list of approved rods\, reels\, waders\, accessories and where to find them. Properly fitted and functioning equipment is essential for a safe\, enjoyable experience. \nFly Fishing is a relatively economical and beginner-friendly sport that provides both a mental and physical escape while gaining a greater appreciation for nature and its resources. The zen-like feeling of a perfect cast\, the relaxation of tying your own flies\, and then the excitement of catching a fish with it\, are only a few of the rewards encountered while enjoying a lifetime of the sport of fly fishing. Start your journey and “Come Fly with Us”. \nThis event is rain or shine\, so please dress accordingly. Sunblock & Insect repellent are recommended. \nIMPORTANT: Participants under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult. New Jersey Fishing licenses and trout stamps are required for anyone ages 16+. Both can be purchased or renewed here. \nLearn more about fly fishing and your instructor\, Paul Weiss\, in this short Youtube video: The Greatest Gift. \nRefund Policy: \nYour event fee\, minus Eventbrite Fees\, is fully refundable if cancelled 7 or more days before the event. In the case of a multi-day event\, you must cancel 7 or more days before the first day of the event. Registration fees are not adjusted and no partial refunds are given if you cannot attend all days of the event. \nWhile we appreciate being notified if you are unable to attend an event\, refunds are not given for cancellations within 7 days of the event. \nIf we must cancel an event\, your registration fee\, including Eventbrite fees\, will be refunded.
URL:https://njsoc.org/event/come-fly-with-us-intro-to-fly-fishing-for-adults-ages-16-3/
LOCATION:NJ School of Conservation\, 1 Wapalanne Road\, Sandyston\, 07826\, United States
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SUMMARY:3rd Tuesday Hiking Series for Women (ages 18+) - MAY HIKE
DESCRIPTION:Join like-minded women and hike on trails at NJSOC.\n\n\nMark the 3rd Tuesday of the month on your calendar and let’s enjoy morning hikes on local trails\, as we look for wildflowers\, photo opportunities and forest calm. Along the way\, we will learn hiking tips for the woods. Lois Lyons\, an NJSOC Master Educator\, will be your guide. This program is for ages 18 and up. \nWe will meet at Long House\, on the NJSOC campus at 9:45 am and hike from 10 am to 12:00 pm. \nHike Distance: 3 – 5 miles \nPace: Easy to Moderate \nTerrain: Moderate to slightly strenuous; hikes include flat and rocky trails\, some hills. \nHiking shoes or boots are required. Trekking poles are highly recommended. Bring a daypack holding 1 – 2 liters of water\, some snacks and a rain jacket. Hike will be held in light rain. Dress in layers. \nJoin us for a single hike ($10)\, or register at a discounted rate for the 3-hike series (all three for $25): \nSession #1 – “Beaver Dam” Hike\, Tuesday\, April 15 \nSession #2 – “Flatbrook River” Hike\, Tuesday\, May 20 \nSession #3 – “Towards Stokes Forest” Hike\, Tuesday\, June 17
URL:https://njsoc.org/event/3rd-tuesday-hiking-series-for-women-ages-18-may-hike/
LOCATION:NJ School of Conservation\, 1 Wapalanne Road\, Sandyston\, 07826\, United States
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