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SUMMARY:Spring Nature Zen Tangle Drawing Workshop and Walk
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we learn about this meditative drawing method.\n\n\nZen Tangles are an easy-to-learn\, relaxing\, and fun artform in which you use structured patterns to create beautiful images. The designs are non-representational and unplanned. There is no up or down to Zen Tangle art. You don’t need to know what a tangle is going to look like to draw it. The result is always a delightful surprise! \nIn this workshop\, we’ll learn the principles of Zen Tangles and practice drawing the basic patterns. We will then go for a walk and draw inspiration from nature to make our own Tangles and designs. Back inside\, we will practice our Zen Tangles\, share our creations\, and enjoy this calming kickoff to the weekend. \nNo artistic skill is necessary! All materials will be provided and you will leave with supplies to continue to practice your art at home. Light snacks will be provided. \nThis workshop is for artists age 18 and up; 12 and up are welcome with an adult. Everyone is an artist!
URL:https://njsoc.org/event/spring-nature-zen-tangle-drawing-workshop-and-walk/
LOCATION:NJ School of Conservation\, 1 Wapalanne Road\, Sandyston\, 07826\, United States
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SUMMARY:NJSOC Book Club: The Seed Keeper
DESCRIPTION:Our FREE  book club is back with a new title for Winter 2026!\n\n\nJoin us as we read together The Seed Keeper\, a novel by Diane Wilson. Participants will read at their own pace\, with the opportunity to discuss virtually via the Heylo app. You’ll receive weekly discussion points to ponder that will guide our group conversation. We’ll meet to discuss the book face-to-face on Saturday\, March 14th\, at the School of Conservation from 10:30 to noon. This meeting will also include an outdoor activity related to our reading. \nHigh School students and up are welcome to join. Participants will provide their own copy of the book. We will officially begin reading on Sunday\, February 15th. Please feel free to register and jump in any time. Participants will receive additional instructions via email (don’t forget to monitor the email address you use to register!). \n \nAbout The Seed Keeper: \n“A 2025 National Endowment for the Arts Big Reads Selection \nWinner of the Minnesota Book Award \nA haunting novel spanning several generations\, The Seed Keeper follows a Dakhóta family’s struggle to preserve their way of life\, and their sacrifices to protect what matters most. \nRosalie Iron Wing has grown up in the woods with her father\, Ray\, a former science teacher who tells her stories of plants\, of the stars\, of the origins of the Dakhóta people. Until one morning\, Ray doesn’t return from checking his traps. Told she has no family\, Rosalie is sent to live with a foster family in nearby Mankato—where the reserved\, bookish teenager meets rebellious Gaby Makespeace\, in a friendship that transcends the damaged legacies they’ve inherited. \nOn a winter’s day many years later\, Rosalie returns to her childhood home. A widow and mother\, she has spent the previous two decades on her white husband’s farm\, finding solace in her garden even as the farm is threatened first by drought and then by a predatory chemical company. Now\, grieving\, Rosalie begins to confront the past\, on a search for family\, identity\, and a community where she can finally belong. In the process\, she learns what it means to be descended from women with souls of iron—women who have protected their families\, their traditions\, and a precious cache of seeds through generations of hardship and loss\, through war and the insidious trauma of boarding schools. \nWeaving together the voices of four indelible women\, The Seed Keeper is a beautifully told story of reawakening\, of remembering our original relationship to the seeds and\, through them\, to our ancestors (Amazon).”
URL:https://njsoc.org/event/njsoc-book-club-the-seed-keeper/
LOCATION:NJ School of Conservation\, 1 Wapalanne Road\, Sandyston\, 07826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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SUMMARY:Planting the Seeds of Environmental Learning: A Workshop for K–5 Educators
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a field based\, hands-on Project Learning Tree workshop \, helping K–5 educators bring environmental learning outdoors.\n\n\nJoin us for a Project Learning Tree (PLT) workshop at the New Jersey School of Conservation\, designed specifically for educators working with students in grades K-5. Set within a beautiful forested campus\, this hands-on professional learning experience brings environmental education to life while modeling best practices for outdoor and inquiry-based instruction. \nParticipants will explore and practice activities from the Environmental Education Activity Guide for NJ Teachers\, gaining practical tools to integrate tree-based and environmental concepts across science\, literacy\, math\, and social studies. Through guided outdoor investigations\, collaborative lesson planning\, and reflective discussions\, educators will learn how to foster curiosity\, stewardship\, and critical thinking in young learners. \nThe optional overnight format allows for deeper engagement with the natural environment\, including evening activities\, and community-building experiences. Educators will leave with increased confidence in teaching outdoors\, ready-to-use classroom activities aligned with New Jersey Student Learning and Climate Change Standards\, and a renewed connection to nature. \nThis workshop is ideal for classroom teachers\, nonformal educators\, and early childhood professionals seeking meaningful\, developmentally appropriate ways to introduce environmental education in K–5 settings. \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 walk around Lake Wapalanne\n8:00pm – Campfire + Storytelling\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 – 10:00am – Exploring PLT Resources\n10:00am-10:15am- Break\n10:15-11:30- Activity 1- Get Outside!\n11:45 – 12:45pm – Lunch (provided by NJSOC)\n1:00 – 2:15pm – Activity 2- Bursting Buds\n2:30 – 3:45pm – Activity 3- Tree Factory\n3:45 – 4:00pm –Workshop Summation & Gratitudes\n4:00pm – Departure\n\n  \nWorkshop Details: \nWorkshops are presented through a collaboration of the NJSOC and the NJ Forest Service. \nRegistration fee for overnighters includes breakfast and lunch\, overnight accommodations in cabin-style housing and all workshop materials\, including the PLT Explore Your Environment K-8 Activity Guide (valued at $45) . The fee for a single day includes lunch and all workshop materials. \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/planting-the-seeds-of-environmental-learning-a-workshop-for-k-5-educators/
LOCATION:NJ School of Conservation\, 1 Wapalanne Road\, Sandyston\, 07826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educator Events
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SUMMARY:Painting Among the Pines:  A Winter Fox on Skellenger Road
DESCRIPTION:This painting captures a quiet\, wintry moment that feels both serene and a bit magical.\n\n\nImagine standing along the quiet stretch of Skellenger Road just as the morning light begins to filter through the frost. In this workshop\, we’ll recreate this striking scene: a vibrant orange fox perched atop the roadway to the NJ School of Conservation\, serving as a bold focal point against a minimalist winter forest. \nThis painting is perfect for both beginners and seasoned artists. Its folk-art charm and simplified shapes allow you to focus on color theory and composition without getting lost in overly complex details. It’s about capturing a feeling—the stillness of the woods and the wild spark of a fox on the move. \nMaterials are included in the fee; all you have to bring is excitement and some confidence. \nYou are welcome to bring snacks. Alcoholic beverages are prohibited. \nThis program is open to adults and youth ages 14 and up. Participants under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited to 12 artists. \n 
URL:https://njsoc.org/event/painting-among-the-pines-a-winter-fox-on-skellenger-road/
LOCATION:NJ School of Conservation\, 1 Wapalanne Road\, Sandyston\, 07826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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SUMMARY:Winter Tree Identification
DESCRIPTION:Do familiar trees suddenly become strangers once they lose their leaves?\n\n\nIn winter\, the forest looks completely different—but the clues are still there. You just have to know how to look. \nIn this hands-on workshop\, we’ll practice identifying trees the old-fashioned way—using our senses (not our phones!)\, along with traditional tree keys and field guides. You’ll learn how to notice the details that set each species apart: bark texture\, branching patterns\, buds\, scent\, habitat\, and more. \nWe’ll begin with some indoor instruction and guided practice before heading outdoors where we’ll work together to “key out” some common local trees in their winter form. By the end\, you’ll have practical tools—and the confidence—to identify trees even when they’re bare. \nWho will enjoy this workshop? If you love solving puzzles\, enjoy a bit of detective work (with a dash of educated guesswork)\, or simply want to truly learn how to tell one tree from another without looking it up every time—this workshop is for you! Open to adults and youth ages 14 and up. Participants under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
URL:https://njsoc.org/event/winter-tree-identification/
LOCATION:NJ School of Conservation\, 1 Wapalanne Road\, Sandyston\, 07826\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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