Atlantic City Aquarium
Atlantic City Aquarium at Gardner's Basin displays fish, reptiles and amphibians, with diver shows, baby shark and ray feeding. Admission: $8 adults, $5 children. Call 609-348-2880.
Storytime for preschoolers with "Izzie Lizzie Alligator," followed by exotic animal show, 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 29.
Atlantic County Parks
Guided nature hike, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 27, Fox Nature Center, Atlantic County Park at
Estell Manor, Route 50 south of Mays Landing.
Register now for free course in orienteering - navigating the woods with map and compass - 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 3.
Call 609-645-5960.
Cape May
Bird Observatory
N.J. Audubon's CMBO has the Research & Education Center, 600 Route 47, Middle Township, and the Northwood Center on Lily Lake in Cape May Point. Call
609-861-0700.
Guided birding from Cape May-Lewes Ferry, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 26, $30 cost includes ferry fee, preregister.
Weekly birding (and other) trips Thursday, March 24, to Wednesday, March 30, cost $10, show and go. Thursday: Nature walk, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., Cape May Point State Park, meet at wildlife viewing platform. Friday: Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge, 6 to 8 p.m., meet at Sunset Boulevard parking lot. Saturday: Photo walk at Cape May Point State Park, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., meet at platform. Cape May Point State Park, 8 to 10 a.m., meet at platform. Sunday: Turkey Point, Route 553 south of Dividing Creek, for wintering raptors, 8 to 10 a.m. Corbin City wildlife impoundments, 6 p.m. to dusk, meet at North Branch of Cape May County Library, Dennisville-Petersburg Road, Upper Township. Monday: Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge with author Pete Dunne, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., meet at lot, Sunset Boulevard. Wednesday: Cape May Point State Park, 7:30 to
9:30 a.m., meet at platform.
Cape May Point
State Park
Cape May Point State Park has nature trails, wildlife viewing platform and museum. Call 609-884-2159.
Nature Center
of Cape May
N.J. Audubon's Nature Center of Cape May, 1600 Delaware Ave., has exhibits and observation tower, free admission. Call 609-898-8848.
Nature programs for toddlers and caregivers, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Fridays through May 13, $8 per session.
Family nature hike at Cape May National Wildlife Refuge's Two Mile Beach Unit, 11 a.m. Saturday, March 26, $5, preregister.
Workshop on planting milkweed for monarch butterflies, with author Pat Sutton, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 26, $45 cost includes handouts, preregister.
Nature Conservancy
The Conservancy's Bayshores Center, 2350 Route 47, Delmont, has nature trails. Call 609-861-0600.
Volunteers sought to help install symbolic fencing protecting beach nesters at Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, March 25.
Volunteers sought for trail work at Lizard Tail Swamp Preserve, Middle Township, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 26.
Wetlands Institute
Wetlands Institute, 1075 Stone Harbor Blvd., Stone Harbor, has an aquarium, displays and gift shop. Admission of $8 adults,
$6 ages 3 to 12, includes activities. Call 609-368-1211.
Nature-related speaker, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, bring lunch, coffee and dessert provided, $5.
Return of Osprey dinner, with photographer Kevin Karlson, author of "The Birds of Cape May," 6 p.m. April 1, $10 plus covered dish, preregister.
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