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.
Breakfast with Easter bunny, 9 a.m. Saturday, April 16, with craft and egg hunt, $13.95 adults, $11.95 for ages 12 and younger, must preregister.
Story time for preschoolers, followed by exotic animal show, 11 a.m. Tuesdays through April.
Atlantic County Parks
Free guided hike, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 16, starting at Fox Nature Center, Atlantic County Park at Estell Manor, Route 50 south of Mays Landing. Call 609-645-5960.
Bass River State Forest
Free 5-mile nature hike, 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 20, at Bass River State Forest, Tuckerton, preregister, call 609-296-1114.
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. Weekly birding (and other) trips, Thursday, April 14, to Wednesday, April 20, 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; Belleplain State Forest, 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. meet at forest field office.
Friday: Higbee Beach WMA, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., meet at parking lot; Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge, 3 to 5 p.m., meet at Sunset Boulevard parking lot.
Saturday: Rea Farm, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., meet at lot; Photo walk, Cape May Point State Park, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., meet at platform; Belleplain State Forest, 7:30 to 10:30 a.m., meet at forest field office; Cape May Point State Park, 3 to 5 p.m., meet at platform.
Sunday: Higbee Beach WMA, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., meet at parking lot; Wildlife walk, 1 to 3 p.m., Belleplain State Forest, at forest field office.
Monday: Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge with author Pete Dunne, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., meet at lot, Sunset Boulevard; Shorebirds at Heislerville WMA, 3 to 5 p.m., meet at clamshell lot (also 1 to 3 p.m. April 21).
Tuesday: Belleplain State Forest, 7:30 to 10:30 a.m., meet at forest field office; Photo walk, Cape May Point State Park, 8 to 10 a.m., meet at platform; Relaxed birding, Cape May Point State Park, 9 to 11 a.m., meet at platform.
Wednesday: Peaslee WMA, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., meet at Belleplain SF field office; Cape May Point State Park, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., meet at platform; Nummy Island, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., meet near bridge, just south of Stone Harbor.
Cape May Point State Park
Cape May Point State Park has nature trails, wildlife viewing platform and museum. Call 609-884-2159.
Free frog program and walk, 7 p.m. Fridays in April, starting at park museum, bring flashlights.
Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
Guided bird walks, 8 a.m. Saturdays through May, starting at new Visitor Information Center.
Naturalist Barry Keefe presents "Eiders at Easter" program, 7 p.m. Friday, April 15, at Noyes Museum of Art in Galloway Township, adjacent to refuge.
Earth Day cleanup, 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 16. Grand opening of new visitor's center at noon.
Call 609-652-1665.
Nature Center of Cape May
N.J. Audubon's Nature Center of Cape May, 1600 Delaware Ave., has exhibits and observation tower; admission is free. Call 609-898-8848.
Nature programs for toddlers and caregivers, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Fridays through May 13, $8 per session.
Workshop on hummingbirds and how to attract them with author Pat Sutton, 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 16, $20, preregister.
Free craft and lecture series, 10 a.m. to noon Wednesdays through May 25.
Nature Conservancy
The Conservancy's Bayshores Center, 2350 Route 47, Delmont, has nature trails. Call 609-861-0600.
Coastal America award, followed by tour, 2 to 3 p.m. Friday, April 15, at Cape May Point State Park.
Bike tour of Delaware Bay wetlands, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 16, at PSEG site, Strawberry Avenue, Commercial Township, preregister.
Singles outings
Outdoor Club of South Jersey 6-mile moonlight hike and campfire, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at Goshen Pond group campsite, Wharton State Forest at Atsion, Route 206 north of Hammonton, bring picnic food to share, preregister. Call 609-462-3593.
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.
Reserve now for breakfast with Easter bunny, 9 a.m. to noon April 23.
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