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.
Story time for preschoolers, followed by exotic animal show,
11 a.m. Tuesdays through April.
Reserve now for breakfast with Easter bunny, 9 a.m. April 16.
Atlantic County Parks
Register now for nature craft classes for 3- to 5-year-olds at
10 a.m. and 1 p.m. April 15 at Fox Nature Center, Atlantic County Park at Estell Manor, Route 50 south of Mays Landing. Call
609-645-5960.
Free guided hike at 1:30 p.m. April 16, starting at Fox Nature Center.
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 7, to Wednesday, April 13, 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 at 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.
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. Family nature club, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 9, at children's area behind visitor's center. Photo club, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 9, in auditorium. 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.
Cape Island 12-mile nature bike tour, 11 a.m. Saturday, April 9, $10, meet at center.
Schoolyard habitat workshop, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 9, $30 cost includes handouts, 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.
Tour of historic Caviar Point, Greenwich Township, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 9, meet at PSEG Bayside Tract, preregister.
Outdoor Club of S.J.
The Outdoor Club of South Jersey will lead a free 5-mile hike at 10 a.m. or 10-mile bike ride at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 9, starting at Parvin State Park, Pittsgrove. Free picnic afterward, preregister, call Tom Neigel at 609-206-3389.
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.
Author Arthur Schwerdt will appraise antiques (up to four each), 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, $20 donation benefits environmental education programs.
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