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Posted: Thursday, January 27, 2011 12:01 am

Atlantic County Parks

Free nature classes for 3 to

5 year old preschoolers, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Feb. 3 at Fox Nature Center, Atlantic County Park at Estell Manor, Route 50 south of Mays Landing, preregister.

Free class in orienteering - navigating the woods with compass and map - 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 6 at Estell Manor Park, preregister.

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.

Weekly birding (and other) trips, $10, show and go. Saturday: Cape May Point State Park, 8 to

10 a.m., meet at wildlife viewing platform. Photography walk, 8 to 10 a.m., meet at platform.

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.

Free guided harbor birding from the observation deck, 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays.

Nature Conservancy

The Conservancy's Bayshores Center, 2350 Route 47, Delmont, has nature trails. Call 609-861-0600.

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.

Program on wildlife of Tanzania with Melanie Reding of Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve and Chris Jage of N.J. Conservation Foundation, 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, covered dish dinner, $10 plus dish for eight, preregister.

Nature-related speakers, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays, bring lunch, coffee and dessert provided, $5.

E-mail items to

kpost@pressofac.com.

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.

Cape May Point

State Park

Cape May Point State Park has nature trails, wildlife-viewing platform and museum. Call 609-884-2159. Volunteers sought for vine control.