Atlantic Audubon
Nature program at meeting 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, at Galloway Township branch of Atlantic County Library, Jimmie Leeds Road.
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.
Atlantic County Parks
Free course in orienteering, navigating the woods with compass and map, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 27; preregister. 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 21, to Wednesday, April 27, cost $10, show and go:
Thursday: Nature walk, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at 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; Shorebirds at Heislerville WMA, 1 to 3 p.m., meet at clamshell lot.
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; 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, meet 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.
Tuesday: Belleplain State Forest, 7:30 to 10:30 a.m., meet at forest field office; Photo walk at 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. 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.
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.
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.
Breakfast with Easter bunny, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 23, $15; must reserve.
Return of Osprey Gala with food, drink, silent auction, 6:30 to 9 p.m. April 29, $50.
Whitesbog Village
Moonlight 4-mile nature walk, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 23, from the general store at Historic Whitesbog Village, County Route 530, Pemberton, $5; preregister. Call 609-893-4646.
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