Spring and Summer at Scherman Hoffman

LITTLE NATURALISTS   - 

Thursdays: May 10, May 17, May 24 and May 31    9:30 – 10:30 am

Story, mini-hike and craft for children (age 2-4) and care-giver.

Preregister 908-766-5787  $5 per child –members; $7 non-members

HATHA YOGA

Thursdays: May 10 to June 21   6:30 – 7:30 pm

Join Diane Errnst to relax and unwind in a beautiful setting…foster a sense of inner peace as you improve flexibility.   Preregister  908-766-5787  $20 per class.  Bring a mat

FAMILY FUN PROGRAMS  - - FREE

Saturdays:  June 2 and 16  2:00 – 3:00 pm

June 2 – Head to the river and explore with nets and buckets.

June 16 – Explore the field to see who lives there using bug boxes.

NATIVE PLANT SALE

Saturday, June 2   9:00 am

Plant list is posted at www.njaudubon.org/Education/BackyardHabitat/Plantsforsale.html

Don’t surf the web? Call 908-766-5787 to request plant sale list by mail.

Wonderful native plants: wildflowers, grasses, ferns, shrubs and small trees

USED BOOK SALE NATURAL HISTORY

Saturday, June 16  10:00 a.m. to 4:00 PM

Field Guides, Site Guides, Natural History Literature, “Coffee Table books” etc. We haven’t had a used book sale in about ten years so there are a lot of good books on the table.

SHOREBIRDS IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP                          

Saturday, June 16    10:00 to 12:00 A.M.   

NJ Audubon’s Pete Bacinski will lead this comprehensive identification workshop on New Jersey’s migrant and resident shorebirds.  From sandpipers to plovers, he will share his knowledge and the tips from the pros of shorebird identification.  Pete has been a tour and workshop leader for over 25 years.  Pre-register at 908-766-5787     Cost: $20 members, $25 non-members.

FUN ON THE FARM!

Saturday, June 23

10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M

Put on your overalls and join NJ Audubon and Desai Farms of Lebanon for a fun, old-fashioned down on the farm day right here at Scherman Hoffman!  Desai Farms will bring their alpaca, miniature horse, and goats.  We will offer goat milking demonstrations throughout the day, and you will have the opportunity to give a try!  There will also be fiber demonstrations when you can try your hand at carding, spinning, and weaving.  Cost: $5.00 per car    FREE if you arrive in “green” style:  For info ..call 908-766-5787

CREATING HABITAT GARDENS

Saturday, July 7    1:30 to 4:00 pm 

Want to attract more birds and other wildlife to your property but not sure how to establish a habitat garden at your home or school?  Bring a rough diagram of your property to class and we’ll help you get started.  Topics covered include site evaluation and selection, wildlife needs and plant selections especially for our part of New Jersey.  Presented by Mary Masilamani, a Rutgers Environmental Steward and member of several garden societies.

Please preregister by calling 908-766-5787.  Limit 15  Fee: Free to members;  $5 nonmembers.

FALL WARBLERS, an ID WORKSHOP

Saturday, July 14      10:30 -12:30 am

This is a comprehensive workshop on the identification of our warblers in their basic (fall) plumage with discussion of expectation dates and natural history. A PowerPoint presentation will illustrate many of these similar looking birds. Please bring  a field guide with illustrations of these warblers to this workshop. Pete has been a tour and workshop leader for over 25 years.

Cost: $20 members; $25 non-members.   Call 908-766-5787 to preregister.

COMMON BUTTERFLIES and DRAGONFLIES of CENTRAL  NJ

Saturday, July 21     2:00 to 4:30 pm    FREE

Are you familiar with the common butterflies and dragonflies of your area? Come and learn about these fascinating and beautiful members of the insect world.  After an indoor presentation to aid in identification and appreciation, we will scout the fields and ponds. Led by Tom Halliwell and Dorothy Smullen.  Suitable for 8 years old and up.

Preregister by calling 908-766-5787  Limit  20   

MONTANA, PETE BACINSKI’S

LAST BEST PLACE

Saturday, August 4    10:30 A.M. to 11:30 P.M.

Montana and its Big Sky Country always live up to billing.  Visit the many natural wonders of this extraordinary place and its marvelous flora and fauna.  Spectacular scenic images from one of America’s most glorious national parks Glacier and perhaps our country’s best kept secret the Beartooth Range are to be enjoyed.  Program includes lots of great images of birds and mammals encountered on a visit to the

Last Best Place

. .  Cost: $15 for members   $20 for nonmembers.

FOREST FLOOR SPORE-BEARERS

Saturday, August  18       2:00 to 4:30 pm

Join teacher/naturalist Dorothy Smullen for an afternoon of appreciation for ferns, mosses, liverworts, lichens and fungi found on the forest floor. After an indoor introduction to their structure and life cycles we will search for these for these often overlooked spore-bearers on the trails at Scherman Hoffman Sanctuary. Please preregister by calling 908-766-5787. Bring a 10x loupe if you have one. Limit 15

Cost: members, free; nonmembers, $5.