This weekend: Mushroom Meander, Hawks, and More!

 This weekend, Scherman Hoffman hosts another great hawkwatch while also offering our unique Mushroom Meander with naturalist Dorothy Smullen!

SCOTT’S MOUNTAIN

Saturday, September 22

9:00 a.m. to noon

Join Hawkwatch director Henry Kielblock at one of the premier hawk-watching locations, Scott’s Mountain Hawkwatch at Merrill Creek. The program will begin indoors with a hawk identification workshop at the Merrill Creek Visitor’s Center. Then we’ll head out to the inlet/outlet tower to observe and count hawks as they pass overhead. Hawkwatch data is submitted to the Hawk Migration Association of North America. Please meet at Merrill Creek Visitor’s Center.

Cost:    $15 members,

            $20 nonmembers.

Directions to Visitor’s Center,off of Richline Road. Reach it from Route 57 west, right on Montana Road, up the hill and left on Richline Road to the Merrill Creek sign, then left into the nature center, staying right at the fork until you come to the parking lot.  OR, from 78 on the south or 80 on the north, take Route 519 to Fox Farm Road in Harmony.  Turn onto Fox Farm Road and follow it, staying right at the Y, past the reservoir to Richline Road.  Turn right on Richline, proceed to the Merrill Creek sign, turn right and proceed as above.  Facilities several places.   

MUSHROOM MEANDER

Sunday, September 23

3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Join Dorothy Smullen, former president of the New Jersey Mycological Association, on a stroll through the woodland trails looking for mushrooms and other fungi. Not only are fungi important as nature’s recyclers, but many also are essential for the health of oak and pine forests.

Come and check out the variety. Preregistration required. Limit 15.

Cost: Free.

 

FREE SATURDAY FAMILY PROGRAMS: FIELD

Saturday, September 22

2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Bring your family to Scherman-Hoffman for a fun-filled hour exploring with our naturalists and habitats. This week’s topic is the Field where you and your family can explore the field with nets and bug boxes to see who lives there.

Cost: FREE.