Celebrate Spring and Get Ready for Mother's Day @ Morris County Parks

 

This Week: VIRTUAL ASK THE EXPERT: CHAMPION TREES April 21 Morris County Park Commission Plant Records Curator, Zinnia Cheetham, will talk about what makes a Champion Tree; how to determine if you have one of your own; and highlight the more than 70 Champion Trees in the Morris County Park Commission's parks. Click here to learn more! Cost: $10 per person. Preregistration is required.   ARBOR DAY TREES April 22 Just in time for Arbor Day, celebrated on the last Friday of April, The Frelinghuysen Arboretum will distribute trees offered by the New Jersey Forest Service and the Arbor Day Foundation. Supplies are limited and trees will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Cost: FREE.    FARM-PHONICS April 23 Learning to read? Our animals would love to help! Come practice your reading skills by reading to the farm animals at Fosterfields. Come join us! Cost: $10 per child. Preregistration required.   WETLAND WEIRDOS April 26 and May 16 Be it frozen frogs, busy beavers or hunting herons, the creatures of the Great Swamp have some downright weird adaptations. Join us as we explore the wild ways that the wetland organisms have adapted to their environments with a guided walk and activities. Learn more here. Cost: $5 per person per session. Preregistration required.   PRE-K NATURE ON THE FARM April 28 Families with pre-K aged kids will take a walk on the trails and around the farm, learning about the natural world around them. Click here for more info! Cost: $10 per child. Preregistration is required.   PARK STEWARDSHIP VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY April 24 Volunteers will join the Natural Resources Department from 9am until 12pm to remove woody invasive plants from the vicinity of a small meadow at Lewis Morris County Park. Click here to learn more and sign up! Limited spots available. Spotlight On: 6TH ANNUAL TUBBS LECTURE WITH JACK ALEXANDER: LILACS – A PURPLE HAZE April 24 Award-Winning Lilac propagator, Jack Alexander, is this year’s speaker at the Annual Tubbs Lecture hosted by the Willowwood Foundation.  With more than 40 years of propagation experience at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, Mr. Alexander will speak on some of his favorite varieties of lilacs. Following his talk, he will lead a tour of the Willowwood Arboretum’s extensive lilac collection. I want to go! Cost: $30 per person. Preregistration required. FOSTERFIELDS FARM & THE WILLOWS MANSION GRAND REOPENING! May 5 & 7 Fosterfields Living Historical Farm will reopen and begin tours starting May 5! Come see The Willows Mansion at its grand re-opening! The Willows has been re-envisioned incorporating sights, sounds and smells to provide a multi-sensory experience. See the restored arches, tour the house and experience the 3D printed objects. Sign up here! Cost: $5 per person. Preregistration is required. JOIN OUR COMMUNITY GARDEN Waiting for spring to get here and itching to get your hands in the soil and get planting?! Join the community by becoming a member of the Morris County Park Commission’s Community Garden with your own 10-foot by 20-foot garden plot. For more information, call 973.631.5004. Mother’s Day is Coming: FLORAL ARRANGING WITH SUPERMARKET FLOWERS FOR TEENS May 5 In this in-person class, young arrangers will create a centerpiece perfect for Mother's Day. Greens, container and decorations supplied. Attendees should bring one bouquet of flowers. Click here for more info. Cost: $25 per person. Preregistration required.   MOTHER'S DAY GIFT WORKSHOP: SOAP MAKING May 7 Adult and child pairs will create three bars of soap for mom, grandma or anyone special in their life. Using glycerin, herbs and essential oils, everyone will make their own unique soap blend! Sign me up! Cost: $15 per child/adult pair. Preregistration required.   MOTHER’S DAY STROLL May 8 Bring your mom out for a guided stroll led by a naturalist and enjoy the splendor of the natural world on her special day! Learn more here. Cost: FREE. Preregistration required. Facilities & Parks | Golf | Mennen | Reservations | Calendar