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This Week:
HANDS-ON HISTORY
HAND SPINNING WITH WOOL – March 16
We are
giving it a whorl at Fosterfields with our hands-on experience creating
yarn. Beginners of all ages will use wool hand cards to prepare fibers
for spinning, then use a drop spindle to create yarn. Take a spin on our
spinning wheel or bring your own! This program is intended for children
and adults. Click here for more info.
Cost: $10
per person. Preregistration is required.
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POPCORN &
S’MORES PARTY!
March 17
Make popcorn
the old-fashioned way and learn how they did it before the microwave!
Toast a marshmallow and enjoy a s’more. Learn more
here.
Cost: $10
per person. Preregistration is required.
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SENSORY FRIENDLY SATURDAY
March 18
Visit
Fosterfields for our new Sensory Friendly Saturdays. This is an event
that is designed to be less overwhelming to those with sensory
sensitivities. This hour-long program allows families to come to the farm
and enjoy the open, quiet spaces with no crowds. Learn more here.
Cost: $5 per
person. Preregistration is required.
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PRUNING WORKSHOP
WITH BRUCE CRAWFORD
March 18 at Frelinghuysen Arboretum and
March 25 at Willowwood Arboretum
Learn the
how’s and why’s of pruning, the science behind it, and what tools to use
from Bruce Crawford, Manager of Horticulture. Practice your new skills on
the trees and shrubs in the gardens. Dress for the weather and bring
your garden gloves and pruners. Click here
for more!
Cost: $40
per child. Preregistration is required.
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Forest Bathing with Rich Collins, ANFT
Guide
March 18 at Bamboo Brook and March
25 at Frelinghuysen Arboretum
Enjoy a
combination of Japanese oriented walking, meditation, mindfulness, and
wellness promotion. Wear comfortable shoes for walking. See more here.
Cost: $20
per person. Preregistration is required.
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FROG JAMBOREE
March 19, March 25, March 29, and March 30
The spring
peepers and wood frogs are singing in the forest pools. Learn all
about these two frogs, looking and listening for them from the trails on
a naturalist-led walk. Rain or shine. Check it out!
Cost: $5 per
person. Preregistration is required.
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Spotlight On:
TOURNAMENT OF
TREES
Visit
Frelinghuysen Arboretum to vote in-person for your favorite trees! Each
week, the bracket will narrow until a winner is found! You can also vote
on Instagram Stories @morriscountygardens on Mondays!
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PARANORMAL EVENINGS:
THE VAIL HOUSE
March 31
Join staff and the New Jersey Paranormal Project team as they
investigate Historic Speedwell’s Vail House to see what goes bump in the
night! Check it out!
Cost: $45 per person. Preregistration is required.
TUBBS LECTURE -
THE RUTGERS UNIVERSITY DOGWOOD BREEDING PROGRAM: A LONG HISTORY SUPPORTS
AN EXCITING FUTURE
April 23
Associate
Professor of Plant Biology at Rutgers University, Tom Molnar, will speak on the university's long history of research and breeding of
Dogwoods from its beginning in the 1960s through his own new cultivar
Cornus kousa Scarlet Fire®. Learn the history of this great
landscape tree and get a glimpse of new plants in the pipeline. Join Dr.
Molnar in the Stone Barn at Willowwood Arboretum. Click here
to learn more.
Cost: $25
per person. Preregistration is required.
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Look What’s Coming:
MAKERS DAY
March 25
It's Makers
Day! Science, technology, and gardening come together to produce soilless
crops. Join the Education Staff at The Frelinghuysen Arboretum and
discover the secrets behind hydroponic gardening. Kids will make their
own simple hydroponic system to bring home and grow their plants. Click here for more!
Cost: FREE.
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SUNSHINE YOGA FOR
KIDS: BIRDS
March 25
An awesome
class for kids who want to play games, use their imaginations and have
FUN! Each class is taught by a licensed instructor and centers around a
nature theme. Kids learn 5 yoga poses to use in our games. At the end of
every class, we will talk about a “big feeling”, such as being mad, and
learn a new tool to help us cope with that feeling. Find out
more!
Cost: $12
per child. Preregistration is required.
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GARDEN SPROUTS: SMALL SEEDS, BIG ROOTS
March 29
With some
time, teeny tiny seeds grow into very big plants. How? Sprouts will
discover what is inside a seed, and will start their own. Click here
for more!
Cost: $10
per child with an adult. Preregistration is required.
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FROG WALK FOR LITTLES
March 30 at Pyramid Mountain
Join us with
your toddler to take a walk with a naturalist to visit the vernal pools
and the many frogs that are singing. Enjoy a frog-themed story too! This
program is rain or shine, frogs don't mind the rain! Learn more
here.
Cost: $7 per
child. Preregistration is required.
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