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This Week:
 Homeschool Days:
Working with Wood
April 25
Whether your
student loves a hammer or is trying out woodworking for the first time,
we have a project to suit their skill set. Learn all about the safety and
use of these unique historic tools. Examples of woodworking from the
museum collection will be shown before we bore into a small take-home
project. Enroll
here.
For ages
6-12 with an adult, cost: $10 per person. Preregistration is required.
Where: The
Cooper Gristmill, 66 Route 24, Chester, NJ 07930.
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 Silver Maples: Pollinator Baths
April 25
The bees and
butterflies are on their way, and they need a place to rest! Craft a
combined bee bath and butterfly puddler to support our pollinator
friends. All materials will be provided. Sign up
here.
For adults
55 & up, cost: $15 per person. Preregistration is required.
Where:
Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 353 East Hanover Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960
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 Homestead Hearth Cooking
April 27
Join us each
Saturday morning in April, May, and June to learn the historic art of
cooking on an open hearth. Each week will be a new menu, based on
historic recipes, using food grown in our historic garden. Register
here.
For ages 12
& up, cost: $15 per person. Preregistration is required.
Where:
Historic Speedwell, 333 Speedwell Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960
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 Wild Animal Experts: Snakes
April 27
Saturday
mornings are a great time to take a nature walk and discover amazing
facts about New Jersey's wildlife! Join a naturalist for this popular
series to learn about a new animal every month. In this session, we'll
explore the slithery snakes of NJ and get to meet one of our LIVE
resident snakes! Parents are welcome to drop off or stay and take part. Register
here.
For ages
6-10, cost: $10 per child. Preregistration is required.
Where: Great
Swamp Outdoor Education Center, 247 Southern Boulevard, Chatham Township,
NJ 07928
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Spotlight On:
 Oh Deer
April 27
Deer are one
of the biggest wild animals in New Jersey, as well as one of the most
commonly seen, but many people consider them pests. Learn all about these
majestic creatures and find out how their population became so large with
a simulation game and a walk to look for deer signs on the trails. Register here.
For ages 6
& up, cost: $7 per person. Preregistration is required.
Where:
Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area, 472 Boonton Ave, Boonton, NJ
07005.
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 Cooper Craft Club:
Soap Felting Workshop
April 28
Join us for
a workshop to wet felt onto soap! During this workshop, you will learn
about wet felting wool and create your own decorative felt soap bar.
Materials provided. Join here.
For ages 16
& up, cost: $30 per person. Preregistration is required.
Where: The
Cooper Gristmill, 66 Route 24, Chester, NJ 07930.
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 Bird Study Merit
Badge Workshop
May 4
Discover the
world of birds while completing your Bird Study Merit Badge. Use a field
guide and binoculars to identify at least 20 species of birds along the
trails, discover which species are endangered, learn about careers for
bird lovers and more. Some prerequisites must be completed, more
information available at time of registration. Bring your own binoculars
or borrow ours. Bring a nut-free lunch and water. Enroll
here.
For scouts
aged 11 & up, cost: $60 per scout, preregistration is required.
Where: Great
Swamp Outdoor Education Center, 247 Southern Boulevard, Chatham Township,
NJ 07928
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 Gardening Merit Badge Workshop
May 5
Explore the
fantastic world of gardening while getting help to completing your
Gardening Merit Badge. Visit the varied gardens of the arboretum and
plant both flower and vegetable seeds and seedlings. Some prerequisites
must be completed prior to the workshop. More information will be sent
upon registration. Register here.
For ages 11
& up, cost: $25 per scout, preregistration is required.
Where:
Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 353 East Hanover Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960
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Look What's Coming:
 Educating Educators: Learning and Teaching
about Migrating Songbirds
May 18
Calling all
teachers, naturalists, environmental educators, scout leaders, and
homeschool parents! Let the experts at the Great Swamp teach you what and
how to teach about a variety of natural history topics. The first half of
the program is dedicated to learning the deep background knowledge you
need to teach each topic, while the second half will showcase a variety
of lessons and activities to use with different ages. This month focuses
on songbirds returning from migration to their nesting grounds in NJ. Register
here.
For educators, cost: $35 per person, preregistration is
required.
Where: Great
Swamp Outdoor Education Center, 247 Southern Boulevard, Chatham Township,
NJ 07928
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 Tubbs Lecture: Taking Private Gardens
Public and Making them Great in the Process
May 18
What makes a
formerly private garden inviting to the public and still retain its
glory? How do plants convey history yet remain forward-looking? Louis
Bauer, Founding Director of Greenwood Gardens and former Director of
Horticulture at Wave Hill Gardens will talk about the flowers, trees, and
shrubs that make an old garden look new and modern. Light refreshments
will be served after the lecture in the Historic Tubbs House. Join us here.
For adults,
cost: $25 per person, preregistration is required.
Where:
Willowwood Arboretum, 300 Longview Road, Chester Township, 07930
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 Mini-Coopers
Summer Camp at the Cooper Gristmill
Ages 7 – 10;
Time: 9:00 am – 11:30 am
Session 1: July 22 – 26; Session 2: July 29 – August 2
Cost: $125 per camper per session.
Campers will
use all of their senses, keep their nose to the grindstone, and explore
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) through
the thrill of history in action, conduct hands-on experiments, explore
the Black River in search of clues from its earliest settlers, and learn
how nature, science and technology work together.
Address: 66 Route 24, Chester Township,
NJ 07930 . Register here.
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