SUMMER PUBLIC PROGRAMS
Essex County
Environmental Center
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our Public Programs Brochure
Pre-registration and
payment required either in person, by mail or online at www.essexcountyparks.org/calendar
HONEYBEES
AND THEIR RELATIVES
Tuesday, June 11, 6:30pm to 8:30pm Join Master Beekeeper Landi Simone and our Essex County Beekeepers
for a presentation about honeybees. This informative eco-talk given
by Landi, an expert beekeeper, points out the differences between
honeybees and other stinging insects, identifies challenges facing
bees and beekeepers, and gives an outline of the bees’ life cycle and
management. Pre-registration and payment required either in person, by mail or
online at www.essexcountyparks.org/calendar. Fee: $40 per family (up to two adults and two children) or $12 per
child; $15 per adult; free for members of the Essex County Beekeepers
Association.
Register HERE 
FROG POND
ADVENTURE OUTDOOR CLASS
Thursday, June 13, 6pm to 7:30pm For families.
This rrribbettting program will take an up-close look at our pond
ecosystem. Search and identify the life found in the pond through
magnifying glasses, microscopes and field guides. Pre-registration and payment required either in person, by mail or
online at www.essexcountyparks.org/calendar. Fee: $40 per family (up to two adults and two children) or $12 per
child, $15 per adult Register HERE 
DINOSAUR
DISCOVERY FAMILY FIELD TRIP
Tuesday, June 18, 5:30pm to 7:30pm
For families with young children ages 4 and up. Meet at the end of
Locust Avenue in Roseland and hike 1-mile total to explore this
National Historic Landmark that is home to three-toed Grallator
dinosaur tracks from the late Triassic age. Using clay, we’ll make
and take an impression of an existing track and leave the site
undisturbed for future paleontological study.
Fee: $12 per child, $15 per adult
Register HERE 
EVENING
CANOE PADDLE ON THE PASSAIC
Friday, July 12 6:30pm to 8:30pm
For adults and children ages 10 and older.
Take a leisurely paddle on the Passaic River! Paddlers will enjoy
scenery and peacefulness as they paddle up the river and float
downstream.
Geared for beginners and children 10 and up accompanied by a parent
or guardian.
Meet in the Garibaldi Hall parking lot.
Preregistration and payment required either in person, by mail or
online at www.essexcountyparks.org/calendar.
Fee: $20 per person
Register HERE
LITTLE
EXPLORERS CLUB
Mondays – June 3, 17
For Ages 2 and 3; 10am to 11am For Ages 2 and 5; 3pm-4pm
Join us for
explorations of nature as we study plants and animals and observe the
colors, shapes, textures, and sounds in the Environmental Center’s
forest habitat. Please come dressed for the weather; all classes
include an outdoor adventure. All children must be walking and
accompanied by an adult. Paths cannot accommodate strollers. Please
be prepared for all weather conditions.
Maximum of two children per adult. All sessions are limited to 10
children.
This is not a drop off class; adults must accompany children. Fee:
$15 per child per session.
Register HERE
GARDEN
DISCOVERY CLUB
Tuesdays – June 4, 18; July 9, 23; August 6, 20; Sept. 10 4pm to 5pm
For ages 5 and up.
Together we’ll grow food in our garden plot and learn about
everything from soil to seeds along the way. Participants will get
hands-on experience with planting, harvesting and cooking. Session
themes include soil and composting, seed planting and labeling,
thinning, weeding and watering, selective harvest, garden pests,
healthy eating and more! This is a drop-off and pick-up class
(children only). Fee: $15 per child per session
Register HERE
BUTTERFLY TENT SAFARI 2024
Saturday,
July 13, to Saturday, July 27
Tent Hours ~
Monday through Friday from 12pm to 3pm & Saturdays, July 13, 20
& 27 from 10:30am to 1:30pm
For all ages. Featuring live butterflies and butterfly-themed
programming for all ages.
Must book
a time slot by calling the Center at 973.228.8776. Walk-ins will not
be accommodated.
Tent and programming to take place at Garibaldi Hall side of
Environmental Center grounds. Fees collected go to the Essex County Parks Foundation and directly
back to Environmental Center programming.
Fee: $8 per
person (includes a take-away item per paid participant)
 
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BUTTERFLY-THEMED PROGRAMS ~
Entrance to
the tent is included within each program below.
$40 per
family (up to two adults and two children) or $12 per child; $15 per
adult
THE VERY
HUNGRY MONARCH CATERPILLAR
Saturday, July 13; 10:30am to 11:30am – Ages 3 to 5
Come dressed for a butterfly story walk around the trails to learn
about a day in the life of the monarch.
Register HERE
BUZZ INTO
ACTION with INSECT EDUCATION
Saturday, July 20; 10:30am to 11:30am – Ages 5 and up
Love insects? Join us for a family-fun and hands-on presentation all
about bugs n’ butterflies.
Register HERE
BUTTERFLY
GARDENING WORKSHOP
Saturday, July 27; 10:30am to 11:30am – For Families
Learn about butterfly gardening in this hands-on workshop.
We’ll create our own seed balls with native host and nectar plants to
better support New Jersey butterflies in our own neighborhoods.
Register HERE
2024 ESSEX
COUNTY PARKS PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
Submissions are due by Wednesday, September 11, so grab a camera and
visit an Essex County Park!
Anyone with a camera is invited and encouraged to submit photos that
capture a part of your visit to the County Park System.
For rules
and regulations, please click here.
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