Second Sunday – Cicadas, Strange and Charming
Second Sunday with Friends June 8, 1:30-3pm Cicadas, strange and charming. Cicadas are large, clumsy insects whose calls are synonymous with “summer”. Join Chris Alice Kratzer, engineer, scientist, author, and illustrator, to learn how cicadas serve as a foundational pillar of the natural world. There is so much more to these strange and charming creatures […]
Second Sunday – Who Goes There?
Second Sunday with Friends Sunday, May 11, 1:30-3pm Who Goes There? – with Judi DiMaio Fresh tracks in the snow or mud…have you ever wondered who made them? Did they run through or walk leisurely? Where were they going? Were they alone? What were they doing? Join Refuge volunteer Judi DiMaio to learn how to […]
Bird Nesting Behavior at Great Swamp NWR
Second Sunday with FriendsSunday, April 13, 2025 1:30-3pm Photos by Robert Lin Great Swamp NWR’s diverse habitats provide food, nest material, and protection for about 100 species of birds. Tom Gula, Paul Lauber and Robert Lin will provide information about and amazing photographs of birds from the inconspicuous Ruby-throated Hummingbird nest to the giant Bald […]
Second Sunday with Friends Great – Seldom-Seen Aquatic Mammals of New Jersey
Second Sunday with Friends, Sunday, March 9, 1:30-3pm Seldom-Seen Aquatic Mammals of New Jersey Join Watershed Ambassador Anthony Tamberelli to explore New Jersey’s elusive aquatic mammals. Learn about these unique creatures who live a double life in water and on land. Anthony Tamberelli is a member of the AmeriCorps NJ Watershed Ambassadors Program. 23 Watershed Ambassadors […]
Second Sunday – Fabulous Frogs!
Second Sunday with Friends, Sunday February 9th 1:30-3pm Frogs are fascinating! Dorothy Smullen, naturalist, presenter, and Refuge volunteer, will explain the lifecycle, classification, and the species of frogs found in the Great Swamp area. The February program will be in-person at Helen C. Fenske Visitor Center 32 Pleasant Plains Road, Harding Township, NJ and also […]