Second Sunday – Unusual Insects of Great Swamp
Second Sunday with Friends, May 12, 2024, 1:30-3:00 pm, Unusual Insects of Great Swamp. Why does that “bug” follow you on the trails? Is that a wasp digging holes in the gravel in the parking area? Join Judi DiMaio, Refuge volunteer, to learn about the unusual insects with seemingly unusual behaviors that Judi has encountered […]
Second Sunday – A History of People and the Great Swamp: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
Second Sunday, November 12, 2023, 1:30pm– 3:00pm A History of People and the Great Swamp: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly by historian, Pat Wells. From the time Ancient Lake Passaic drained to leave a swampy remnant through our current times, humans have interacted with and impacted the Great Swamp and the living things […]
Second Sunday Event – Revisiting Edwin Teale’s “North with the Spring”
Second Sunday Event September 10, 2023 1:30pm – 3:00pm Professor John Harris will discuss his book Returning North with the Spring: Retracing the Journey of Naturalist Edwin Way Teale. Harris visited the same places on the same dates as Teale recounted in his famous 1947 spring journey from Florida to New England. Learn about the […]
Wasps… the Misunderstood Insect
Everyone agrees that bees and butterflies are worth protecting. But wasps are a different story. Learn the surprising truths about the world’s least popular beneficial insects! Presenter, Chris Alice Kratzer, engineer, scientist and entrepreneur will have her book, The Social Wasps of North America available for sale and signing. $25.00, cash only. THIS WILL BE […]
Second Sunday Event – Paradise Polluted
Plastic is everywhere and it adversely impacts birds and wildlife even on one of the most remote places on earth, Midway Atoll NWR. Join a video team to learn more about the problem and meet the world’s oldest banded wild bird, “Wisdom”, who has life lessons to share. Friends Board member Judi DiMaio will provide […]
Second Sunday with Friends – Chimney Swifts!
The Effect of Light Pollution on Chimney Swift Roosting behavior Presenters: Emma Dougherty and Elise Morton from Fairleigh Dickinson University Light pollution is an anthropogenic factor that is rapidly increasing, posing serious threats to wildlife. Artificial light at night (ALAN) has been shown to impact behaviors and population dynamics of wildlife, often with negative consequences. One species of concern […]
Enter the 2023 Refuge Photo Contest
The Refuge Photo Contest sponsored by Friends of Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge returns for 2023! All amateur photographers are invited to submit a total of five digital photos in any of the following categories: Raptors, Birds Other than Raptors, Landscapes, Pollinators & Other Insects, Plants and Fungi, and Other Wildlife. A special youth category […]
Fungi for the Future with Dorothy Smullen
Second Sunday, March 12, 2023; 1:30- 3:00 PM Over the past few years, the public has become increasingly aware that the world of fungi is as mysterious as it is fascinating. Fungi live everywhere…in all kinds of organisms, in the air, in water, and even inside solid rock. Remarkably, eighty-five percent of all plants on […]
The Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology… an Historical Perspective with Randy Little
Second Sunday, February 12, 2023; 1:30 pm Over the past decades, bird watching has quietly emerged as America’s new national pastime, enjoyed today by 45 million enthusiasts, ranging from backyard novices to roving field experts. But bird “watching” has evolved, as today’s birders increasingly use bird song (and high tech tools) to enhance their identification […]
Double Discount Days at the Friends Nature Shop
Thursday, December 1 – Sunday, December 4 Get a jump start on your holiday shopping, avoid the crowds, and support Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. All shoppers will receive a 10% discount on their purchases, and if you are a Friends member, take 20% off. Not a member? Not to worry. You may join on […]