Second Sunday with Friends – What Rutgers Plant Diagnostic Lab can do for you
June 14, 2026, 1:30pm – 3:00pm Ever wonder why your oak tree is losing leaves in August? Not sure if that bug in your backyard is a friend or foe? Is that vine a rare flower or poison ivy? Rutgers Plant Diagnostic Laboratory provides the residents of New Jersey with timely and accurate scientific analysis […]
Postponed – Second Sunday – Malheur NWR, a Gem in Oregon
Please note: As a result of the partial federal government shutdown November Second Sunday Malheur NWR is postponed. Second Sunday with Friends – Malheur NWR, a Gem in Oregon Malheur NWR, a unique, high desert oasis, is an essential migration stop for birds following the Pacific Flyway. Carl Woodward, Great Swamp NWR volunteer and a […]
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Second Sunday – Taking Sustainability to a New Level
Second Sunday – Taking Sustainability to a New Level by Changing Habits and Choices, and Creating a Healthier Lifestyle for You, Your Family, Our Air, Water and Land Second Sunday with Friends Sunday, August 11, 1:30-3pm Janette Spiezio, Ecopreneur, Maker and Owner of Sustainable Haus Mercantile, a zero waste, refill shop in Summit, NJ will […]
Second Sunday – Hummingbirds are Amazing!
Second Sunday with Friends, Sunday, June 9, 1:30-3pm Join volunteer and hummingbird enthusiast DAVE KATZ for this exciting and educational program on Hummingbirds! You will learn fascinating facts about this incredible species as well as how to attract the Ruby-throated Hummingbird to your own yard. We’ll also enjoy some hummingbird photos from Dave’s recent visit […]
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 […]