It is makers day @ Frelinghuysen Arboretum ! What an exciting activity they have planned! Kids 5-13y.o. will discover the secrets behind hydroponic gardening! They will make their own hydroponics system!
Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, 247 Southern Boulevard, Chatham Township, NJ 07928 – Register here.
February 7: Skulls and Bones – No bones about it, vertebrates have interesting skeletons! Compare yours to other species in this class. Examine real mammal, reptile, and bird skulls, looking for clues as to who they belong to. We’ll also take a close look at the kinds of teeth that mammals have as we munch on apple slices and carrots to test out how they work.
Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area, 472 Boonton Avenue, Montville Township, NJ 07045 (intersection of Mars Court and Boonton Avenue) – Register here.
March 6: Be Bear Aware – Black bears are NJ’s largest land animal, found in every county. But there are so many misconceptions about them! Discover the secrets to their success in our state, practice what to do if you see one, play a game to simulate how they live, and take a walk on the trails looking for signs of bears.
Stamping, Stickering and Stenciling was a favorite craft to do with my children when they were young. Even as adults now, they will make their own cards and crafts. Register for this event!
Fosterfield’s Living Historical Farm 73 Kahdena Road, Morristown NJ 07960
HANDS-ON HISTORY: STAMPING, STICKERS, AND STENCILING SATURDAY
Learn how to identify and tap maple trees, collect sap, and make real maple syrup over a wood-fired evaporator. Finish with a syrup taste test! This program will be held entirely outdoors, so dress for the weather. Syrup will be available for purchase, while supplies last.
Travel around the world and through time in this virtual Plant of the Month Club for kids. Every month kids will propagate a different plant, find out how it got to American, who brought it, the science behind it and get together with other junior green thumbs.
Monday, January 9: Pawpaw, the “hipster banana” – This month is all about the “hipster banana,” the U.S.’s largest native fruit, the pawpaw. :: Grow your own bananas! Read more.
Monday, February 6: Heavens to Betsy: It’s A Prayer Plant – Did you know there are plants that tuck themselves into bed at night — this month’s plant is the Prayer Plant that does just that.
Monday, March 6: Eucalyptus, Am I Blue? – Koala Bears love Eucalyptus, learn why you should too.
Preregistration is required. For more information call 973.326.7601.
Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 353 East Hanover Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960
Wednesday, January 4: Emerald Evergreens – Why do some plants go dormant and other plants stay evergreen? Sprouts will go for a winter walk to see which trees are still green.
Wednesday, January 18: Beautiful Bark – Put on your…bark? The flowers and leaves may be gone, but the coat of the trees – the bark – are still out there. Sprouts will explore the winter garden to see and feel this amazing feature.
Wednesday, February 1: Snow Giants – When it snows a big white blanket may cover the plants, but what’s happening below the snow that we can’t see? Bundle up and let’s explore. Garden Sprouts will learn how snow can help plants in the wintertime.
Wednesday, February 15: Heartwood – What better time to look at the “heart” of a tree than around Valentine’s Day? Garden Sprouts will go for a walk to see giant Dawn Redwoods, and a slice of their cousin, the Sequoia.
Wednesday, March 1: Marvelous Maples – Sugar maples and red maples and Japanese maples, oh my! Maples make up a large amount of our forests in New Jersey. Garden Sprouts will go for a walk to see the different maple trees in our collection, and watch a demonstration of maple tree tapping.
Wednesday, March 15: Itsy Bitsy Buds – What signs of life can we still see in the garden? Sprouts will use magnifying glasses to see the tiniest parts of the plant that that reveal signs that it is still alive. Sprouts will peel open a bud or two and examine what is inside.
Wednesday, March 29: Small Seeds, Big Roots – With some time, teeny tiny seeds grow into very big plants. How? Sprouts will discover what is inside a seed and will start their own.
Arthur Lloyd Charlton, #WW2 veteran and local #Boonton author
Arthur Lloyd Charlton, a #WW2 veteran, is a local #Boonton author. Hon. Frelinghuysen added local books of history written by Arthur Lloyd Charlton to #Boonton‘s time capsule. These books are: “Stories of a Small Town Boonton USA”, “More Stories of a Small Town Boonton USA”, and “Boonton USA WW2 Stories”.
He was honored by the #MorrisCty Board of Commissioners with the Distinguished Service Medal.
Fall festivities have begun at Fosterfields! Experience the Autumn season the old-fashioned way! Watch apples being pressed into cider, take a wagon ride and pick your own pumpkins! Pumpkin guaranteed with pre registration only. Come to the farm on Saturdays and Sundays in October to experience the season the old-fashioned way.
