Category Archives: Morris County

HANDS-ON HISTORY @ Fosterfields Living Historical Farm

April 9, 2022 DenvilleAdmin

Morris County Park Commission
300 Mendham Road
Morris Township, NJ 07960
P: 973.326.7600

Monday, April 11th, 1pm-2pm: Rain Gauges – Learn why rain is so important to a farm! In this program, create your own rain gauge and see why the Fosters measured the rainfall.

Tuesday, April 12th, 1pm-2pm: Hand Spinning with Wool – Learn traditional ways to create yarn from wool! See how the fibers are prepared for spinning, then use your own drop spindle to create yarn. Everyone will get a chance to take a whirl on a spinning wheel.

Wednesday, April 13th, 1pm-2pm: Spring Seedlings – Join farm staff and plant Heritage seeds for your home vegetable garden. Then tour the site to see how the farm prepares for Spring! Please wear appropriate clothes and footwear for a farm.

Thursday, April 14th, 1pm-2pm: Natural Dyeing with Flowers – Learn how to create natural dyes from colorful flowers. Everyone gets to take swatches home at the end of the program. Please wear older clothes, as the dyes are permanent.

Register here.

Fosterfields Living Historical Farm

73 Kahdena Road, Morristown, NJ 07960

VICTORY GARDENS

Morris County

May 2022 – Military Appreciation Month

April 2, 2022 DenvilleAdmin

#militaryappreciationmonth

#MorrisCty Let’s take a moment to remember and thank our Soldiers and Sailors and families for their service.

Thank you for your service. #proudarmymom

Morris County Soldiers and Sailors of World War 1

Morris County Soldiers and Sailors of World War 2

Morris County POWs and MIAs

Morris County African American Troops and Sailors

Morris County Vietnam Veterans

#MorrisCty The Vietnam Veterans Memorial “The Moving Wall” will be hosted @CCM_edu this July 7-11, 2022

The Moving Wall

Did you know the design of the Vietnam Memorial Wall was created by a 21 year old college student, Maya Lin. Her design won in a competition that had more than 1,400 competitors!

Maya Ying Lin, born in Ohio, student of Yale University. She created her design as part of her college architecture class.

Her family survived and escaped China during a threat of Maoist revolutionaries.

Morris County, Morris Township

#distancelearning – Floral Arranging with Ann Fahey !

April 2, 2022 DenvilleAdmin

Ann Fahey, Superintendent of Horticulture Education, will present how to use supermarket flowers to make knock-out bouquets. A #distancelearning , virtual class!

Morris County Park Commission
300 Mendham Road
Morris Township, NJ 07960
P: 973.326.7600

Register here.

Date: Tuesday, April 5
Time: 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Location: Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 353 East Hanover Avenue, Morris Township, NJ 07960.
Cost: $15 per person.
Contact: Preregistration is required. For more information, call 973-326-7601.

Make your yard wildlife friendly while producing flowers for drying and gifting!

Morris County, Morris Township

#distancelearning Plant of the Month Club

April 2, 2022 DenvilleAdmin

Morris County Park Commission
300 Mendham Road
Morris Township, NJ 07960
P: 973.326.7600

#distancelearning

Monday, May 2: Darling Dahlias – Learn to grow the National Flower of Mexico — the dahlia. Young green thumbs will propogate from both seed and tubers and discover which grows faster, and maybe better.

Monday, June 6: A Rose is a Rose. Which plant sometimes has a great scent, but more often has prickles and grows hips? The rose! Learn about this plant which is one of the oldest plants cultivated by humand and learn to grow one on your own.

Register here.

Date: Monday, May 2—Monday, June 6
Time: 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Location: Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 353 East Hanover Avenue, Morris Township, NJ 07960.
Cost: $15 per child.
Contact: Preregistration is required. For more information, call 973-326-7601.

VICTORY GARDENS

Morris County, Morristown

Lamb Frolic ! @ Fosterfields Living Historical Farm

April 2, 2022 DenvilleAdmin

Fosterfields Living Historical Farm
73 Kahdena Road, Morristown, NJ 07960

Morris County Park Commission
300 Mendham Road
Morris Township, NJ 07960
P: 973.326.7600

Saturday, April 9th and Sunday, April 10th

Meet the newest arrivals to the farm! Help the farmers socialize the baby lambs by playing with them one on one. Everyone will have a chance to pet and hold a lamb.

Register by phone: 973-326-7645

VICTORY GARDENS

Morris County, Morristown

Little Farm Friends @MorrisParksNJ

April 2, 2022 DenvilleAdmin

Morris County Park Commission
300 Mendham Road
Morris Township, NJ 07960
P: 973.326.7600

Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 21 – Game Day!: It’s play time for Pre-K kids! See what all the fun is about by playing a variety of vintage games!

Friday, June 3 and Friday, June 24 – Super Seeds!: Learn all about vegetable seeds and how crops grow in this Pre-K class.

Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, 73 Kahdena Road, Morristown, NJ 07960.

Register here!

VICTORY GARDENS

Boonton, Chatham, Morris County

#MorrisCty Frog Walks for the Grown Ups and Kids!

March 27, 2022 DenvilleAdmin

Morris County Park Commission
300 Mendham Road
Morris Township, NJ 07960
P: 973.326.7600

Saturday, April 2nd – 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. – Children with an Adult – Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, 247 Southern Boulevard, Chatham Township, 07928.

Tuesday, April 5 – 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Just for Grown Ups – Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area, 472 Boonton Ave, Boonton, NJ 07005

This walk for adults only will visit various vernal pools in the forest to view the mating rituals of the spring peepers and wood frogs, visible only during a short window each spring. Learn about the frogs’ fascinating adaptations for survival and many other interesting facts.

Register here.

Date: April 2nd and April 5th
Location for kids, April 2nd: Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, 247 Southern Boulevard, Chatham Township, 07928.
Location for grown ups, April 5th: Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area, 472 Boonton Ave., Boonton, NJ 07005.
Cost: $5 per person.
Contact: Preregistration is required. For more info, call 973-635-6629

VICTORY GARDENS

Morris County, Morris Township

#MorrisCty Who’s Planning to Plant?

March 20, 2022 DenvilleAdmin

Happy Spring! Who is ready to dig? Are you like me and lose focus as to what to plan because there is just so many choices? Take a nice Spring Tour at the @FrelinghuysenAr gardens and trails to plan for this growing season !

Morris County Park Commission
300 Mendham Road
Morris Township, NJ 07960
P: 973.326.7600

PLANTS OF EARLY SPRING TOUR

Walk the gardens and forest trails to find the earliest emerging plants of the growing season! This walk is moderately hilly.

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Date: Wednesday, March 23
Time: 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 353 East Hanover Avenue, Morris Township, 07960.
Cost: $15 per person.
Contact: Preregistration is required. For more info, call 973.326.7601.

Chatham, Morris County

Why Would I Care about Skunk Cabbage???

March 20, 2022 DenvilleAdmin

It’s Stinky! Did you know it is also amazing??!! It will be sunny, clear and in the 60s tomorrow! Come on out to the @GreatSwampNJ and learn the beautify of this misunderstood plant’s secrets!

Morris County Park Commission
300 Mendham Road
Morris Township, NJ 07960
P: 973.326.7600

Come to the Skunk Cabbage Safari!

Skunk Cabbage may be stinky, but it sure is amazing! Did you know that it makes its own heat to melt snow or that it’s the first flower of the spring? Discover all of the plant’s secrets as you hunt for it emerging along the trails, guided by a naturalist. You’ll never look at skunk cabbage the same way again!

Register here.

Date: Monday, March 21
Time: 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, 247 Southern Boulevard, Chatham Township, 07928.
Cost: $5 per person.
Contact: Preregistration is required. For more info, call 973.635.6629.

Apple Barrel Trio Planters

Morris County

New Scholarship Availeble for Morris County Vocational Technical School Graduates

March 13, 2022 DenvilleAdmin

The scholarship offered by NJM is offered to counties where NJM maintains a corporate office. Morris County is one of those counties. NJM offers this scholarship through the NJAC Foundation which is a non-profit organization affiliated with the New Jersey Association of Counties (NJAC). NJAC is committed to providing educational opportunities for vocational-technical school and county college students who plan on continuing their education at a county college, state college or university in New Jersey. For more information, visit their website at www.njac.org.