Family Nature 'Wanderings' at EEC in April-May

“One Hour Wanderings,” family nature walks led by a naturalist at the Somerset County Environmental Education Center in Basking Ridge are scheduled for many Saturdays and Sundays in April and May.

The free hour-long interpretive walks focus on a different theme each week, according to information from the Somerset County Parks Commission. Preregistration is not required, although the walk is not designed for organized groups.
 
Saturday walks from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. are scheduled for April 6, 13; and May 4 and 18.
 
Sunday walks from noon to 1 p.m. are scheduled for April 21; May 12 and 26.
 
The Somerset County Park Commission's Environmental Education Center, at 190 Lord Stirling Road, is located within 450 acres of the western portion of the Great Swamp Basin of the Passaic River. Its variety of habitats include floodplains, swamps, rivers, intermittent streams, marshes, meadows, fields, forests, and nautral and man-made ponds.

These habitats provide homes for diverse plant and animal populations in this environmentally sensitive park, all of which can be explored during walks.

The Environmental Education Center is open seven days each week. Call 908-766-2489 for schedule updates.

All are within walking distance of the multi-purpose EEC building. An environmentally-based library is located within the center itself. The Exhibit Hall annually hosts environmentally-focused presentations that are free to the public, according to the park commission.