Somerset Co. Park Commission Offers Science & Nature Program

From The Somerset Co. Park Commission: The Somerset County Park Commission Environmental Education Center, located at 190 Lord Stirling Road in Basking Ridge, New Jersey is offering a special Sunday science and nature program for children age infant to 5 years old with a parent.

“Wild Kids” provides working parents the opportunity to share an interesting and entertaining program with their children on Sunday mornings. Because it is never too early to get little ones to experience the wonders of nature, this series focuses on developing the five senses through simple activities. Parents are encouraged to share the experience with their children and are provided methods of continuing interaction with nature upon returning home.

Wild Kids will convene on Sundays, May 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2017 from 10:30 A.M. to 11: 30 A.M.

Fee for the 4-session program is $30 per pair and $15 for each additional child. Pre-registration is required and payment may be made on-line at www.somersetcountyparks.org, in-person at the Environmental Education Center, via mail, or by telephone (if using a credit card) at 908-766-2489. Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Somerset County Park Commission Environmental Education Center is located within Lord Stirling Park, in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township, and is nestled within 450 acres of the western portion of the Great Swamp Basin of the Passaic River. A swamp vivarium, and an environmentally based library are located within the Center itself.

“The Great Swamp Experience” on the lower lever at the EEC features interactive

displays, vignettes, taxidermy, and archeological artifacts highlighting the history

and ecology of the Great Swamp. The exhibit is open 7 days a week from 9:00

A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Admission is free.

Information on this event and other Somerset County Park Commission activities may be found on the Internet at www.somersetcountyparks.org

Image Courtesy of Somerset County Parks