Environmental Education Center Plans September Tree House Gang Program for Young Children

From Somerset County Park Commission:

BASKING RIDGE, NJ – The Naturalists of the Somerset County Park Commission Environmental Education Center (EEC) have announced the September dates for an entertaining and educational science and nature program for children ages 3 to 5, scheduled to run on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.

Tree House Gang programs introduce children to science and nature through an enhanced learning program that incorporates outdoor hikes, hands-on activities, and interaction with live animals. The program takes place at the Environmental Education Center, 190 Lord Stirling Road in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.

The program runs from 12:45 P.M. to 3:15 P.M. and is offered on 4 Tuesdays, September 6, 13, 20, and 27 and 4 Thursdays, September 8, 15, 22, and 29 2016. Each monthly session has a different theme.

The fee for either 4-day session is $65 per person. For information and registration, log onto www.somersetcountyparks.org or call 908-766-2489.

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.

Dog walking is not permitted on the trails at the EEC.

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

Photo courtesy of Somerset County Park Commission: The Tree House Gang and a Naturalist explore nature in Lord Stirling Park.