4th Annual Ocean City Nature & The Environment Family Fun Day Set

OCEAN CITY, NJ — Learn all about nature through a free family day sponsored by the Ocean City Environmental Commission.

The Nature and Environmental Family Fun Day will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Feb. 18 in the Ocean City High School cafeteria.

"The event is a great chance to get the kids out to do something educational, interactive and have loads of fun this President’s Day weekend," the Environmental Commission said in a press release. "Last year’s event drew more than 500 parents and kids."

Kids can enjoy a wide range of nature and environmentally-focused activities, with hands-on, interactive, fun and educational experiences for all.

The event is proudly sponsored by Ocean City’s Environmental Commission and held in partnership with the Ocean City Free Public Library and the Cape May County Park & Zoo.

Activities include a small petting zoo, recycling arts and crafts, a touch tank from The Wetlands Institute, free seeds for native plants that attract butterflies and free takeaways from the Ocean City Public Library.

There will also be demonstrations, exhibits and experts from:

• Marine Mammal Stranding (Marine Mammal Stranding Center)
• Environmentally Friendly Shellfish Replenishment–Demonstration (ACT Engineers)
• Protecting the Watershed & Cleaning Up The Bay – Demonstration (Americorp)
• Trash Decomposition & the Environment (Ocean City Environmental Commission)
• How to Compost (Ocean City Environmental Commission)
• Native Plants Exhibit (Ocean City Environmental Commission)
• Energy Efficiency (South Jersey Gas)
• Energy Efficiency: Solar (AC Electric)
• Water Efficiency (New Jersey American Water)
• Solid Waste and Wastewater Management (Cape May Municipal Utilities Authority)
• Electric Vehicle Charging