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Registration is required for all Watershed Association programs, unless stated otherwise. Space is limited. All programs meet at the Buttinger Nature Center, unless stated otherwise. Please call (609) 737-7592 to register.

Payment is accepted by cash, check, VISA, MasterCard or Discover and can be dropped off at the Nature Center or mailed to:

Education Programs
31 Titus Mill Road
Pennington, NJ 08534

Refund Policy: A full refund will be made if notice of cancellation is received at least 48 hours before a program. Call (609) 737-7592 to cancel. No refunds or credits will be given after that time. Watershed Association membership is not refundable.

• May 19

  Family Fun Walk in Kunkel Park

  Saturday, 8:30-9:30 AM, Families and Adults, FREE

  Join one of the Naturalists in the park before the start of Pennington Day! We will explore special nooks and crannies that invite the exploration of nature. Registration requested. Meet us at the park picnic area.

• May 19

  Summer Camp Open House

  Saturday, 1-4 PM, Families, FREE

  Nature & Environmental Summer Day Camp 2012 is just around the corner! Kids aged 3-16 and their families can meet Camp Director Tammy Love, learn about and register for camp! Registration for Open House is not required.

• May 19

  Back to the River- Millstone River Canoe Trip

  Saturday, 9:30 AM-2:30 PM, Adults and older teens only, Fee varies: $25-$50 per person

  Join Jeff Hoagland for a paddle on the Millstone River, from Griggstown to Manville. Canoes/kayaks are rented onsite and fee covers watercraft, paddle, and PFD as well as guide/naturalist and lifeguard services. Space is very limited and registration is required. Call for more information, 609-737-7592. This program does not meet at the Watershed Reserve.

• May 21

  Dating for the Watershed

  Monday, 7:30 PM, Adults 30-55, Fee: $20 per person – $25 after May 16th

  They say you can meet people anywhere…even in the grocery store. Well in this case, it’s true! Join us at the WHOLE FOODS MARKET in PRINCETON for a special evening to benefit Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association. At this unique event you will enjoy delicious complimentary appetizers and beverages, “foodie” ice breaker games, a scavenger hunt throughout the store and lots of raffle prizes. Net proceeds from ticket sales and 100% of the raffle ticket proceeds will be donated to the Watershed. Click here to learn more and register

• June 8

  Tiny Tot Walk

  Friday, 10-11 AM, Children 18-36 months, Fee per child: $7 members/$10 non-members

  You and your ‘budding naturalist’ are invited to join Pam Newitt on one- or all- of these monthly outdoor adventures. She will lead toddlers on an exploration of the natural world. Children and adults should dress for the outdoors.

• June 8

  Watershed Member & Volunteer Appreciation Picnic

  Friday, 5:30-7:30PM, Families and Adults, FREE

  Join us to celebrate the Watershed Association ‘family’ with fellow members and volunteers. Volunteer award winners will be recognized as we enjoy grilled hot dogs, veggie dogs and all the fixin’s! Salads, dessert and drinks and lawn games provided. No pets or alcoholic beverages please. ‘Bring your own’ blankets and folding chairs. RSVP to 609-737-3735 x10 or office@thewatershed.org by May 29.

• July 6

  Butterfly Tea Party

  Friday, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM, Families (children 3 and older), Fee per person: $8 members/$12 non-members

  You are invited for tea with the butterflies of the Watershed Reserve! Learn how and why butterflies are drinking sweet “tea” from flowers. We begin by learning more about butterflies, and then try to catch them with a net for a close up look at their beautiful, but fragile, bodies. Finally, join us in our backyard for iced tea, lemonade and butterfly sugar cookies.

• July 14

  Butterfly Tea Party

  Saturday, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM, Families (children 3 and older), Fee per person: $8 members/$12 non-members

  You are invited for tea with the butterflies of the Watershed Reserve! Learn how and why butterflies are drinking sweet “tea” from flowers. We begin by learning more about butterflies, and then try to catch them with a net for a close up look at their beautiful, but fragile, bodies. Finally, join us in our backyard for iced tea, lemonade and butterfly sugar cookies.

• July 17

  Tiny Tot Walk

  Tuesday, 10-11 AM, Children 18-36 months, Fee per child: $7 members/$10 non-members

  You and your ‘budding naturalist’ are invited to join Pam Newitt on one- or all- of these monthly outdoor adventures. She will lead toddlers on an exploration of the natural world. Children and adults should dress for the outdoors.

• July 21

  3rd Annual Fairy Festival

  Saturday,10:30AM-1:00PM, Families, , Fee: $5 per person or $15 per family

  Come celebrate the return of Rainbow Fairies, Woodland Fairies and Forest Elves to the Watershed Reserve. Dance around a maypole, create magical crafts, construct villages along the Fairy Trail and play in the stream with the Water Sprites! You are invited to wear your fairy finery!

• July 25

  BSA ‘Insect Study’ Merit Badge

  Wednesday, 9:30AM – 12:30PM, Boy Scouts 11yo+, Fee per scout: $20

  Join Education Director/BSA Merit Badge Counselor Jeff Hoagland for this half-day workshop, designed to help Boy Scouts earn the Insect Study merit badge. Out on the trails in field, forest, and streamside scouts will learn to observe and identify a wide variety of insects, discovering the secret lives of our smallest neighbors.

• July 26

  Butterfly Tea Party

  Thursday, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM, Families (children 3 and older), Fee per person: $8 members/$12 non-members

  You are invited for tea with the butterflies of the Watershed Reserve! Learn how and why butterflies are drinking sweet “tea” from flowers. We begin by learning more about butterflies, and then try to catch them with a net for a close up look at their beautiful, but fragile, bodies. Finally, join us in our backyard for iced tea, lemonade and butterfly sugar cookies.

• August 9

  Tiny Tot Walk

  Thursday, 10-11 AM, Children 18-36 months, Fee per child: $7 members/$10 non-members

  You and your ‘budding naturalist’ are invited to join Pam Newitt on one- or all- of these monthly outdoor adventures. She will lead toddlers on an exploration of the natural world. Children and adults should dress for the outdoors.