Clinton Township Newsletter

2 5 m a y 2 0 1 9 m a y p r O g r a m s W i t h t h e h u n t e r d O n C O u n t y d i v i s i O n O f p a r K s & r e C r e a t i O n BIRDING: MORNING/AFTERNOON BIRD WALKS Adults, free, please pre-register. Thursday Morning Walks: 6:30 AM to 8:00 AM. May 2: Echo Hill Park. May 9: Sunnyside Picnic Area.May 16: Deer Path Park Main Lot. May 23: Hoffman Park. Tuesday Afternoon Walks: 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM. May 7: Echo Hill Park. May 14: County Arboretum. May 21: Hoffman Park NATURE: REPTILE AND AMPHIBIAN MERIT BADGE: Friday, May 3, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Echo Hill, scouts ages 11 to 17, $10 NATURE: FAMILY WEEKEND NATURE CLUB: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM, Echo Hill, ages 4 & up with adult, each session $3 per child 12 & under; accompanying adult attends for free. INCREDIBLE INSECTS: Sunday, May 5 BEGINNING PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP: Session C: Sunday, May 5. 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, Arboretum, ages 16 through adult, $55 per session, instructor Jim Rimi POTTERY: CERAMIC WALL POCKETS: Sunday, May 5, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Arboretum, Ages 6 through adult (children ages 6 to 13 must be accompanied by an adult), $40 (includes materials and firing). Instructor: Emma Rimi. BASKETRY: PAPER BASKET: Tuesdays, May 7 and 14, 9:00 AM to noon, Arboretum, adults, $20, Skill Level: Moderate to Difficult. FREE RECREATION WALKS: Wednesdays, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, all ages, free; please pre-register. May 8: Schick Reserve, 486 Little York – Mt. Pleasant Rd Milford 08848. May 22: Tower Hill Reserve, 944 Mountain View Road, Asbury 08802 NATURE: SHINRIN-YOKU (FOREST THERAPY) Wednesday, May 8, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM, Jugtown Mountain (408 Mine Road Asbury, NJ 08802), ages 12 through adult, $5 ADULT ART: THURSDAY MORNING ART STUDIO: 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM. THURSDAY AFTERNOON ART STUDIO: 12:30 PM to 3:00 PM. THURSDAY EVENING ART STUDIO: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM. Session C: Five Thursdays, May 9 to June 6 (snow date Sunday 6/9). Session D (EVENING ONLY): Five Thursdays, August 1 to August 29. Arboretum, $100 per session (materials not included), Instructor Lena Shiffman BIRDING FOR BEGINNERS: Saturday, May 11, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, Arboretum, ages 8 through adult, $5 NATURE: BASIC HIKING SKILLS GUIDED HIKE: Saturday, May 11, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, Bernadette Morales/Uplands, ages 8 through adult, $5, Guest presenter: Kristen Falzon CANOEING: RIVER DAY TRIPS: 8:15 AM to about 3:30 PM (give or take an hour), Leave from Arboretum, ages 8 through adults, $40 per trip. Sun., May 12 : Delaware, Kingwood to Bull's Island. Saturday, May 25: Delaware, Phillipsburg to Riegelsville NATURE: TOT WALKS: FROGS: Echo Hill, 2 to 3 with adult, each walk $3 per child; accompanying adult attends for free. A: Wednesday, May 15, 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM. B: Wednesday, May 15, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM 2 spaces left! C: Thursday, May 16, 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM 3 spaces left! BIRDING: CAPE MAY WEEKEND: 5:00 AM Saturday to 4:00 PM Sunday, May 18-19, Arboretum, adults, SOLD OUT; call for wait list. RECREATION: NJ BOAT SAFETY CERTIFICATE CLASS: Session C: Saturday, May 18, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Session D: Saturday, June 8, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Echo Hill, ages 13 and up, $60 per session RECREATION: CPR AND FIRST AID FOR THE COMMUNITY COURSE (also Boy Scout Merit Badge) Saturday, May 18, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (CPR: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and First Aid: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM), Echo Hill, ages 12 through adult, CPR $30; First Aid $30; or both for $55 TREE PLANTING AT MELICK'S BRIDGE: Saturday, May 18, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Melick's Bridge (245 Hamden Road, Annandale), all ages (volunteers under age 14 must be accompanied by an adult), free! To register and to get more information please contact Daniel Correa at americorps@raritanheadwaters.org or at (908) 234-1852 ext. 323. BASKETRY: POCKETBOOK BASKET: Sunday, May 19, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Arboretum, adults, $35, Skill Level: Moderate. N A T U R E : M A K E A H U M M I N G B I R D F E E D E R : Monday, May 20, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM, Echo Hill Lodge, ages 8 through adult, $10 per feeder

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