Events, Workshops, & Adventures!
Opportunities to get involved, learn a skill, or just have fun being curious, creative, and mindful. Check out the Calendar for more.
Creative Hands
Wednesdays January 18 through March 22
3:00 to 5:00 PM
Let your creative juices flow!! Join us for a variety of fun art projects. This class is part of the Learn Move Create program of the JCC in Margate. Free for residents of Atlantic County who are 60+. Get your Creative Hands on some Fun!
Audience: Adults 60+ residents of Atlantic County
Location: Atlantic County Library, Linwood Branch
Fee: Free to Atlantic County Residents
To register contact: Ann Erik, Active Adult Program Coordinator; Phone 609-822-1167 Ext.132; Email: aerik@jccatlantic.org
Noticing Nature
Each season will focus on an overall theme as we discuss related natural history concepts and learn nature journaling techniques while exploring locations throughout the county. Both of our spring & autumn outdoor excursions and our winter & summer indoor programs offer hands-on activities and authentic nature experiences. Capturing these experiences in our nature journals will add another layer of meaning. No writing or art experience necessary. Come join our group and let's have fun "noticing nature"!
Mondays, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Winter: ""Outside In" January 30 through March 27 (open to Atlantic County residents only)
New! Starting this spring there are two sessions of Noticing Nature: one in Atlantic County AND another in Cape May County!!
Noticing Nature ~ Atlantic County
Mondays, 10:00AM- 12:00PM
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Spring: "Have to Have a Habitat"
April 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, June 5, 12, 19, 26
For more information click here.
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· Summer: "Crafting with Nature"
July 10, 24, August 7, 21
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· Autumn: "Systems, Cycles, and Diversions"
September 11, 18, 25, October 2, 16, 23, 30,
November 6, 13
Audience: Adults 60+ residents of Atlantic County
Location: various locations throughout Atlantic County
Fee: Free to Atlantic County Residents
To register contact: Ann Erik, Active Adult Program Coordinator; Phone 609-822-1167 Ext.132; Email: aerik@jccatlantic.org
Noticing Nature ~ Cape May County
Mondays, 10:00AM- 12:00PM
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Spring: "Have to Have a Habitat"
April 18, 25; May 2, 9, 16, 23; June 6, 13, 20, 27
For more information click here.
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· Summer: "Crafting with Nature"
July 11, 25; August 8, 22
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· Autumn: "Systems, Cycles, and Diversions"
September 11, 18, 25, October 2, 16, 23, 30,
November 6, 13
Audience: Adults 18+
Location: Sea Isle City, New Jersey
Fee: Free
To register contact: Mariela Cifuentes, Adult Events Coordinator, Cape May County Library; Phone 609-463-6350 Ext. 701; Email: marielac@cmclibrary.org
Dennis Township School Career Fair
Friday, March 24, 2023
9:45AM to noon
2nd Nature ~ Connections will be connecting with 6th -8th grade students about careers in Nature and the wide world of environmental pursuits. .
NJ Makers Day
Saturday, March 25, 2023
10:00AM to 3:00PM
Celebrating makers of all types and ages! Come learn how you can be a maker, too!
Lots of workshops and events to come, with many community partners.
Audience: families with children ages 5 - 14
Location: Cape May Court House Library
Fee: Free
No registration required
Nature & Forest Therapy Walks & Programs
Beginning This Spring!
Join a deep walk to destress and reconnect with nature and all it has to offer. Led by an ANFT* certified guide-in-training. Check back for date, location, and program details
*Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs
Audience: Adults, Children & Families
Location: various sites throughout South Jersey area
Fee: Free
To register contact: Sue at 2ndnature.connections@gmail.com
Green Eggs and Sand
June 2-4, 2023
During the full and new moon events in May and June, thousands of horseshoe crabs come ashore to spawn, primarily in Delaware Bay. It is also during this time when migrating shorebirds descend upon the beaches to rest and feed on the horseshoe crab eggs before continuing onto their breeding grounds. This interaction between horseshoe crab, shorebird and humans is what lays the ground works for the Green Eggs & Sand (GE&S) workshop.
The GE&S workshop focuses on promoting understanding the issues, the science and the management of the horseshoe crab/shorebird controversy. Workshop participants learn from top researchers and natural managers in the field, as well as get to visit a horseshoe crab spawning beach.
Educators and natural resource managers from Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey developed the curriculum, and designed it for use with middle and high school students. It is broken down into four modules that introduce students to the lives of horseshoe crabs, their extraordinary history, ecological niche, interrelationships with other species and the challenges of managing horseshoe crabs.
Audience: Formal and Informal Educators, Scout & Youth Group Leaders, Homeschool Educators
Location: The Wetlands Institute, Stone Harbor, NJ
Fee: $50.00
To register contact: Karen Byrne, Principal Biologist, NJ DEP Fish & Wildlife; 609-947-1201; Email: Karen.Bryne@dep.nj.gov
Beachcombing the Crest
Mondays, June 19 to August 28, 2023
6:00-7:00 PM
Join us for a shoreline stroll on Monday evenings. We will meet at the Wildwood Crest Library, then take a short walk to the beach to wander tideline in search of its treasures. We'll chat about living life on the edge of the ocean and wonder about the secrets of the sea.
All ages are welcome. Don't forget to bring your bucket!
Audience: Families and Adults
What to Bring: beach bucket
Location: Cape May County Library, Wildwood Crest Branch
Fee: Free
To register contact: Cape May County Library 609-463-6350
Marine Life Safari on the Skimmer
Summer 2023
“Is anyone here a Marine Biologist?” Get your hands wet and mind blown on an interactive cruise with a focus on underwater life. Set some crab pots, pull some fish traps, and help us haul in a biological sampling net to see and learn about what’s down there.
See website for schedule and fees.
Audience: Families and Adults
Location: Stone Harbor or Cape May City
To register contact: Salt Marsh Safari on the Skimmer; Phone 609-884-3100;
Website: www.skimmer.com