Create fanciful fish with paint, brush, and paper through the ancient art of Gyotaku. Help us create the largest school of fish the nature center has ever seen! Free program, space is limited. Register here!
Explore the bug world of the Abbott Marshlands. With sweep nets, bug boxes and other tools of the trade, we’ll take a close look at these amazing animals before releasing them back to nature. Get for families with children. Program is free, but registration required! Register here! Sponsored by the Mercer County Park Commission.
Gather at the nature center for quality family time with games and popcorn. We’ll have a variety of board games, card games, and outdoor nature games to try. Will you be our game champion? Event is free, registration opens closer to the program date. Details and registration here!
There’s a secret treasure chest in the Abbott Marshlands filled with goodies! Join us at the nature center for a quick lesson in orienteering before setting out on the trail in this event that mixes the history of the Marshlands with mapping skills and family fun. Event is free, registration required and opens closer to […]
Come out, all you animals! Enjoy a fun dance party to get your heart pumping and learn the “dance moves” of different animals - from courtship rituals to defensive maneuvers and playtime. Suitable for kids aged 5-12 and their parents. Free, registration required and opens closer to program date. Details and registration here!
This family-friendly walk is geared towards beginners, and backyard birders who who want to expand their knowledge base. Join Friends for the Abbott Marshlands volunteer Mark Manning for a beginner bird walk at Roebling Memorial Park in Hamilton, NJ. Within Roebling Memorial Park is a variety of upland and wetland habitats that host a number […]
Discover what it really means to “eat like a bird.” With a focus on local birds and their diets, we’ll make simple bird feeders, then place them out on the trails of Roebling Park - an offer of thanksgiving for the joy that our feathered friends bring us! All ages. Event is free, registration required, […]
Every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sunday of the month, join this Naturalist-led program that encourages families to explore the wonder of nature together. Registration not required, free program! In English and Spanish. Feed the Animals Second Sundays It’s Lunchtime for our educational Animals! See what it takes to keep them healthy, clean and fed. We might […]
If you grow pumpkins, cherries, or blueberries at home, then thank a native bee! Invite these helpful pollinators to your backyard building a bee house in this workshop using natural materials. Please bring your own hand pruners. Free, For All Ages. Please register in advance here!
This family-friendly walk is geared towards beginners, and backyard birders who who want to expand their knowledge base. Join Friends for the Abbott Marshlands volunteer Mark Manning for a beginner bird walk at Roebling Memorial Park in Hamilton, NJ. Within Roebling Memorial Park is a variety of upland and wetland habitats that host a number […]
Evidence of our wild neighbors are all around us. Learn how different creatures leave clues behind in their tracks, chews and poos then head outside to see who’s been wandering around the nature center!" All ages welcome. Masks required indoors. Program is free but registration is required. Register here.
\Have you ever worried about the animals during the cold, winter months? Have you ever wished you could provide them with a warm space that wasn’t your living room? Join the Mercer County Park Naturalist in creating animal shelters! These shelters will be made from natural materials and will be taken home to be placed […]
Every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sunday of the month, join this Naturalist-led program that encourages families to explore the wonder of nature together. Registration not required, free program! In English and Spanish. Feed the Animals Second Sundays It’s Lunchtime for our educational Animals! See what it takes to keep them healthy, clean and fed. We might […]
Every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sunday of the month, join this Naturalist-led program that encourages families to explore the wonder of nature together. Registration not required, free program! In English and Spanish. Feed the Animals Second Sundays It’s Lunchtime for our educational Animals! See what it takes to keep them healthy, clean and fed. We might […]
Every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sunday of the month, join this Naturalist-led program that encourages families to explore the wonder of nature together. Registration not required, free program! In English and Spanish. Feed the Animals Second Sundays It’s Lunchtime for our educational Animals! See what it takes to keep them healthy, clean and fed. We might […]
Every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sunday of the month, join this Naturalist-led program that encourages families to explore the wonder of nature together. Registration not required, free program! In English and Spanish. Feed the Animals Second Sundays It’s Lunchtime for our educational Animals! See what it takes to keep them healthy, clean and fed. We might […]
Every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sunday of the month, join this Naturalist-led program that encourages families to explore the wonder of nature together. Registration not required, free program! In English and Spanish. Feed the Animals Second Sundays It’s Lunchtime for our educational Animals! See what it takes to keep them healthy, clean and fed. We might […]
Every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sunday of the month, join this Naturalist-led program that encourages families to explore the wonder of nature together. Registration not required, free program! In English and Spanish. Feed the Animals Second Sundays It’s Lunchtime for our educational Animals! See what it takes to keep them healthy, clean and fed. We might […]
Every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sunday of the month, join this Naturalist-led program that encourages families to explore the wonder of nature together. Registration not required, free program! In English and Spanish. Feed the Animals Second Sundays It’s Lunchtime for our educational Animals! See what it takes to keep them healthy, clean and fed. We might […]
Every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sunday of the month, join this Naturalist-led program that encourages families to explore the wonder of nature together. Registration not required, free program! In English and Spanish. Feed the Animals Second Sundays It’s Lunchtime for our educational Animals! See what it takes to keep them healthy, clean and fed. We might […]
