Events & Trips

This page will list upcoming special events, trips and other happenings that are hosted by the Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission, The East Brunswick Environmental Commission, or by other regional organizations.

Upcoming Events & Trips

Date Event/Trip1 Time Location1 Fee2
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2009 NEXT EVENT!

Oct 25, 2009 Ken Lockwood Gorge: walk, photos, etc. 9:00 AM Meet at Dallenbach Lake None
(rescheduled due to rain) Walk, explore and take photos at one at 9 AM to car pool.
of the most beautiful spots in NJ. (Click the BLUE text above for
Easy walking. Take photos. Bring a for a map to help you get there.)
camera and water. Wear sneakers or
hiking boots. This should be the
height of foliage.

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Dec 12, 2009 (tentative) East Brunswick Winter Bird Count 7:00 AM Throughout East Brunswick
Saturday
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Jan & Feb 2010 Barnegat Light Trip (great birding)
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Feb, 2010 Trip to Merrill Creek (thousands of Snow Geese)
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We’re working on new trip ideas. Please submit your suggestions.

Mountain Interval — 1920

Robert Frost (1874–1963)

The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth; 5

Then took the other, as just as fair,

And having perhaps the better claim,

Because it was grassy and wanted wear;

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same, 10

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black.

Oh, I kept the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to way,

I doubted if I should ever come back. 15

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference. 20

1 Blue or colored text indicates an active link which you may click on for more information, or with a map or directions to help you navigate to that location. Click on the markers on the map for additional help. Maps are fully interactive to help you navigate to the site from anywhere.

2 Many of our trips and events have no fee. However, the Friends will gladly accept donations to help fund our activities.

* Exact time to be determined.

Photos of some events and trips over the past several years.

Also please see the Birds & Birding and the Sightings & Reports pages for additional photos from some of our trips.

Additional Resources for you to consider
Trips (near and far, part-day or longer) by the American Littoral Society (Littoral: of, relating to, or situated on the shore of the sea or a lake)
Kayking throughout the region with Reel Therapy Kayak Eco Adventures. Sounds very good. Maybe we should set up a trip. Anyone?

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Do you know of other resources or suggestions, or have other organizations that might be listed here? Please let us know.

If you’ve enjoyed these photos, there are many more on the Flickr site.

Click here to see them.

LAST MINUTE TRIPS AND EVENTS

Sometimes the best and most interesting things we might might be able to see or experience cannot be planed for in advance.

If, for example, a rare bird were to be reported in Brigantine, we might not have more than half-a-days notice to set up a trip. If you have a fairly open schedule and can participate on trips on short notice from time to time (to take advantage of what may be available NOW) then click here to be put on a special email list.

Thanks, Rich

PLAN YOUR OWN TRIP

Here are some ideas for local trips.
NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife list of all NJ Wildlife Management Areas with lots of topo map links.
Ken Lockwood Gorge. One of the most beautiful places in NJ.
Information from NYNJBotany.org - trails, plants, trees, etc.
Topo map of the gorge.
Fully functional Google Map for getting there from anywhere.
Info. from the NYNJ Trails Conference.

PLAN YOUR OWN TRIP, continued

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