Environmental Activities

Environmental

Activities

Sparta Mountain Environmental Activities and Discussions Timetable:

Please park on Edison Terrace which is a 7 minute walk from Ryker's Lake.

8am: Audubon Birding Walks (the only 8am event at Ryker's Lake)

10am: All other events start at Ryker's Lake including the hikes, the geocaching, the bow and arrow demonstrations, the raptor presentations, the arts and crafts activities and all of the health and environmental discussions.

Please note that the mining tours take place at 10am at the Edison Monument which is located on Edison Road. This is the only non-Ryker's Lake event.

1pm End of Sparta Mountain Day 2009

Sparta Mountain Day Environmental Activities

We have the mountaintop views, the swamps, the bogs, the eagles, the hawks, the frogs, the bears and, best of all, you do not have to fly or drive hundreds of miles to enjoy it all – it is right here in our back yard.

This year our Environmental Activities include:

-Bird Walks led by NJ Audubon experts.
-Mining Walks (mining throughout the area for past 200 years) led by hiking experts.
-Geo-caching Walks led by local geo-caching enthusiasts.
-Raptor Presentations led by a local avian expert. Last year we had a hawk and an owl.
-Bear Discussions led by the State of NJ representatives.
-Forest Discussion led by a State of NJ expert.
-Frog Discussions led by a local award winning science teacher, etc.
-Environmental arts and craft activities.
-Recycling Discussions led by Sussex County experts.

Please park on Edison Terrace and arrive at Ryker’s Lake by 10am. Rykers Lake is a 7 minute walk from Edison Terrace.

Please email Mitch Morrison at mmorrison@nac.net now to register for these Sparta Mountain Day Environmental Activities. Registration closes by May 10th.

-Livestrong Walk-Run

-Environmental Activities

-Presenters

-Maps