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Join us to play and learn with
TBZ’s very own Family Nature Club!
Family Nature Club (FNC) is all about discovering the world, and playing WITH nature, not just IN nature. Experience the sounds, smells, and sights of the outdoors with FNC as we explore our natural heritage within Essex County’s parks. We offer two different kinds of FNC Programs to our community: one focused on exploration, the other on service.
Nature Adventurers is an FNC hiking program where we explore our local ecosystems, from rivers to forests and more. We strive to foster discovery of NJ’s fascinating and diverse wildlife and the roles that they fill within our local ecosystems, no matter how big or small. Most programs have a discovery theme, but in the spirit of nature, anything can happen!
Nature Guardians is an FNC program focused on community engagement that connects families with local conservation actions and citizen science research, shaping our understanding of the natural world. This evolving program began as we created a garden to provide habitat for our VIP’s: Very Important Pollinators! This season’s programs will focus on building your birding skills and a brand-new salamander research project at Turtle Back Zoo.
See below for more details about Family Nature Club and what it’s all about. Family Nature Club does not include zoo admission. Family Nature Club does not always meet at TBZ; you will receive detailed instructions if we plan to not meet at the zoo.
To Register for Nature Guardians: Click Here
Type “FNC” in the search bar to see all available programs
Winter Dates and Themes!
- December 16 @ 8 AM – Christmas Bird Count
- January 14 @ 1 PM – Snow School: Footprints!
- January 28 @ 1 PM – Snow School: Footprints!
- February 11 @ 1 PM – Winter Birding
- February 25 @ 1 PM – Rock on!
FNC Nature programs meet at various locations: the zoo, the reservoir, or local county park. Prior to your program, you will receive detailed instructions of where to meet. Program locations are usually within a 5-10 minute drive of the zoo.
To Register for Nature Guardians: Click Here
Type “FNC” in the search bar to see all available programs