< February 2011 >

We will be at the Cumberland County Winter Eagle festival, so stop by our table and say "hi".

Bald eagles are just some of the spectacular birds of prey to come out and observe as part of a day full of activities, walks, exhibits, speakers, book signings, vendors and tasty Down Jersey food.

On Saturday, Feb. 5, the Mauricetown Fire Hall, on Noble Street in Commercial Township, will be transformed into festival headquarters. The fire hall will open at 8 a.m. for registration and exhibits, followed by speaker presentations starting at 9.

Birding enthusiasts young and old will not be disappointed as experts and volunteers from New Jersey Audubon/Cape May Bird Observatory and Citizens United to Protect the Maurice River will be on hand with spotting scopes and a wealth of information to help identify wildlife and guide tours at various viewing sites.

Learn all about bats! Conserve Wildlife Foundation biologist MacKenzie Hall is visiting the Somerset Naturalists Club to talk about the amazing lives of bats, their important role here in NJ, and what's being done to research and protect them in a White-nose Syndrome state.

Learn all about bats! Conserve Wildlife Foundation biologist MacKenzie Hall is visiting the Burlington County Natural Sciences Club to talk about the amazing lives of bats, their important role here in NJ, and what's being done to research and protect them in a White-nose Syndrome state. This program is free and open to the public.

Meet David Wheeler, the author of Wild New Jersey, a tale of his whirl wind tour of New Jersey's wildlife! With his compelling narrative, in-depth background details, and eye for revealing the offbeat, you can count Wild New Jersey as the first nature book to paint the extraordinary picture of New Jersey's unlikely wilderness in all its glory. Come along for the adventure of Wild New Jersey!

• The fastest animal on earth dive-bombs him from the skies.
• A young black bear bounds up a mountain trail a few yards away. Poisonous snakes swirl at his feet.
• A thousand bats careen past his head in a pitch-black roost.
• Pods of dolphins swim right past him by the scores.

Who? Experienced naturalist David Wheeler

Where? In Wild New Jersey, of course.

Wild New Jersey invites readers along Wheeler’s whirlwind year-long tour of the most ecologically diverse state for its size in America. Along with the expert guidance of charismatic wildlife biologists and local conservationists, he explores mountains, valleys, beaches, pine barrens, caves, rivers, marshlands, and more—breathtaking landscapes.