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New Jersey Wild Outdoor Expo
The New Jersey Wild Outdoor Expo is a free event designed for visitors to discover ways to appreciate and enjoy the outdoors.
The New Jersey WILD Outdoor Expo is an exciting way to feature the state’s hunting, fishing and wildlife watching heritage.
The event aims to educate participants about meaningful conservation and outdoor safety practices while fostering environmental stewardship and ethics in an effort to get more children, families and other groups into the great outdoors.
The Expo seeks to help people connect with the natural world by providing a unique blend of conservation information, education and hands-on opportunities to learn outdoor skills and activities. Visitors can learn about and try a wide array of activities including:
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Shooting sports
- Kayaking
- Rock climbing
- Camping
- Zip line
- Wildlife watching
- And much more!
The New Jersey WILD Outdoor Expo will be held on September 7 & 8 2019 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily at the Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area in Jackson Township, Ocean County. Click here for directions.
In 2019, Conserve Wildlife Foundation will be holding workshops where participants can help "Build a Bat House" on both Saturday and Sunday. We will have two workshops per day and will be building a total of 16 bat houses with 4 bat houses/groups/workshop. Once arriving at the EXPO anyone can sign up at our table. They will be held on a first come, first served basis. The first workshop will be held at 11:00am and the second at 1:00pm.
Special thanks to WoodHaven Lumber & Millwork for donating the lumber for us to hold this great, family friendly workshop!!
> View/download the 2019 NJ Wild Outdoor Expo Flyer
Join us in our activity tent for CWF merchandise, discounts on membership and activities for Boy and Girl Scouts. The CWF tent will serve as "Scout Central" at this year's event. Stop by for important scout information, handouts and activities.
For online mapping directions and GPS navigation systems, use the following address:
- 299 East Colliers Mill Road
New Egypt, NJ 08533
Learn More:
Contact Us:
Liz Silvernail, Director of Development: Email
609.292.3707
New Jersey WILD Outdoor Expo Legacy
The New Jersey WILD Outdoor Expo is the maturation of the Wildlife Heritage Festival, which the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Fish and Wildlife has hosted since 2002 at the Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center in Oxford, NJ.
The Wildlife Heritage Festival was held on the last Saturday in September to recognize and celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day and to increase awareness and a sense of stewardship in participants toward New Jersey’s fish and wildlife resources. The attending public had the opportunity to: try their hand at shooting sports, practice spin casting techniques and learn about New Jersey’s natural history along with a host of other environmentally relevant content.
In an effort to broaden the scope of the Wildlife Heritage Festival to include non-consumptive activities and a larger diversity of outdoor recreation instruction, the Department’s Division of Fish and Wildlife partnered with the Division of Parks and Forestry and the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey to hold the first New Jersey Wild Outdoor Expo in September 2010.
This larger Expo event still coincides with National Hunting and Fishing Day and is held in a centrally located part of the state, at the Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area in Jackson Township, in order to be accessible to residents throughout New Jersey.
