Saturday, July 18, 2015

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Harding, NJ

This wildlife refuge is not far from where we live and is run by the National Fish and Wildlife Service (NFS).
A real stuffed bear from Maine
We went on a walk on an interpretive trail designed for kids, where there were tasks along the way (this one asks to match the shapes of the leaves for different types of trees)
Sam was really excited to discover that many wildlife refuges run by NFS have "junior wildlife manager" programs, where kids can early badges if they complete a workbook with a set of questions and activities about nature.
One of Sam's favorite activities here was coloring a butterfly and making into a bookmark
Matching caterpillars with the butterflies they turn into
On a trail
Map of other national wildlife refuges...it looks like we are not going to run out of places to visit anytime soon!

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