Montville, NJ Morris County
#MorrisCty Parks have registration opened for Summer Camp 2025 !
@GreatSwampNJ and Pyramid Mountain have available events !!
Frelinghuysen Arboretum has available events !!
Fosterfields Living Historical Farm has available events !!
ADVENTURER CAMP has available events !!
SKATING CAMP has available events !!
Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, 247 Southern Boulevard, Chatham Township, NJ 07928 – Register here.
February 7: Skulls and Bones – No bones about it, vertebrates have interesting skeletons! Compare yours to other species in this class. Examine real mammal, reptile, and bird skulls, looking for clues as to who they belong to. We’ll also take a close look at the kinds of teeth that mammals have as we munch on apple slices and carrots to test out how they work.
Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area, 472 Boonton Avenue, Montville Township, NJ 07045 (intersection of Mars Court and Boonton Avenue) – Register here.
March 6: Be Bear Aware – Black bears are NJ’s largest land animal, found in every county. But there are so many misconceptions about them! Discover the secrets to their success in our state, practice what to do if you see one, play a game to simulate how they live, and take a walk on the trails looking for signs of bears.
Morris County Park Commission
300 Mendham Road
Morris Township, NJ 07960
P: 973.326.7600
#MorrisCty honored a local #Boonton Legend at the #VeteransDay Distinguished Service Medals Ceremony.
Arthur Lloyd Charlton, a #WW2 veteran, is a local #Boonton author. Hon. Frelinghuysen added local books of history written by Arthur Lloyd Charlton to #Boonton‘s time capsule. These books are: “Stories of a Small Town Boonton USA”, “More Stories of a Small Town Boonton USA”, and “Boonton USA WW2 Stories”.
He was honored by the #MorrisCty Board of Commissioners with the Distinguished Service Medal.
Richard D. Allen, Jr. of Washington Township
Arthur L. Charlton of Boonton
Carl “Mike” Cabanas of Morristown
Tarek Al-Aydi of Morristown
Stephen D. Reynolds of Flanders
Lawrence L. Walsh of Mendham
Timothy N. McCloe of Morristown
Brian L. Jones of Long Valley
Richard N. Jones of Morristown
George C. Marmo of Montville (honored posthumously)
Read these #Veterans full bios @ MorrisCty !
Thank you for your services!
Become a forensic scientist for wildlife as you examine real skulls and bones to determine what animal they came from. Learn about the 4 types of mammal teeth as you crunch on carrots and apple slices and then determine what the animals eat by looking at the teeth in their skulls.
Morris County Park Commission
300 Mendham Road
Morris Township, NJ 07960
P: 973.326.7600
Morris County Park Commission
300 Mendham Road
Morris Township, NJ 07960
P: 973.326.7600
Ages 5 – 10.
Just in time for Groundhog Day, discover why woodchucks are actually pretty interesting animals with a story, walk and craft.
Ages 5 & up.
Walk out into the darkening trails of Pyramid Mountain to learn about and look for owls. We’ll discover which owls call our state home and why winter is a good time to try to see them. Try making their calls and touch owl artifacts too!
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Morris County Park Commission
300 Mendham Road
Morris Township, NJ 07960
973-326-7600
Can you tell a ladybug’s age by its spots? If you cut a worm in half, do you get two worms? Is the Daddy Long Legs the most venomous spider? You’ll be amazed at the things you thought were true and true facts that are hard to believe about New Jersey animals! Our naturalist will wow you with facts while you walk the trail.
Spend some time playing on the rock formations of Pyramid Mountain while also learning a lot about rocks! Limit 10 participants.
by Hunter Hulbert | For Jersey’s BestMay 18, 2020
Thanks to the unprecedented circumstances surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, a throwback attraction that got its start in the Garden State is enjoying a resurgence in popularity: the drive-in movie theater.
In addition to the state’s lone permanent venue, the Delsea Drive-In in Vineland, a couple pop-up sites are poised to deliver some vintage-style entertainment as families look for safe entertainment options. Following is a breakdown of the drive-in movie theater locations in New Jersey as well as movie times and dates:
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Boxcar will include nights for local bands and rent parking out to food trucks. The food trucks can make their menus available on phone apps for no contact ordering. The food brought to cars old car hop style. Bring in port a pottys that are changed out nightly and install hand sanitizer stands. Virtually little infrastructure needed.
Create a Victory Garden! – Learn More
Find a fun seed variety pack and have fun growing your own vegetables!
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