Learn how to identify and tap maple trees, collect sap, and make real maple syrup over a wood-fired evaporator. Finish with a syrup taste test! This program will be held entirely outdoors, so dress for the weather. Syrup will be available for purchase, while supplies last.
Travel around the world and through time in this virtual Plant of the Month Club for kids. Every month kids will propagate a different plant, find out how it got to American, who brought it, the science behind it and get together with other junior green thumbs.
Monday, January 9: Pawpaw, the “hipster banana” – This month is all about the “hipster banana,” the U.S.’s largest native fruit, the pawpaw. :: Grow your own bananas! Read more.
Monday, February 6: Heavens to Betsy: It’s A Prayer Plant – Did you know there are plants that tuck themselves into bed at night — this month’s plant is the Prayer Plant that does just that.
Monday, March 6: Eucalyptus, Am I Blue? – Koala Bears love Eucalyptus, learn why you should too.
Preregistration is required. For more information call 973.326.7601.
Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 353 East Hanover Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960
Wednesday, January 4: Emerald Evergreens – Why do some plants go dormant and other plants stay evergreen? Sprouts will go for a winter walk to see which trees are still green.
Wednesday, January 18: Beautiful Bark – Put on your…bark? The flowers and leaves may be gone, but the coat of the trees – the bark – are still out there. Sprouts will explore the winter garden to see and feel this amazing feature.
Wednesday, February 1: Snow Giants – When it snows a big white blanket may cover the plants, but what’s happening below the snow that we can’t see? Bundle up and let’s explore. Garden Sprouts will learn how snow can help plants in the wintertime.
Wednesday, February 15: Heartwood – What better time to look at the “heart” of a tree than around Valentine’s Day? Garden Sprouts will go for a walk to see giant Dawn Redwoods, and a slice of their cousin, the Sequoia.
Wednesday, March 1: Marvelous Maples – Sugar maples and red maples and Japanese maples, oh my! Maples make up a large amount of our forests in New Jersey. Garden Sprouts will go for a walk to see the different maple trees in our collection, and watch a demonstration of maple tree tapping.
Wednesday, March 15: Itsy Bitsy Buds – What signs of life can we still see in the garden? Sprouts will use magnifying glasses to see the tiniest parts of the plant that that reveal signs that it is still alive. Sprouts will peel open a bud or two and examine what is inside.
Wednesday, March 29: Small Seeds, Big Roots – With some time, teeny tiny seeds grow into very big plants. How? Sprouts will discover what is inside a seed and will start their own.
Plunge into Cook’s Pond to continue our efforts to fulfill our mission: INDEPENDENT LIVING for some of the more challenged members within our community. Keep them here, together, in safe and familiar surroundings, Denville.
Registration and check-in begin at We PLUNGE at 1:00PM. Please join us to PLUNGE or show your SUPPORT!
See Denville’s Previous Polar Plunge’s with Denville S.P.A.R.K.:
Join a woodland gathering around a campfire under the glowing full moon to experience the historical and ceremonial aspects of the winter solstice. Bundle up to listen to storytellers and enjoy hot cider and roasted marshmallows.
10AM Hike start time, please arrive a few minutes early to find parking;
This is POWWW’s annual hike to welcome in the New Year. The group will meet at Jonathan’s Woods parking lot on Old Beach Glen Rd. Bring water, snack and hiking boots. Dress appropriately for the weather, which in the past has ranged from 10 degrees to 45 degrees. The hike will be about 5 miles at a moderate pace.
Meet: Jonathan’s Woods parking lot on Old Beach Glen Rd.
Learn how to create a Vietnamese spice mix to make the cozy winter soup Pho. This blend features Peppercorns, Anise, Cardamom, Ginger, Cinnamon, Coriander, Basil, Tulsi, and Spices. Register today to reserve a kit for yourself.
Often called “The Father of the Modern Submarine,” New Jersey inventor John Philip Holland successfully launched his Holland Boat No.1 into the Passaic River at Paterson on May 22, 1878.
Born in Ireland, Holland came to the United States in 1873. His first design, a submersible powered by foot pedals, was rejected by the U.S. Navy. Much to Holland’s dismay, however, the Navy released his plans without his permission.
During this time of year, bald eagles from far up north begin to migrate south to parts of New Jersey where water is not frozen. Become an eagle expert as you learn all about the bald eagle and its conservation success story. At the end, we will build a life-sized bald eagle nest!
