Post Tagged with: "Essex County Environmental Center"
Environment, Geology Clubs For Kids
Three more “green” programs for kids at the Essex County Environmental Center. The 4-H Club is hosting an “Environmental Kids Club” for children in grades 2 through 5. The club says this is a monthly event, but it has only sent out the date for January, which is this Thursday, January 14 at 4 p.m. [...]
Turn Your Recycling Into Gifts
OK, we’ll admit to being sufficiently tree-hugger to be miffed when we see cardboard boxes tossed at the curb instead of being recycled at Commerce Court. But there’s a class coming up at the Essex County Environmental Center that does much to assuage our inner recycler. On Saturday, January 16, Claire Baker, owner of the [...]
Winter Nature Program For Kids
The Essex County Environmental Center is starting a kids science class this week with a winter theme. “Little Explorers Winter Nature Program” is a child-caregiver class that uses stories, walks and crafts to develop an awareness and appreciation for science and nature for the child as well as the caregiver. Each session, a different nature [...]
Residents Win Gingerbread House Competition
Several Verona residents were the winners of a gingerbread house competition with an environmental twist. Samantha, Patricia and Molli Dowd captured first place in the Group/Family category of the Essex County Environmental Center’s Fifth Annual Gingerbread Homes and Habitats Contest. Brendan Semeraro won second place in the Individual Children’s category. The houses–there were 43 in [...]
Get Your Green Job Skills Here
Rutgers has opened recruiting for its Environmental Stewards Class of 2010. The program, which begins in our area on January 10 and runs through June, is like an executive MBA in environmental studies. It is designed to introduce non-scientists to the science underlying key environmental issues in New Jersey. Rutgers brings in leading authorities from [...]