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17AugThursday Night Nature: Gardening for Wildlife: Selecting Native Plants for Pollinators and Songbirds with Desiree Narango, Ph.D. (August 17, 2023)
Desiree Narango, Ph.D., will speak about her recent research studying how landscaping practices influence wildlife in residential settings. Specifically, this talk will focus on her work comparing native and…
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18AprThursday Night Nature: Gardening with an Eye towards Climate Change with Dylan Finley (April 18, 2024)
Learn how installing diverse native plant communities and smart stormwater features can improve your garden’s climate resilience and our ecosystem as a whole. Smart gardeners want to ensure the…
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05SepThursday Night Nature: Honoring our Past, Protecting Our Future with Melissa Davis (August 01, 2024)
THIS LECTURE HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
The Davis Croft Farm, aka Faraway Farm, has a long history dating back to the 1700s. Neighboring the Preserve’s land, much…
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15AugThursday Night Nature: Introduction to Phenology, Citizen Science and Nature’s Notebook with Samantha Brewer (August 15, 2024)
As the seasons progress, we observe changes in the natural world. Phenology is the study of the patterns of these seasonal changes. Derived from the Greek word meaning “to…
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20JulThursday Night Nature: Knowing the Natural World with Jim Amon (July 20, 2023)
Award-winning photographer Jim Amon will captivate us with a magical exploration into the Sourlands. This dive into the largest intact woodland in central New Jersey will highlight the plants,…
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13AprThursday Night Nature: Landscape Renewal, Enhancement and Diversity with a Touch of Flare – The Bower: Native Plant Landscape and Sculpture Park with Bill and Jane Allis (Apr. 13)
This presentation captures the conception, design, current state of plant establishment and stewardship of a native plant landscape and sculpture park—The Bower—as told by the founders, Bill and Jane…
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03NovThursday Night Nature: Learning Native Lenape Plants with Barbara Bluejay Michalski (Nov. 3)
Long before pure chemicals were manufactured in labs, members of the Lenape Nation used plants for medicine, some of which are still utilized today. Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), mayapple (Podophyllum…
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10OctThursday Night Nature: Lenape Past, Present and Plantways: Traditional Ecological Knowledge from the Lenapehokink with Adam DePaul (October 10, 2024)
Chief Adam Waterbear, tribal storykeeper and director of education for the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania, will discuss the past and present of the Lenape peoples, including pre-colonial life, relationships…
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02MayThursday Night Nature: Microplastics: the Invisible Pollutant with Mike Weilbacher (May 2, 2024)
REGISTRATION CLOSED
A new environmental issue has quickly grabbed public attention: microplastics, found everywhere from the bottom of the ocean to our bloodstreams. Amazingly, each of us ingests a credit…
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11AprThursday Night Nature: Native Fruits with Lee Reich, Ph.D. (April 11, 2024)
People often plant apples, peaches, pears, cherries and other familiar market fruits that reflect traditionally European heritage. Consider, however, native American fruits—being native, they are better adapted to withstand…
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26OctThursday Night Nature: Nature Journaling: Observation, Questioning and Connecting! with Jack Hobe (October 26, 2023)
Learn how to document your outdoor explorations and make yourself a better observer by keeping your own nature journal. Join local naturalist/artist Jack Hobe for an evening talk about…
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28SepThursday Night Nature: Naughty by Nature: Courtship in the Animal Kingdom with Mike Weilbacher (September 28, 2023)
Birds do it, bees do it and sentimental fleas? Don’t even ask. In a fun yet science-filled, illustrated, PG-13 lecture, Mike Weilbacher presents the extraordinary life stories and adaptations…