Contact:

SANDY PERRY, COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
PHONE: 908-234-1225, EXT. 104
SANDY@NJCONSERVATION.ORG

Kids Day June 27 offers nature-themed fun

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CHESTER TWP. – Children of all ages are invited to kick off summer with fun and creative nature-themed games and activities from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 27, at New Jersey Conservation Foundation’s 3rd Annual Kids Day. The event will be held at the Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center, 170 Longview Road, Chester Township.

Among the many activities planned are an A-Z nature scavenger hunt through Bamboo Brook’s park-like grounds, decorating clay pots and planting flowers in them, making macaroni necklaces and creating pipe-cleaner critters.

Kids Day is free for New Jersey Conservation Foundation members, $5 per child for non-member families. Advance registration is required by contacting Carol Banhart at Carol@njconservation.org or 908-234-1225.

The Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center, part of the Morris County Parks system, is located a short distance off Route 206. From Route 206, turn west onto Pottersville Road at traffic light (left turn for northbound traffic, right turn for southbound). Go for about ½ mile and make first right onto Lisk Hill Road. Follow Lisk Hill Road for about 1/10 mile to stop sign at T-intersection. Turn right onto Union Grove Road, then continue for 3/10 mile to Y-intersection. Bear left at Y-intersection onto Longview Road and proceed for about one mile. Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center is on the left, with a gravel parking lot uphill of the main building.