The Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center is located on Rt. 46 nine miles west of Hackettstown in scenic Warren County. On-line directions are available. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) and for scheduled programs. Admission is free.

Programs requiring registration are marked with an asterisk ( * ). Registration opens two weeks prior to the scheduled date. For registration or information call 908-637-4125.

Group programs are also available.

NOTE: Our classes are designed for first-time students, so if you have already attended one of these sessions, please do not sign up again in order to give others the opportunity.

SEPTEMBER

*Jack Branagan's Earth Matters
IT’S ALL IN A DROP
Friday, September 10 at 6:30 pm
Water is one of the most abundant natural resources on planet earth. Without water, life could not exist. Both plants and animals depend on water for survival. In this eye-opening presentation with fluorescent puppets participants will travel with Jack and his five year old daughter, Amanda Lee, down the Delaware River to learn about the water cycle --an endless process which circulates water throughout the world. Learn how all forms of life depend upon clean water, how pollution affects us all and how to take care of our most precious natural resource-WATER! Registration required.
Program Flyer (pdf, 115kb)

OCTOBER

*Professor Winklebottom’s OUR EARTH, WHAT A GAS!
Friday, October 1, 2010 at 6:30 pm
This "new show" follows the adventures of Professor Winklebottom and Meatloaf at the next meeting of the "Science Club." The club examines the "bubble" of our atmosphere and the basics we need to survive in that bubble. The delicate cycles of the Carbon/Oxygen/Hydrogen exchange between the Plant and Animal Kingdoms are also examined. They then illustrate how wasted resources, litter and other pollution threaten that simple but delicate balance, and how trapping greenhouse gasses and warms the atmosphere. Learn simple ways we can all chip in to take care of our Earth.

This program is appropriate for families and organized groups. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. For more information and to register call 908-637-4125. Funding for this program is made possible by Mansfield Township Clean Communities Program.
Program Flyer (pdf, 115kb)

Be sure to visit the NJ Endangered Wildlife Exhibit now at Pequest.

Weather fans take note: The Pequest Trout Hatchery has become the newest link in Rutgers University's weather station network. The hatchery is now the site of one of 13 stations throughout the state that feed data to the state's weather and climate monitoring system. To view current weather conditions visit: http://climate.rutgers.edu/njwxnet/station.php?s=1029.

Programs requiring registration are marked with an asterisk ( * ). For registration or information call 908-637-4125.