It was supposed to be really lousy weather the day the Master Naturalist class was scheduled to visit Sedge Island. When I woke up to get ready to leave, it was pouring but by the time we made it all the way down to parking lot A21 the sky had cleared and that naturalist group … Read more
Download this presentation as a .pdf file: Edible Native Plants From my perspective, coming into this certified volunteer master naturalist course, my level of experience and interest is coming from my passion about permaculture. I’m a plant person. Not so much from a scientific standpoint – I don’t know scientific names and origins of all … Read more
We’ve been so lucky with the weather throughout this Master Naturalist course. The trip to Cattus Island Park in Toms River, NJ was a clear, sunny spring day. Our guides were Brian, Nicole and Emily. Brian began by giving a brief tutorial on how to us binoculars. It sounds like a needless exercise, but beginners … Read more
We met with our tour guide, Andrew when we arrived at Double Trouble state park. He’s a local historian and he talked to us about the park property and the legacy of cranberry cultivation in Ocean County, NJ. In 1903 the Crabb family owned it and the Double Trouble company built and managed a sawmill. … Read more
The morning began at Jake’s Branch County Park, a property I’m familiar with because when my kids were very small we lived in Beachwood and visited the nature center and the playground many times. Kate, a naturalist who works at Jake’s Branch, gave us a tour of the nature center. We discussed the taxidermy displays … Read more