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REGISTRATION IS CLOSED: Gardening for Pollinators – Plant It, They will Come

Sorry - registration has closed for this event. If you build it, they will come. Imagine you and your family relaxing in your yard, watching the butterflies, dragonflies, hummingbirds, and other beautiful pollinators and wildlife frocking in your pollinator garden. This doesn't have to be a distant dream - it's an attainable reality! Join Hazel England, GSWA Director of Education, Outreach, and Land Stewardship (and our resident pollinator expert) on Zoom for the low-down. Learn the appropriate native plants you will need to attract pollinators and why this type of garden benefits your yard, your neighborhood, and our shared watershed. There will be a 15-minute Q&A session from 12:30-12:45 so bring your questions! Register, then check out our native pollinator plant sale taking place April 1-22 here.

Free – $40.00

Stream Assessment Training on Zoom-FREE!

Registration closes at 11 AM, Friday, April 2 Scroll down for Zoom technical assistance links.   Interested in the health of your local stream? Concerned about clean water? Perhaps you've even considered becoming a stream monitoring volunteer. If any this makes you raise an eyebrow, this free virtual training session is for you! Sandra LaVigne, GSWA Director of Water Quality Programs, will join you virtually to teach you how to conduct visual and biological stream assessments, identify macroinvertebrates, and recognize environmental factors that may impact stream health. By the end of the hour, you will have the skills you need to conduct your own assessments for fun or as a visual stream assessment volunteer! (Preferred volunteers are 15 or older.) You will receive the link to this training session post-registration.   Zoom technical assistance links: Having issues joining the session? Please review the Zoom Help Center. How to Join Zoom Meeting, click here for video tutorial.  

Get Tickets Free – $40.00

SOLD OUT: Spring into Spring Hike @ the Refuge

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge - Bluebird Parking Lot Bluebird Parking Lot, Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, NJ, United States

Sorry, this event is sold out. Please check out our other events.   Blooming flowers, budding branches, and a glimpse of our forest critters are all indicators that spring is here! The red-winged blackbirds and eastern phoebes are the first to get the memo that it's time to return and start nesting, while woodpeckers and spring peepers make their presence known more by sound than by sight. Don't miss this glorious time of year to be in the great outdoors. Step on out and inhale the earthy spring smell that the land produces this time of year. GSWA Education Associate, Adam Palmer, will guide you along the relaxing trails of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge for this family-friendly stroll. Registration required. Space is limited so register today!

Get Tickets Free – $40.00

Chatham-Madison Town-wide Yard Sale to Benefit GSWA

This event has passed.  Another Chathams/Madison community yard sale has been scheduled for Saturday, April 30, 2022, 9 AM – 1 PM. Click here for info and to register.    Calling all residents of The Chathams and Madison. Planning to host a yard sale at this community event? Register below to have your address and a list of your items for sale to appear on a digital, printable map. The map will be linked to this page and publicized far and wide to potential shoppers. Simply scroll down and complete the registration form. You must be a resident of Chatham Township, Chatham Borough or Madison to list your sale.  Registration Fee: $10 tax-deductible donation to benefit Great Swamp Watershed Association. Everyone else, mark your calendar for April 17 to get out and shop sustainably at this amazing three-town-wide yard sale! Be sure to check back here before you head out to download the map (forthcoming).    Frequently asked questions: Why pay to be on the map?  Over the last three years, we have found that our town-wide sales attract shoppers from across NJ—and Pennsylvania. We promote the sale (and the map) in local media and on popular garage sale sites. Can I […]

Free

Houseplants: Health Benefits & Tending Tips – Zoom

Registration closes April 18 @ 12 noon.   Houseplants help improve indoor air quality because they help to filter out air pollutants and clean the air within your home. This past year as we've spent more time at home, houseplant sales have taken off! Whether you're considering picking up one or two, or have had a green thumb for many years, this Zoom program is right for you. Amy Seuberth, General Manager of Back to Nature Home & Garden, will broadcast from her store in Basking Ridge to introduce her top 10 favorite plants and explain why they are on her list. This is also your chance to ask an expert about your own plants. Join us for this unique opportunity to learn more about these decorative and oxygen producing flora that brighten up our homes and our moods. All who register and attend will be entered in a free raffle to win a plant from Back to Nature! Registration is required.

Free – $40.00

Workshop: DIY Open Tray Bird Feeder

Feeding your neighborhood birds in the winter is a great way to entertain yourself and your family, and the birds really appreciate it! When you build a tray (hopper) feeder, you’ll attract birds like titmouse, chickadees, mockingbirds, mourning doves, and many more. This feeder is simple to construct and it will be ready to set up outside immediately. Here’s how it works: register for this virtual program, collect your kit from our office in a secure and safe way, then build the box at your leisure at home following our easy to follow, step-by-step instruction guide. Technical support is available should you require some help. All you will need is a hammer, the kit, and a little patience. Kit pickup will be determined on a case-by-case basis. We will discuss what day/time works best for you.  There's a limited supply of kits available so register today! Pickup location: GSWA Headquarters, 568 Tempe Wick Rd., Morristown, NJ. What will we do with all the leftovers? Stay tuned...

Get Tickets $35.00 – $40.00

POSTPONED: Perfect Your Flower Arrangement Skills on Zoom

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED We've all been there - we put a bunch of flowers in a vase imagining how great they will look. They don’t. We move them around and tilt our head. Nope. So, we walk away with plans to fix them. A week later, we toss these once cheery flowers in the trash. Let's change that behavior. Join Amy Seuberth, General Manager of Back to Nature Home & Garden, for a demo on how to arrange flowers in a pleasing way. She will also share tips on how to keep them healthier and looking more beautiful longer. The $40 fee covers your flowers, a mason jar vase, and expert tutorial. Seasonal flowers may include Seeded Eucalyptus, Mini Green Hydrangea, Thistle, Stock, Wax Flower, and others. Registration closes April 18 @ 5 PM to allow time for ordering flowers so, register today! See below for pick-up instructions.   Please plan to pick up your flowers and vase at Back to Nature Home & Garden - 3055 Valley Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ / (908) 350-7506 on one of the following days: Saturday, April 24 - 9am-5pm Sunday, April  25  - 10am-2pm  

$40.00

Rolling Knolls Landfill Superfund CAG Meeting – April 27

April 27: This meeting is a follow-up to the April 15 Meeting. This will be a special session to address public comments from the April 15 meeting.   April 15: This is a public meeting on the status of the Rolling Knolls Landfill in Green Village, Chatham Township. If you are interested in joining a Community Advisory Group (CAG) and attending the April 15 meeting, please register here. The CAG will provide a public forum for the community to discuss their concerns and offer input to the EPA on the cleanup as it moves forward. Registration is required to receive the Zoom link to attend the session. Click here to download the meeting agenda for April 15. Click here to visit our Rolling Knolls page with full history and document archive.

Free

Landscape Design: Creating Native Habitat

Great Swamp Watershed Association HQ 568 Tempe Wick Rd, Morristown, NJ, United States

Let's talk about the evolution of a habitat garden. What does that mean? It's the concept of creating a native habitat garden focusing on 3 main fundamentals: careful design, correct installation, and ongoing maintenance. Mike Devos of Indigenous Ingenuities (and the lead of the recent wetlands restoration at our Conservation Management Area) will take us through it all. Learn how native plants can be incorporated into all types of design from formal gardens to naturalized plantings, how they are installed in ecologically sensitive ways, and how to care for them moving forward. This program will take place on Zoom and in person for a maximum of 9 attendees (first come first serve.)

Free

(Location change) Early AM Birding Hike @ Primrose Farm

Primrose Farm (Enter from Barrett Field) Barrett Field, 1413-000460000-000020001-00000, Morristown, NJ

THIS HIKE HAS BEEN MOVED TO PRIMROSE FARM We will meet at the Harding Land Trust's Primrose Farms Parking Lot at 7am. This can be a difficult location to get the GPS to bring you to properly as it doesn't have an exact address, and it often wants to take you to a location much further away. The baseball field (Barret Field) where parking is available is located on Brook Dr S, Morristown, NJ off of Bailey's Mill Rd, off of Route 202. Look for the sign saying Barret Field entrance Click HERE for a map of the exact location. If you enter "Brook Dr S, Morristown, NJ" into your GPS it should take you to the correct road but please double check to make sure that it is the one off of Baileys Mill Rd. If you have a problem finding the location, please call Adam at 908-399-5610    New Jersey birding reaches its peak in May! So start your work day off right by exploring the woods of Jockey Hollow with some of the most popular bird watching trails in the area. The park contains important breeding habitat and is home to more than 120 bird species throughout the […]

Sold Out Free – $40.00