Naturalist-led Nature Walks at the Environmental Education Center are scheduled for Saturdays and Sundays from Noon to 1:00 P.M. The hour long interpretive walks focus on a different theme each week.

Saturday walks are scheduled for July 21, 28; August 4, 11;

Sunday walks are scheduled for July 22: August 12; September 2, 9, 23, 30.

The walk is free of charge and preregistration is not required. The walk is not designed for organized groups. The Environmental Education Center is located at 190 Lord Stirling Road in Basking Ridge and is open seven days each week. Call 908-766-2489 for schedule updates.

The Somerset County Park Commission Environmental Education Center is nestled within 450 acres of the western portion of the Great Swamp Basin of the Passaic River. Its variety of habitats include: floodplains, swamps, rivers, intermittent streams, marshes, meadows, fields, forests, and nautral and man-made ponds.  These habitats provide homes for diverse plant and animal populations in this environmentally sensitive park. All are within walking distance of the multi-faceted building. An environmentally-based library is located within the Center itself. The Exhibit Hall annually hosts environmentally-focused presentations that are free to the public.

Blue “BOBO (Buy One – Bring One) Fridays” bins now are located at the Environmental Education Center and Lord Stirling Stable in Basking Ridge, as well as at the Somerset County Park Commission headquarters at North Branch Park in Bridgewater.  The public is invited to drop off canned food or personal-care items for donation to Somerset County food banks.

For more information visit www.somersetcountyparks.org