Fourth annual environmental education experience for children and adults to be presented by the Musconetcong Watershed Association and Byram Township Environmental Commission at Riverside Park in Byram Township on Saturday, August 6, 2011.
Byram Township's Riverside Park. Photo by Beth Styler Barry.
Come out and get your feet wet!
Date: Saturday, August 6, 2011
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Place: Byram Township’s Riverside Park, River Road at Waterloo Road, Byram, NJ.
(Click here for a Google Map)
The Musconetcong Watershed Association (MWA) will be introducing local children (and their parents!) to the beauty and wonders of the Musconetcong River. This program allows children to come down to the river’s edge with an MWA representative and splash around in the water, turn over rocks and see what they can find using nets and magnifying glasses. There is a lot to discover and a lot to learn!
Children need to wear water shoes, old sneakers or sandals with a strap on back. No bare feet and no flip-flops please! Parents must be present but do not need to get their feet wet – there will be plenty of volunteers on hand. Children will not be swimming, just getting their feet wet.
Call (908) 537-7060 or e-mail beth@musconetcong.org for details
MWA members free. Non-members will be charged a $3 donation per child ($8 limit per family.)
Bring your kids, bring your grandkids. Tell your friends.
MWA’s primary mission is education and awareness. They believe that a community that is fully aware of the importance and vulnerability of it’s natural resources is a community that will actively support efforts to ensure environmental quality. The MWA carries out its mission through grassroots activities, including educational programs in local schools, municipal government outreach, workshops and seminars for the public, stream cleanups and outdoor educational programs.
The Byram Township Environmental Commission will be assisting with the event as part of its mission to impart upon residents a greater knowledge of the natural resources of the Township. The ordinance establishing the Commission defines its responsibilities as “all things necessary to promote the conservation and development of the Township’s resources, to provide the impetus and take leadership in natural resources planning and to inform the public about local conservation programs and the need for conserving the natural resources of the Township.”
Contact Information:
Beth Styler Barry, Executive Director, Musconetcong Watershed Association
beth@musconetcong.org – 908.537.7060
Scott Olson, Councilman, Byram Township
solson@byramtwp.org – 973.726.8867
Other Upcoming MWA “Meet The River” Events
Saturday, July 30 – Asbury
NJ DEP Bloomsbury Fishing Access, 253 Bloomsbury Road, Asbury, NJ 08802
Wednesday, August 3 – Asbury
NJ DEP Bloomsbury Fishing Access, 253 Bloomsbury Road, Asbury, NJ 08802
For additional information on the Musconetcong Watershed Association, visit their web site at http://www.musconetcong.org/