Tag: East Brunswick Environmental Commission
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Learn about butterflies native to East Brunswick
East Brunswick’s diverse habitats are home to a wide assortment of butterflies. With warmer weather on the horizon, butterfly aficionados can learn about the different species that soon will be flying in the area during “East Brunswick’s Butterflies: From Azure to Zabulon,” a photo-filled program presented David Moskowitz at 7 p.m. on March 29 at the…
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Calendar listing for East Brunswick Sentinel
The Spotswood Library will hold Pioneer Day from 11 a.m. to noon on Feb. 3 at the library, 548 Main St., Spotswood. Learn how to make butter and create old-fashioned crafts. Come dressed in costume. For more information, call 732-251-1515. ** The Jamesburg Public Library will hold a new English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) program from Feb. 1…
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East Brunswick wins award for Option Green program series
EAST BRUNSWICK—The Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission and East Brunswick Public Library received a 2017 Environmental Achievement Award from the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions (ANJEC) for their Option Green Lecture series. The ANJEC Environmental Achievement Award recognizes exceptional projects carried out by environmental commissions and nonprofit organizations that benefit the local…
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Library program will explain geocaching ‘treasure hunt’
With the advent of GPS technology and ubiquitous cell phones, the old-fashioned scavenger hunt has transformed into the growing 21st-century game of geocaching. Steve Godun and his 10-year-old daughter Jessica of North Brunswick will share their geocaching knowledge in the next Option Green lecture, “Geocaching: A Modern-Day Treasure Hunt,” at 7 p.m. on Nov. 8…
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Local expert to share knowledge of East Brunswick bird population
Local birder Steven Albert will share his knowledge of East Brunswick’s diverse bird population and habitats in an Option Green lecture co-sponsored by the library and Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission at 7 p.m. on Oct. 18 at the East Brunswick Library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center, East Brunswick. Admission is free. For…
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Friends of Environmental Commission to hold Freecycling event Oct. 7 in East Brunswick
The Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission will hold a Freecycling event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 7 in the parking lot of Crystal Springs Family Waterpark, 380 Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick. Freecycling is an opportunity to give away things you no longer need and take away anything else…
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Nature writer to discuss New Jersey ‘green’ areas at East Brunswick Library on Sept. 19
Nature writer and naturalist Jim Peck will show his photos and discuss beautiful and little-known natural areas across New Jersey that are ideal for exploring or hiking in the next Option Green program, sponsored by the Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission and The East Brunswick Library, at 7 p.m. on Sept. 19 at…
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National Moth Week begins July 22 with event in East Brunswick
The Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission will kick off the sixth annual National Moth Week with a moth night at 8:30 p.m. Jon uly 22 at Community Park, adjacent to Crystal Springs Family Aquatic Center, 334 Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick, for new and experienced moth-ers. Special lights and white sheets will be…
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State climatologist to speak at East Brunswick Library
New Jersey state climatologist and Rutgers geography professor David Robinson will discuss the state’s climate change, its causes and impacts at 7 p.m. May 24 at the East Brunswick Library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center Drive. This event is part of a series sponsored by the Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission in collaboration…
