Cloverdale Farm County Park

8:30 - 9:30 am&nbsp;Get those little feet moving and out in nature while learning about the birds that call Ocean County home on our Family Bird Walk. Adults must remain with child. Please be prepared to walk a mile. Dress for the weather, wear comfortable sneakers or boots, and bring a pair of binoculars. If inclement weather, the program will be canceled. All ages welcome. No cost.

Local Event: Family Bird Walk

Ocean County

Barnegat-Manahawkin

New Jersey

Family Bird Walk

 8:30 - 9:30 am Get those little feet moving and out in nature while learning about the birds that call Ocean County home on...

10:00 - 11:00 amScience, technology, engineering, and math, or STEM, are the foundations for many practical problem-solving skills that are useful in life. Fostering a love and respect for STEM can be much easier when it’s made a little more creative and fun. Join us at Cloverdale, where we will be using LEGOs and our brains to create simple contraptions to solve practical STEM-related problems. AGES: 8 years – Adult. No cost and no registration required.

Local Event: Solving STEM Problems with LEGOs

Solving STEM Problems with LEGOs

10:00 - 11:00 amScience, technology, engineering, and math, or STEM, are the foundations for many practical problem-solving...

10:00 - 11:00 am
Amy of the Whiting Flower Shoppe will show us how to create a beautiful flower arrangement to brighten up your week! No experience is needed. Please bring your own hand pruners and have $20.00 in exact change for the instructor and materials. AGES: 12 years – Adult. FEE: $5.00 per person.Program number is 186186 – 6A.

Local Event: Floral Arrangement Class with Whiting Flower Shoppe

Floral Arrangement Class with Whiting Flower...

10:00 - 11:00 am
Amy of the Whiting Flower Shoppe will show us how to create a beautiful flower arrangement to brighten up your...

Floral Arrangement Class with Whiting Flower Shoppe

11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Basket maker Mary May will lead us on a nature walk to gather natural supplies for the creation of our Woven Tree frameworks. Please dress for the weather as we will be weaving in the sunshine on the dock. If inclement weather, the program will be moved inside. Please bring $15.00 in exact change for the instructor and materials. AGES: 8 years – Adult. FEE: $5.00 per person registration.Program number is 186186 – 6B.

Local Event: Celebrate Arbor Day with Woven Trees

Celebrate Arbor Day with Woven Trees

11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Basket maker Mary May will lead us on a nature walk to gather natural supplies for the creation of our Woven...

9:00 - 11:00 am
Join us for this fun, interactive workshop in which you will learn the traditional German folk art of paper cutting or “scissor cuts” known as Scherenschnitte. You will create intricate designs by folding and cutting paper using Exacto knives. Please have $25.00 in exact change for the instructor and materials. AGE: Adult. FEE: $5.00 per person registration fee.Program number is 186186 – 6C.

Local Event: Scherenschnitte

Scherenschnitte

9:00 - 11:00 am
Join us for this fun, interactive workshop in which you will learn the traditional German folk art of paper...

Friday, May 1 - Sunday, May 3, 8:00 am - 7:30 pm Most of the best awe-inspiring works of art are usually associated with nature. Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night, Claude Monet’s Water Lilies, John James Audubon’s watercolors of North American birds, and Albert Bierstadt and Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings of landscapes all have left impressions upon our hearts. Cloverdale Farm County Park is opening its gates to all types of artists from dawn to dusk during our Plein Air Weekends. Bring your own blank canvases and medium materials and get ready to create in this plein-air style (outside in open air) event. Keep in mind your eco footprint. Anything you bring in must be brought back home with you, including solvents or paint water, so be sure to pack containers and plastic bags. AGES: All; children must be accompanied by adult. No cost and no registration required.

Local Event: Plein Air Weekend

Plein Air Weekend

Friday, May 1 - Sunday, May 3, 8:00 am - 7:30 pm Most of the best awe-inspiring works of art are usually associated with...

7:30 - 8:30 pm
Join us as moonlight shines down on cranberry bogs and sandy trails of Cloverdale during this Full Moon Walk. Please dress for the weather and wear comfortable sneakers or boots. AGES: 12 years – Adult. FEE: $6.00 per person.Program Number is 186536 – 6A.

Local Event: Full Moon Walk

Full Moon Walk

 7:30 - 8:30 pm
Join us as moonlight shines down on cranberry bogs and sandy trails of Cloverdale during this Full Moon Walk....

9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Try your hand at something new and carve a Miniature Bufflehead. Miniatures are smaller replicas of traditional hunting decoys usually under 6 inches in length. They pose a fun challenge in carving and adding detailed painting. Please bring $45.00 in exact change for the instructor and materials the day of class. AGE: Adult. FEE: $5.00 per person.
Program number is 186186 – 6D.

Local Event: Miniature Decoy: Bufflehead

Miniature Decoy: Bufflehead

9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Try your hand at something new and carve a Miniature Bufflehead. Miniatures are smaller replicas of...

Friday, May 8, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Try your hand at a new, unique technique in which you actually weave upside down to create a medium-sized, Low-Profile Basket. This basket is perfect as a breadbasket. Please have $50 in exact change for the instructor and materials. AGES: 15 years – Adult. FEE: $5.00 per person registration fee. Program number is 186186 – 6N.

Local Event: Low Profile Basket

Low Profile Basket

Friday, May 8, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Try your hand at a new, unique technique in which you actually weave upside down to create a...

8:00 - 9:00 am
Learn how Cloverdale Farm County Park’s bird population changes month by month during our Monthly Bird Walks. This informative, one-hour bird walk is perfect for all levels of birders. Please be prepared to walk a mile, wear comfortable sneakers or boots, dress for the weather, and bring a pair of binoculars. If inclement weather, the program will be canceled. AGES: 9 years – Adult. No cost and no registration required.

Local Event: Monthly Bird Walk

Monthly Bird Walk

8:00 - 9:00 am
Learn how Cloverdale Farm County Park’s bird population changes month by month during our Monthly Bird Walks....

9:30 am - 12:00 pm Have fun by creating your own set of unique watercolor earrings just in time for Mother’s Day. During this program, Diane Israel, local artist, will guide you on how to design two miniature watercolor paintings to create a matching earring set. Please bring $40.00 in exact change for the instructor and materials. AGES: 15 years – Adult. FEE: $5.00 per person registration fee.Program number is 186186 – 6J.

Local Event: Wearable Art: Earrings

Wearable Art: Earrings

9:30 am - 12:00 pm Have fun by creating your own set of unique watercolor earrings just in time for Mother’s Day. During this...

10:00 - 11:00 amDuring this Armchair Birding program, we will set up our chairs on the back porch to watch the birds at the feeders. A Naturalist will be at your side to help you identify all the birds.This program is great for beginning birders and those with limited mobility. Please bring a camp chair. AGES: 12 years – Adult. No cost and no registration required.

Local Event: Armchair Birding

Armchair Birding

10:00 - 11:00 amDuring this Armchair Birding program, we will set up our chairs on the back porch to watch the birds at the...

9:00 - 11:30 am
Join Kevin Hammell, local decoy carver, as he introduces you to the art of whittling. Please dress for the weather as we will be whittling our Song Birds on the dock. If inclement weather, the program will be moved inside. Please bring $30.00 in exact change for the instructor and materials. AGE: Adult. FEE: $5.00 per person. Program number is 186186 – 6E.

Local Event: Whittling on the Dock: Song Bird

Whittling on the Dock: Song Bird

9:00 - 11:30 am
Join Kevin Hammell, local decoy carver, as he introduces you to the art of whittling. Please dress for the...

10:00 am - 3:00 pm Stop in the visitor center and grab a list for a Habitat Exploration Scavenger Hunt! All ages welcome. No cost and no registration required.

Local Event: Habitat Exploration Scavenger Hunt

Habitat Exploration Scavenger Hunt

10:00 am - 3:00 pm Stop in the visitor center and grab a list for a Habitat Exploration Scavenger Hunt! All ages welcome. No...

1:00 - 2:00 pm Get your waterproof boots on and get ready for this fun, interactive program. During our&nbsp;Pond Critters program, we will be taking a closer look at aquatic insects and other invertebrates known as macroinvertebrates. Your family will get to scoop up these small swimming critters that live in Cloverdale Farm County Park’s bogs and reservoirs by using fine mesh nets. You will then learn to identify the various species. Please dress for the weather and wear waterproof boots. Children must be accompanied by an adult. AGES: 8 years – Adult. No cost and no registration required.

Local Event: Pond Critters

Pond Critters

1:00 - 2:00 pm Get your waterproof boots on and get ready for this fun, interactive program. During our Pond Critters program,...

Saturday, May 23, 8:30 - 10:00 am The Horticulturists from Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean County and Rutgers Master Gardener volunteers had a blast doing winter sowing. In fact, they had “sow” much fun, they have offered the Ocean County Parks and Recreation some of their overflow so you can learn the beauty of going native this spring! We will provide the soil, plants, and pots. All you have to do is come with willing hands to transplant and learn something new about these native plants as you pot them to take home! AGES: 12 years – Adult. FEE: $5.00 per person. Program number is 186186 – 6F.

Local Event: Native Plant Pot-Up Workshop

Native Plant Pot-Up Workshop

Saturday, May 23, 8:30 - 10:00 am The Horticulturists from Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean County and Rutgers Master...

9:00 am - 4:00 pm
During this program, instructor Kevin Hammell will help you hone your Decoy Painting Skills as you learn how to accurately portray the finer details of a species. Please bring your own decoy you have carved or a blank and a bagged lunch.&nbsp;Please bring $45.00 in exact change for the instructor and materials. AGE: Adult. FEE: $5.00 per person. 
Program number is 186186 – 6K.

Local Event: Decoy Painting Skills

Decoy Painting Skills

9:00 am - 4:00 pm
During this program, instructor Kevin Hammell will help you hone your Decoy Painting Skills as you learn how...

8:00 - 9:00 am Learn how Cloverdale Farm County Park’s bird population changes month by month during our Monthly Bird Walks. This informative, one-hour bird walk is perfect for all levels of birders. Please be prepared to walk a mile, wear comfortable sneakers or boots, dress for the weather, and bring a pair of binoculars. If inclement weather, the program will be canceled. AGES: 9 years – Adult. No cost and no registration required.

8:00 - 9:00 am Learn how Cloverdale Farm County Park’s bird population changes month by month during our Monthly Bird Walks....

9:00 am - 12:30 pm Have you ever wanted to try Watercolor but didn’t want to commit to several classes? During this one-day workshop, you will create two 4x6-sized Paintings of Native Flowering Plants found in South Jersey. This relaxed class, led by Diane Israel, a local watercolor artist, will help you hone your beginner watercolor skills while also showcasing our region’s beautiful native plants. All painting supplies are included. Dress for the weather, as this program will be outside. If inclement weather, the program will be moved inside. Please bring $50.00 in exact change for the instructor and materials. AGES: 12 years – Adult. FEE: $5.00 per person registration fee.&nbsp;Program number is 186186 – 6G.

Local Event: Intro to Watercolor: Painting Native Flowers

Intro to Watercolor: Painting Native Flowers

9:00 am - 12:30 pm Have you ever wanted to try Watercolor but didn’t want to commit to several classes? During this one-day...

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Celebrate Arbor Day with Woven Trees

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Scherenschnitte

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Plein Air Weekend

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Full Moon Walk

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Miniature Decoy: Bufflehead

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Low Profile Basket

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Monthly Bird Walk

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Wearable Art: Earrings

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Armchair Birding

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Whittling on the Dock: Song Bird

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Habitat Exploration Scavenger Hunt

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Pond Critters

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Cloverdale Farm County Park, 34 Cloverdale Rd, Barnegat Township, NJ

Solving STEM Problems with LEGOs