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Public Programs at the Pequest Trout Hatchery & Natural Resource
Education Center in Oxford for April
Programs requiring registration are marked with an asterisk (*).
Registration opens two weeks prior to program date. To register call
908-637-4125. For updates, visit us at www.njfishandwildlife.com
COLDWATER PLAN FEEDBACK: TALK TO THE PROS. - Saturday, April 3 from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Stop in and talk one-on-one to Division fisheries
biologists about our Coldwater Fisheries Management Plan. Give us your
suggestions on how we might improve on this plan for the future.
GEARING UP FOR TROUT SEASON - Saturday, April 3 at 2:30 p.m. Agust
Gudmundsson of Central Jersey Trout Unlimited will do a slide
presentation entitled "A Tour of New Jersey's Streams."
GET STARTED IN FISHING - Sunday, April 4 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Members
of the Central Jersey Chapter of Trout Unlimited will be at Pequest to
let you try your hand casting different fishing outfits. This is an
excellent opportunity to ask questions about getting started in this
great sport.
Trout Season Opens -Saturday, April 10 at 8 a.m. Take a break from
fishing and visit Pequest to see where all those beautiful trout are
raised.
*FLY FISHING with STREAMERS - Saturday, April 17 at 10 a.m. Wildlife
Conservation Corps members Jim Flatley and Pierre Benoist will conduct a
seminar for fly fishers with some experience. Topics include reading a
trout stream, how to fish streamers and a review of different streamer
patterns. Equipment and registration required.
*LIVING IN VENOMOUS SNAKE COUNTRY - Wednesday Evening, April 21 at 7
p.m. Learn how to identify venomous snakes. Join Senior Zoologist Kris
Schantz from the Endangered and Nongame Species Program who will discuss
the biology, behavior and research being conducted on the endangered
timber rattlesnake. Kris will also teach you how to properly identify
species that are often mistaken for venomous snakes. For ages 8 and up
and not recommended for the very young. Registration is required.
PLANT a TREE for WILDLIFE - Weekend of April 24. Mark Earth Day and
Arbor Day by planting a tree for wildlife. Visitors to Pequest will
receive a seedling grown in the N.J. Bureau of Forest Management's
nursery while supplies last.
*EARTH DAY PROGRAM - PEQUEST TREE HIKE - Saturday, April 24 at 1 p.m.
Hit the trail with Pequest staff and learn how to identify some common
trees of the Pequest W.M.A. This program will also include a discussion
of how we use this valuable natural resource. Make sure you wear
comfortable shoes and dress for the weather. For ages 8 and up.
Registration is required.
*FLY FISHING for BEGINNERS - Sunday, April 25 at 10 a.m. Wildlife
Conservation Corps members of the East Jersey Chapter of Trout Unlimited
return for another five-hour fly fishing workshop. Topics include
equipment, knot tying, entomology, stream tactics and casting
techniques. For ages 12 and up. Registration required.
Coming in May -- Open House/Fish Festival -- May 22 & 23 from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. each day. Kids' activities, casting, conservation groups,
research and management tools demonstrations, wildlife artists and
taxidermists, fish cleaning and cooking. Save the date! More details to
come.
The Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center is
located on Rt. 46 nine miles west of Hackettstown in scenic Warren
County. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily and admission is free.
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Education Center in Oxford for April
Programs requiring registration are marked with an asterisk (*).
Registration opens two weeks prior to program date. To register call
908-637-4125. For updates, visit us at www.njfishandwildlife.com
COLDWATER PLAN FEEDBACK: TALK TO THE PROS. - Saturday, April 3 from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Stop in and talk one-on-one to Division fisheries
biologists about our Coldwater Fisheries Management Plan. Give us your
suggestions on how we might improve on this plan for the future.
GEARING UP FOR TROUT SEASON - Saturday, April 3 at 2:30 p.m. Agust
Gudmundsson of Central Jersey Trout Unlimited will do a slide
presentation entitled "A Tour of New Jersey's Streams."
GET STARTED IN FISHING - Sunday, April 4 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Members
of the Central Jersey Chapter of Trout Unlimited will be at Pequest to
let you try your hand casting different fishing outfits. This is an
excellent opportunity to ask questions about getting started in this
great sport.
Trout Season Opens -Saturday, April 10 at 8 a.m. Take a break from
fishing and visit Pequest to see where all those beautiful trout are
raised.
*FLY FISHING with STREAMERS - Saturday, April 17 at 10 a.m. Wildlife
Conservation Corps members Jim Flatley and Pierre Benoist will conduct a
seminar for fly fishers with some experience. Topics include reading a
trout stream, how to fish streamers and a review of different streamer
patterns. Equipment and registration required.
*LIVING IN VENOMOUS SNAKE COUNTRY - Wednesday Evening, April 21 at 7
p.m. Learn how to identify venomous snakes. Join Senior Zoologist Kris
Schantz from the Endangered and Nongame Species Program who will discuss
the biology, behavior and research being conducted on the endangered
timber rattlesnake. Kris will also teach you how to properly identify
species that are often mistaken for venomous snakes. For ages 8 and up
and not recommended for the very young. Registration is required.
PLANT a TREE for WILDLIFE - Weekend of April 24. Mark Earth Day and
Arbor Day by planting a tree for wildlife. Visitors to Pequest will
receive a seedling grown in the N.J. Bureau of Forest Management's
nursery while supplies last.
*EARTH DAY PROGRAM - PEQUEST TREE HIKE - Saturday, April 24 at 1 p.m.
Hit the trail with Pequest staff and learn how to identify some common
trees of the Pequest W.M.A. This program will also include a discussion
of how we use this valuable natural resource. Make sure you wear
comfortable shoes and dress for the weather. For ages 8 and up.
Registration is required.
*FLY FISHING for BEGINNERS - Sunday, April 25 at 10 a.m. Wildlife
Conservation Corps members of the East Jersey Chapter of Trout Unlimited
return for another five-hour fly fishing workshop. Topics include
equipment, knot tying, entomology, stream tactics and casting
techniques. For ages 12 and up. Registration required.
Coming in May -- Open House/Fish Festival -- May 22 & 23 from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. each day. Kids' activities, casting, conservation groups,
research and management tools demonstrations, wildlife artists and
taxidermists, fish cleaning and cooking. Save the date! More details to
come.
The Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center is
located on Rt. 46 nine miles west of Hackettstown in scenic Warren
County. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily and admission is free.
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