PO Box 125
790 Ewing Avenue
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
(201) 891-2185
E-mail: lorrimer@njaudubon.org

HOURS: Wednesday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. / Sunday 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Lorrimer Sanctuary Information Page

Summer Calendar of Events

Autumn, 2008

EVERY DAY AT LORRIMER SANCTUARY

• NJAS Gift Shop and Book Store. Your neighborhood source for field guides, nature gifts, kids stuff, bird feeders and accessories, high quality binoculars, and more!
• Exhibits. Our classroom/exhibit room has live animals, educational displays, and hands-on activities for kids.
• Trails and Garden. Explore the sanctuary on our interpretive nature trails.  Visit the garden during the warmer months for an up-close look at butterflies and hummingbirds.  Ask for a guide and activity bag at the visitor center.
• The View. Relax in front of our famous observation window, which overlooks an always-busy bird feeding station, dragonfly pond, and honeybee hives.

BIRDING FIELD TRIPS

Join us for any one of the field trips listed below led by our senior naturalist, Patrick Scheuer. All trips will start at 8:00 a.m., lasting until around noon. Preregistration is required by mailing your registration fee, along with address and daytime phone number, at least one week prior to each trip. Directions to meeting place will be phoned or mailed upon receipt of registration.
Cost per trip: $8 members, $12 nonmembers.

Garret Mountain
Saturday, August 30
Garret Mountain Reservation sits atop the First Watchung Mountain, overlooking Paterson and the surrounding urban areas of northeastern New Jersey. Garret is known as one of the best places in the East to see migrant songbirds – warblers, vireos, sparrows, flycatchers, and others.

Hawk Watching for Beginners
Sunday, September 28
9:00 a.m. to noon
Just for kids! Parents, bring your hawk watchers along for a special youth hawk watch.
Sundays, October 12 and 19
9:00 a.m. to noon
Whether you’re new to hawk watching or looking to refresh your skills, this series is for you. Join naturalist Patrick Scheuer and others for a morning at the Montclair Hawk Watch. Each class will concentrate on a different group of birds at the peak of fall migration.

Hackensack Meadowlands
Sunday, November 2
9:00 a.m. to noon
Once known only as a garbage dump, the tidal flats and marshes are now an important resting and feeding place for migrating birds. This is a great time of year to see a variety of shorebirds and waterfowl.

FAMILY NATURE PROGRAMS

Lorrimer Sanctuary invites families, friends, and nature lovers of all ages to join us for an exploration of the natural world. Educational and fun, these Family Nature Programs are perfect for beginning naturalists and their families. Preregistration is required for all programs.
Cost: $12 per family for members,
$15 per family for nonmembers (unless otherwise noted).

LEAVES ON PARADE
Saturday, October 18
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Fall is a spectacular time of year when leaves are turning red, gold, and brown and falling all around. This program will introduce kids to the unique characteristics of leaves and to the diversity of Lorrimer’s forest habitat, through collecting, observing, and artwork.

2008 CIDERFEST
Sunday, October 26
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Join us for our sixth annual Apple Cider Festival as we celebrate the wonders of the fall season. Bring your friends and family for a day of autumn fun with nature hikes, arts and crafts, apple games, and cider making. Meet special guests, make your own applesauce, or relax by the birdfeeders with a cup of hot cider. All are welcome and admission is free!

AFTER-SCHOOL NATURE PROGRAMS

Calling all young nature lovers! If you’re looking for something fun (and educational) to do for an hour after school, then come join our “nature nut” Patrick Scheuer for a series of afternoon nature classes. Classes are held every Wednesday afternoon in October from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. Programs are open to students ages 7 to 11. Class size is limited to 15 students, so register early!
Call the center for program costs.

BADGES AND MORE

Scout programs at the Lorrimer Nature Sanctuary
Scouts! Get on track with nature this season at the Lorrimer Nature Sanctuary. We’re offering these special programs to all scout groups now through December 2008. All programs are taught by professional naturalist Pat “The Nat” Scheuer on our fourteen-acre nature sanctuary.

Wilderness Survival
A scout favorite! Learn what it takes to survive in the wilderness. Students will learn how to prepare for a hike, use a map and compass, build a survival shelter, collect water, and make fire the primitive way. What you learn could save your life!
Radical Reptiles
Often feared and misunderstood, reptiles are among the most incredible and fascinating animals on the planet. Through demonstrations, discussion, and class participation, this program will allow your troop an up-close look at live turtles and snakes in a safe and respectful environment.
Incredible Insects
Your scouts will really ‘bug out’ over this program! Learn what makes an insect an insect and discover the ecological roles they play, their habitats, and their adaptations. Using nets and bug boxes, we’ll venture into different habitats to collect and observe some insect specimens.
Animal Tracking and Observation
Native Americans relied on their ability to track and find animals for survival. Today, learning to track animals is a skill anyone can learn – even in their own backyard. Find out what animals do when we’re not looking, by searching the sanctuary for clues like tracks, scats, nests, and homes.
Orienteering 101
Have you ever been lost in the woods? Learn the basics of using a map and compass to find your way through the outdoors. After a brief indoor lesson, we’ll head outside to put your skills to the test on our orienteering course.

GIRL SCOUTS
Brownies and Junior Girl Scouts: All About Birds, Earth Connections, Wildlife, Your Outdoor Surroundings.

WEBELOS BADGES
Forester: Learn how to identify trees and plants in the area using field guides. Find out how both animals and people use these valuable resources.
Naturalist: Participants will study the ecology of the forest with a hands-on hike in search of plants and animals.

WOLF AND BEAR ACHIEVEMENTS
Sharing Your World with Wildlife (Achievement #5): Participants will learn about local wildlife and the places they live. Find out how animals are protected and what endangered species are.

Birds (Elective #13): Find out all about the basics of birds. Through games, outdoor exploration, and bird watching, participants will discover physical adaptations and behavioral differences among birds.

Building for Birds: Feeders or Houses*: Help the birds in your backyard by building a feeder (autumn) or a birdhouse (spring).
*Additional per-scout cost for materials.

Programs are 1 to 1˝-hours long and cost $5 per participant, or $50 for groups of less than ten. A $50 deposit per program is required to hold your reservation. Payment of any remaining balance is due upon arrival on the date of the program.
To schedule a visit, please contact us at 201.891.2185. To facilitate scheduling, please call with several possible program dates and times. We will make every effort to accommodate your needs.
Supervision and discipline of participants is the responsibility of the chaperones at all times. Please make sure all students are dressed for the weather.

BIRTHDAY PARTY CELEBRATIONS
at Lorrimer Sanctuary

Parents, are you looking for a fun AND educational way to celebrate your child’s upcoming birthday? How about a party with a nature theme at the Lorrimer Sanctuary?
The birthday celebration includes a two-hour rental of our classroom, with a one-hour program conducted by one of our expert naturalists. Call Lorrimer for seasonally-available program choices and birthday activities.
Setup/cleanup: We will provide the tables, chairs, garbage cans and recycling drums.
Parents are responsible for tablecloths (optional), plates, cups, flatware, napkins, food, and beverages.
Lorrimer Sanctuary is available for birthday parties on both Saturdays and Sundays after 1:00 p.m., and can be scheduled as late as 4:00 p.m.
Birthday celebrations last for two hours, and additional time can be scheduled in half-hour increments for an additional $50 per half-hour.
A $50 nonrefundable deposit is required to hold your space. Spaces fill up quickly, so please register in advance! Limit: 20 children.
Cost: $150 for members,
      $175 for nonmembers.

Sanctuary Notes

THANKS to Stan and Barbara Blumenfeld for joining the Lorrimer World Series of Birding team. Lorrimer entered the WSB in the new Big Stay category. We staked out our seventeen-foot-diameter circle in the heart of the renowned birding hotspot, Garret Mountain. The team ended the day with an impressive 67 species recorded from that one spot – enough to earn the Lorrimer “Lounging Larids” the Big Stay award!
THANKS to Jody Schliecher and Dave Kaplan for “Steppin’ Up for Lorrimer.”
THANKS to our young volunteers Michal Krasnow, Brian Moran, and Colin Knight for keeping the animals clean and happy, and for all the other hard work they do.
THANKS to Ramapo College, the Academy of Holy Angels, and all the Eagle Scouts for the trail work.
THANKS to all of our summer camp counselors for another great camp season.

A big “THANK YOU” to all our volunteers who donated their time and energy to NJAS and the Lorrimer Sanctuary: Jackie Arkin, Michele Svedrofsky, and Ingrid Kenrick for staffing the store every week (you guys are doing GREAT with the new POS system!); Gordon Schultze, for his continued support in the store and in the field; Fyke Nature Association, for its support of Lorrimer Sanctuary; Pat Brotherton, for updating the bulletin board every season; Randy Zeberl, for maintaining the honey bee hives (Lorrimer honey is on sale now!); Sam Upchurch, for all the photography work; Abma’s Farm for its continued support of the apple cider programs, and everyone else who donated time and talents.

Don’t forget the Lorrimer Sanctuary gift shop, where you can get everything on your holiday shopping list. We carry books, field guides, binoculars, videos, CDs and tapes, bird feeders, T-shirts, puppets, nature gift items, and more.

Members receive discounts on program fees. If you are not a member and would like to become one, consider Joining New Jersey Audubon Society.