Gloucester County Nature Club
Gloucester County Nature Club Welcome! This site is intended to provide information about the Gloucester County Nature Club. Nature Club meetings are held at 7:00 on the second Thursday of each month (except July and August) at the Holy Nativity Lutheran Church in Wenonah, unless stated otherwise in the newsletter.
Our Mission
The Gloucester County Nature Club is a private, nonprofit 501c3 organization of people who share a common interest, curiosity and love for the natural world. The Club strives to promote sound conservation practices and to educate others about nature and the environment.
Programs
Go to the Programs page to learn about upcoming or recent programs.
Field Trips
Go to the Fieldtrips page to learn about upcoming or recent field trips. Field Trips are also listed on our Meetup Page.
Events
BIRD QUEST 2023 will be held on Saturday May 6, 2023. Please go to the new Bird Quest website at https://birdquest.gcnatureclub.org/ for details.
The GLOUCESTER COUNTY FIREFLY FESTIVAL was to be held on Saturday June 24, 2023 at Tall Pines State Preserve. It has been CANCELED due to the probability of thunderstorms around the festival start time. There is no rain date. For general information you can check out the 2023 flyer for more details.
Go to the Big Year Eco-Challenge page to learn about this year-long event and to view monthly summaries.
Go to the Northwestern Gloucester County Christmas Bird Count 2022 Wrap-up page to view findings from this event that took place on December 17, 2022.
Publications
NEW BOOK! Observations by a Field Naturalist of Southern New Jersey
Our new book, Observations by a Field Naturalist of Southern New Jersey is now available at local retailers and via online ordering. Click here for details.
Natural Places of Gloucester County NJ - Second Edition now available!
The Second Edition of our Natural Places of Gloucester County NJ is now available at local retailers and via online ordering. Click here for details.
Membership
There are two ways to become a member or renew a membership:
You may sign up and pay your membership dues electronically via PayPal. Click here.
You can also download and print the membership form, and return the completed form with your payment to the address provided on the form or bring to a regular meeting.
Opportunities for Education and Participation
The Nature Club provides monthly programs, field trips, and newsletters from September through June and special field trips in the Summer months. In addition, the Nature Club holds special events throughout the year. For upcoming programs, field trips, or events you can check out our latest newsletter on the news page.
TALL PINES STATE PRESERVE Thanks to the efforts of many, the former Maple Ridge Golf Course property is now a park! For the latest details on how you can get involved and help, see the Friends of Tall Pines State Preserve webpage at friendsoftallpinespreserve.org.
The Nature Club is also on Facebook. To go to our Facebook page please click on the blue Facebook icon to the left. You will need to have a Facebook membership, and new group members will need to be "approved" by the administrator.
Join Our Meetup Group! The Gloucester County Nature Club is now using the online tool, Meetup.com to advertise our field trips. We strongly encourage you to give it a try. By signing up you will be able to see up to minute information related to field trips (weather, changes or cancellations if needed), communicate with the leaders and others going on trips of interest. Simply sign up with an email address to join the group and you will be informed of upcoming trips and Nature Club events. It's a great way to be reminded of the trips you didn�t want to forget and meet new members.! Click on the Meetup logo on the left to go to our Meetup page.
Check out our monthly Gloucester County Nature columns on the South Jersey Times website. A collection of present and past columns can be viewed on the South Jersey Times website at: http://www.nj.com/gloucester/voices/index.ssf/gloucester_county_nature_club/index.html.
Past Nature Club Events
Check out more past club events by clicking the "Events" link above or by clicking the following link: Past Nature Club Events.
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