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Educational Venues

Learning can be fun in the New Jersey Skylands!

Wild West City
This western heritage theme park brings the old west back to life through portrayals of real-life western characters, legendary events and a frontier town re-creation. When you step through the gates of this Western town, you’re back in Dodge City, Kansas in the 1880’s and have a chance to “live” in the old west. More...

For School Groups and Organizations there are two programs offered. Go to http://www.wildwestcity.com and select School Groups and Organizations.

Lakota Wolf Preserve
View wolves in the East in a natural surrounding for the first time in over a century. Learn about the social structure of wolf packs, their eating habits, their interaction with man and many other interesting facts. Special school group programs are available… MORE

Statewide sites for kids

Franklin Mineral Museum
The museum is teacher friendly, offering a variety of "fun while learning" themes that will fit a wide range of curriculum. Tours can be customized to meet the needs of your curriculum. The museum collections are arranged in systematic order making them easy to follow instructional aids…MORE

Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center
Come visit the Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center and take a self-guided tour to see how we raise over 600,000 trout each year. Feed the large trout in front of the Education Center and learn about fish and wildlife from our indoor displays. Pequest is open seven days a week except holidays from 10am to 4pm.

Pequest offers a free Hatchery Program to school and civic groups with a minimum of 15 participants in grades 2 and up. The program consists of a lecture and video presentation about the hatchery and our trout followed by an outside tour of our facility to get a first-hand look at how our hatchery operates. This program is offered year round and is approximately 2 hours. During the months of April through October Pequest offers a fishing education program for groups of 15-25 ages 8 and up. This is a hands-on program covering safety, ethics, techniques and equipment. All equipment is provided. Pequest offers many other programs throughout the year ranging in topics from insects, wild bird feeding, fly tying, fly fishing, spincasting, snakes and more. There are many opportunities for hiking, fishing and birding on the 4000-acre Pequest Wildlife Management Area. Visit our website or call 908-637-4125 to register for programming

Sunset View Farm
Bring your group to Sunset View Farm and choose the science or nature related topic you’d like to explore. This is a real farm and a National Arbor Foundation Certified Nature Explore Classroom. We strive to be more of an environmental center than a commercial farm. No face-painting or Halloween antics here. We want to educate students in the outdoors, and help to develop an appreciation of nature in people of all ages. Explore the gardens, feed and learn about the farm animals, and choose from topics such as the Six Parts of a Plant, Tree Identification, Metamorphosis, Organic Farming, and more. Home-schoolers, pre-school and elementary school classes, seniors, church groups, etc. all appreciate the educational talks and interaction, the new activity barn, and the picnic area with breath-taking views. Visit www.DestinationCountry.com for more information.