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Plainsboro Preserve (CRF ID #892)

ALTERNATE NAME
New Jersey Audubon Society Plainsboro Preserve

ADDRESS
80 Scotts Corner Road
Plainsboro, NJ 08512

PHONE
609-897-9400

FAX
609-897-0287

EMAIL
plainsboro@njaudubon.org

URL
http://www.njaudubon.org/Centers/Plainsboro/Index.html

ADMINISTRATOR
Sean Grace, Sanctuary Director

CONTACT PERSON
Jerry Kozlansky, Program Director

HOURS
TUE-SAT: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM; SUN: 12:00 NOON - 5:00 PM - office
7 days a week, sunrise to sunset - trails

DESCRIPTION
One of 8 New Jersey Audubon sanctuaries, consisting of more than 1000 acres, including the 50-acre McCormack Lake. There are more than 5 miles of trails featuring some 150 species of birds, animals including a family of beavers, and ten species of rare or endangered plants. The Preserve is managed by NJ Audubon in a partnership with Middlesex County and Plainsboro Township.

SERVICES
Educational nature programs
Trails for hiking
Nature store
Nature library
Scouting merit badge opportunities
see website for more details

PROGRAMS
School programs

Scouting programs

Natural history programs and workshops

Summer and seasonal day camps

Interpretive hikes

Slide and lecture programs for groups and organizations

School site visitations

Educator workshops

Birthday parties

Institute for Field Naturalists: a series of in-depth extended natural history workshops

PUBLICATIONS
Plainsboro Preserve Newsletter
New Jersey Birds (NJ Audubon)
New Jersey Audubon (quarterly magazine)
Center Focus Seasons (quarterly magazine)

MEMBERSHIP
open to all

FEES/DUES
New family membership - $35.00; renewals - $45

SPECIAL EVENTS
Junior World Series of Birding
NJAS School of Ecology

SUBJECT
CAMPING
CHILDREN AND YOUTH
EDUCATION - ADULT
EDUCATION - CHILDREN AND YOUTH
ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND SERVICES
RECREATION

DATE MODIFIED
04-07-06