Cattus Island Nature Festival

Cattus Island Nature Festival - Celebrating 30 Years

TOMS RIVER – Ocean County Freeholder John C. Bartlett, Jr. is pleased to announce the 30th annual Cattus Island Nature Festival taking place at Cattus Island County Park, Toms River on Sunday, October 3, 2010, from 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM.

The Cattus Island Nature Festival is an annual celebration of Natural Science Education at Cattus Island County Park. The entire day will be full of exciting educational activities such as van and boat tours, nature walks, seining, kayak trips, lectures and children’s programs. A variety of exhibitors including a food vendor will be on hand and there will be live music throughout the day.

Nature Walk Topics
The Rotten World of Fungi 10:00AM
Scavenger Hunt Walk 11:00AM
The Nature of Cattus Island 1:00PM
A Guided Dog Walk 1:30PM
Saltmarsh Stomp 3:00PM

Lectures

Mosquitoes presented by Ocean County
Mosquito Commission at 11:00AM

Butterfly Garden Basics presented by Cattus
Island County Park Staff 11:00am and 2:30pm

Don’t Worry be “Hoppy” presented by Jenkinson’s
Aquarium at 12:00pm

State of the Bay presented by The Barnegat Bay
Partnership at 1:00pm

Protect America’s Wildlife presented by
Defenders of Wildlife at 2:00pm

Boat Tours, Van Tours & Kayak Tours

Boat Tours will run hourly beginning at 9:00am
Children ages 4 years and older NO EXCEPTIONS

Kayak Tours will be available at 8am, 10am, noon and 2pm.
Participants must be 14 years of age

Van Tours will begin promptly on the hour at 9:00am

Kids Programs

Fish Printing 10am, 12pm and 2pm
Native American Nature Stories 10:30am & 2:00pm
Little Sprouts Scavenger Hunt 11:00am
Flower Power 12:30pm
The Great Bug Race 1:00pm
Nature Twister 2:00pm
Barnegat Bay Memory 3:00pm

Seining Silver Bay

The seining program will be held from 10:00am to 3:00pm
A shuttle van will be available between 10:00am & 3:00pm

The van, boat, and kayak tours require advanced registration, beginning at 7:00 AM on October 3rd in the Cooper Environmental Center. All activities are FREE and open to the public. This event is accessible to all individuals. Reasonable assistance/accommodations are available with prior notice. For a complete schedule of the days’ events please contact The Cooper Environmental Center at 732-270-6960.