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Audiobook Walk – Presented by Bergen County Silent Book Club
Join the Bergen County Silent Book Club for a Unique Outdoor Listening Experience! Take a peaceful walk through the woods while enjoying your own audiobook—no pressure, no assigned reading, just quiet time in nature with a good story. After the walk, stick around for snacks and relaxed book chat with fellow readers. What to Bring: […]
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Volunteer Workday – Invasive Species Cleanup
Help us defend our forest! Invasive plants are choking out our native species, threatening the delicate balance of our local ecosystem. We need your help to fight back! Join us for a hands-on workday on Saturday, July 19th, from 10 AM to 12 PM, where you’ll directly impact the health of our local ecosystem. You’ll […]
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Newsletter — June, 2025
All the latest news and events happening at the Closter Nature Center.
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Volunteer Workday – Invasive Pull
Help protect our forest! Join us for a hands-on workday removing invasive plants so our native species can flourish. Your effort makes a real difference in restoring the health of our local ecosystem. Saturday, May 17th, 10 am – 12 pm. All ages welcome, children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an […]
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Pond Celebration
Join us at the Closter Nature Center for a fun-filled community day the whole family will enjoy! Whether you’re a kid or just a kid at heart, there’s something for everyone at this beloved annual event. Enjoy an afternoon of exciting activities and entertainment, including: Live Music – Sit back, relax, and enjoy local musical […]
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Seedling Potting Up – Wildwoods Restoration
Come work with Wild Woods Restoration Project to pot up native seedlings for restoration projects with The Closter Nature Center and other public lands. LOCATION: The Closter Nature Center. Exact meeting place will be included in the confirmation email after you register. ACTIVITY: We’ll be potting up several species of native plants. We’ll be sitting […]
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Newsletter — May, 2025
All the latest news and events happening at the Closter Nature Center.
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Spring Guided Hike
Attendance by donation: Suggested donation is $5 for members and $10 for non-members. Registration is requested (see form below) but, not required. For additional information about membership or other programs, please visit: https://register.communitypass.net/Closter, our online registration and payment system. If you have any questions about this program, please email info@closternaturecenter.org.
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Annual Public Open Board Meeting
Attendance is Free! For additional information about membership or other programs, please visit: https://register.communitypass.net/Closter, our online registration and payment system. If you have any questions about this event, please email info@closternaturecenter.org.
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After-School Nature Program Spring 2025 Session II
Interested in becoming an individual or corporate sponsor of our educational programming? Contact our Executive Director, Riley Schwengel at executivedirector@closternaturecenter.org . To register please go to: https://register.communitypass.net/Closter, and you will be taken to Community Pass, our online registration and payment system. If you have any questions, please email info@closternaturecenter.org or call 201-800-2008. Our Naturalist, Marc […]
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Closter Cleanup 2025
A clean-up day sponsored by the Closter Environmental Commission. Volunteers will be sent to various locations around Closter to clean up trash and debris, including areas of the Closter Nature Center.
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Wild Welcome – Open House Event
Free and open to the community. No registration required. If you have any questions please email us at info@closternaturecenter.org. Please consider donating to our non-profit organization so that we can continue to offer free and low-cost events like this one!
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The Closter Nature Center is a certifying organization in the President’s Volunteer Awards Program (PVSA). The PVSA program is sponsored by AmeriCorps and operated by Points of Light Inc.
Points of Light, Inc. works to create products and services that help volunteers, nonprofits/NGOs and corporations maximize their impact and “inspire more points of light in communities around the world.”
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