Monmouth County Parks Host Enviro-Quests For Kids This Summer

LINCROFT, NJ — This summer have your kids seek out some nature fun by joining the Monmouth County Park System for Enviro-Quest!

This is a nature program that meets each week in a different Monmouth County Park and is fun, easy and free. Start in the parking lot and follow the Enviro-Quest signs to where a Park System Naturalist is waiting. Once there, join in a mini nature lesson, activity or walk for 30-60 minutes of nature-based fun. Activities may include meeting a live animal, finding hidden treasures, or discovering animal knickknacks.

Come to one or all of the Enviro-Quests.

The schedule is as follows:

· Thursday, July 1 at 11 a.m.

Dorbrook Recreation Area, Colts Neck - Meet in the basketball court parking lot.

· Thursday, July 8 at 11 a.m.

Tatum Park, Middletown - Meet in the Red Hill Activity Center parking lot.

· Thursday, July 15 at 11 a.m.

Huber Woods Park, Middletown - Meet in the Environmental Center parking lot.

· Thursday, July 22 at 11 a.m.

Shark River Park, Wall - Meet in the Shelter Building parking lot.

· Thursday, July 29 at 11 a.m.

Big Brook Park, Marlboro - Meet in the dock parking lot.

· Thursday, August 5 at 11 a.m.

Freneau Woods Park, Aberdeen - Meet in the Visitor Center parking lot.

· Thursday, August 12 at 11 a.m.

Crosswicks Creek Park - Meet in the Province Line Road parking lot in Allentown.

· Thursday, August 19 at 11 a.m.

Clayton Park, Upper Freehold - Meet in the Emley’s Hill Road parking lot.

· Thursday, August 26 at 11 a.m.

Perrineville Lake Park - Meet in the Agress Road parking lot in Millstone.

For more information about this program or the Monmouth County Park System, please visit www.MonmouthCountyParks.com or call 732-842-4000. For persons with hearing impairment, the Park System TTY/TDD number is 711. The Monmouth County Park System, created by the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners, is Monmouth County’s Open Space, Parks, and Recreation agency.

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