Earth Day Activities!
To Celebrate the DEP’s 50th (+2) Birthday and Earth Week

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The Backyard Naturalist

The Division of Fish and Wildlife has created several online learning resources for all ages to enjoy as they experience our environment.

Crafty Projects that Practice Reuse

DEP’s Popular Coloring and Activity Booklets

Enjoy the Outdoors

Virtual Tours of Some of New Jersey’s State Parks, Recreation Areas and Historic Sites

Water Resources Education Videos

Other New Jersey Resources: Things to View and Do

  • Earth Day at Home Webinar Series

    Rutgers Cooperative Extension’s Earth Stewards program is hosting this webinar series with programs beginning on April 20 through Jun 29. Registration is required. Topics focus on environmental protection.

  • EE Hub of Lessons and Activities

    Welcome to this collection of environmental education activities to do and enjoy, compiled by members of the Alliance for New Jersey Environmental Education.

  • Get Wild…Inside!

    Check out the webcams, podcasts, professional wildlife videos and wildlife lessons on video that are provided by the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey.

  • New Jersey Audubon’s First Statewide BioBlitz

    NJA’s Earth Week BioBlitz is designed to encourage people to get outdoors where and when you can during the week of April 22 to 28, 2020.

  • New Jersey Audubon’s “Special Edition” World Series of Birding

    For the 37th year in a row, starting at 12:01 midnight on Saturday, May 9th, 2020, from midnight to midnight, birders will be birding, looking and listening for… birds!

  • Learning Resources

    Raritan Headwaters offers this collection of activities for everyone to “Jump In and Explore!”

  • Virtual Zoo School

    Cape May’s County Zoo is bringing the ZOO-to-YOU through their virtual Zoo School.

  • Watershed Activity Center

    The Watershed Institute offers virtual activities, games and learning ideas about water and watersheds.

  • What’s in Your Backyard?

    Check out the nature activities provided by Trailside Nature and Science Center in Union County.

National Resources: Things to View and Do

Please submit questions or comments to: DEP52Anniversary@dep.nj.gov