Environment & Nature
Events
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Discovery Den Reopening Celebration
New Jersey State Museum 205 W. State Street, Trenton, NJ, United StatesWe’re celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Museum’s Discovery Den with a complete redesign of the space! Join us for special crafts and activities and pick up a free giveaway (while supplies last.) A food truck will be on site from 11 am – 2 pm for those wishing to purchase food. Outside from 10...
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Grow Little Gardener
Veblen House @Herrontown Woods 452 Herrontown Rd, Princeton, NJ, United StatesGrow Little Gardener is back! Enroll your young ones in gardening classes held at May’s Garden in Herrontown Woods. Designed for pre-K and early elementary-aged kids, in six sessions, Mathilde Burlion, trained engineer, Master Gardener and local mom, will lead kids and their caregivers in the art of gardening. Prepare to learn, practice, play, and...
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Read & Pick: Strawberries
Terhune Orchards 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, NJ, United StatesRead & Pick is an innovative program that combines hands-on farm activity with your young child followed by an education program with stories highlighting the fruit or farm area. In our next program, we welcome young farmers to celebrate everything wonderful about strawberries. We will be reading two books highlighting strawberries followed by an educational...
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May’s Barden Cafe
Herrontown Woods NJ, United StatesFreshly brewed coffee and homemade treats at a delightful popup café in the Woods. Join us at the Botanical Art Garden (Barden), next to the main parking lot, 600 Snowden Lane. All proceeds support stewardship and programming at Herrontown Woods!
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Princeton Garden Tour 2026
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesLast year’s Princeton Garden Tour sold out! Join us for an inspiring celebration of horticulture, history, and community as stunning private gardens open to participants for one special day to support two pillars of local history and preservation— the Historical Society of Princeton and Morven Museum & Garden. This year’s tour features a new slate...
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Read & Pick: Monarchs, Swallowtails and Honeybees – Oh My!
Terhune Orchards 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, NJ, United StatesRead & Pick is an innovative program that combines a hands-on activity with your young child and an educational program including stories highlighting that aspect of farm life. Young farmers are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about butterflies, bees and other helpful pollinators. We will be reading two books about flowers, gardens, honey and insects...
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SUMMER READING SOIRÉE: A FOUNDING MOTHER
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesIn time for the 250th Anniversary of the birth of the United States comes a sweeping, intimate portrayal of Abigail Adams—wife of one president and mother to another—whose wit, willpower, and wisdom helped shape the fledgling republic. The New York Times bestselling authors Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie will discuss and sign copies of A...
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TWILIGHT GARDEN TOUR
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesStroll through the garden and enjoy a relaxing twilight tour of Morven’s gardens with one of the museum’s knowledgeable horticulturalists, followed by light refreshments on the Pool House porch. Tours are approximately 90 minutes, and offered monthly in July, August, and September (all start at 5:30 pm). With garden blooms changing throughout the summer,...
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Read & Pick: Flowers
Terhune Orchards 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, NJ, United StatesRead & Pick is an innovative program that combines hands-on farm activity with your young child followed by an education program with stories highlighting the fruit or farm area. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about Flowers. We will be reading a book about flowers, gardens...
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Wine and Arrangements
Terhune Orchards 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, NJ, United StatesJoin owner Reuwai Mount Hanewald for an evening of wine & flower arrangements. Pick Your Own flowers from our flower patch. Enjoy wine tasting as Reuwai leads the group in floral arranging in the winery. Flowers, vases, wine tasting flights are included in the cost of the program $45. Additional light bites and wine are...
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STORIES IN THE GARDEN: “TRY IT” WITH PEOPLE & STORIES/GENTE Y CUENTOS
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesEnjoy an evening in Morven's gardens while discovering the "magic" of the People & Stories/ Gente y Cuentos method - making connections, transforming lives through literature - one short story at a time. Hear a stunning, contemporary short story read aloud by an experienced P&S/GyC Coordinator during this free "Try It" session. Talk about...
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May’s Barden Café at Herrontown Woods
Herrontown Woods NJ, United StatesFreshly brewed coffee and homemade treats at a delightful pop-up café in the Woods. Join community members at the Botanical Art Garden (Barden), next to the main parking lot, 600 Snowden Lane. All proceeds support stewardship and programming at Herrontown Woods! (In the event of inclement weather, check with the Herrontown Woods folks to see...
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Intro to Improv in the Garden
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesKids get to explore the foundations of improv through a variety of games and activities in this 90-minute Intro to Improv workshop, presented with McCarter Theatre Center and led by teaching artist Lillie Reising. Students will build confidence as they play, create, and perform their own original ideas! The program will be held in the...
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EVENING YOGA IN THE GARDENS WITH GRATITUDE YOGA
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesTake your practice outside with Gratitude Yoga’s all-levels Vinyasa class, open to everyone. This weekly donation-based outdoor yoga class takes place in Morven’s beautiful gardens, located in the heart of Princeton. Please bring a yoga mat, a towel, a water bottle, and an open heart. Classes are offered on Wednesday evenings between July 8...
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