Student Programs at Sedge Island

 

Sedge Island Natural Resource Education Center is excited to offer two three-day programs this summer for middle and high school students with opportunities to explore the salt marsh.

Sedge Island Field and Research Experience - July 11, 12, and 13, 2022
This is an in-depth program for high school students interested in pursuing a college education in marine or environmental studies.      INFORMATION  and APPLICATION

Sedge Island Field Experience - July 20, 21, and 22, 2022
Middle school students will spend their time learning about salt marsh ecology and conservation while kayaking, fishing, and clamming.     INFORMATION  and APPLICATION

Sedge Island Natural Resource Education Center, located in Barnegat Bay off Island Beach State Park, in New Jersey's only marine conservation zone offers residential environmental education programs to participants 12 years of age and older. A short 15-minute boat ride from the Sedge Dock at Island Beach State Park takes you to the island. The renovated duck hunting lodge dates to over 100 years old and is full of the history of famous sportsmen, historians, and conservationists. Sedge Island continues to fuel memories as it is home to scientists, researchers, and explorers who wish to experience the "magic of sedge."

Project WILD Workshop for Educators Offered in November

Project WILD is an interdisciplinary conservation and environmental education program offered by NJ Fish & Wildlife that focuses on wildlife and habitat. 

The goal of Project WILD is to develop awareness, knowledge, skills, and commitment resulting in informed decisions, responsible behavior, and constructive actions concerning wildlife and the environment. 

Project WILD’s mission is to help students learn how to think, not what to think, about wildlife and the environment.

A special PW workshop for educators is being offered on Friday, November 22 in Hunterdon County. 

For more information visit the following links:

Project WILD Information

Hunterdon County Workshop Information

Student Conservation Association in New Jersey

Student Conservation Association (SCA) has a mission is to build the next generation of conservation leaders and inspire lifelong stewardship of the environment and communities. They do this by engaging young people in hands-on service to the land.

This is year #61 for SCA. New Jersey is newer to the program but there are several NJ SCA summer high school job programs in areas throughout the state including Hunterdon County, Newark and Camden.

Their first community based conservation program was in Hunterdon County in 1999, partnering with the Hunterdon County Parks system. Since then, they have enlisted 300 high school students in conservation job opportunities in Hunterdon County and the impacts on the county’s trail system have been enormous.

In 2003 SCA expanded its New Jersey programming by establishing high school programming in the Newark area in partnership with Prudential. SCA has Camden community crews that are run from their Philadelphia office.

The New Jersey Community Program provides paid summer job opportunities (July through August) for high school students in the Hunterdon and Essex county regions of New Jersey. This 6-week summer program runs Monday-Friday and incorporates environmental education and job readiness training into the conservation service experience. Participants build trails and restore habitat while exploring green career opportunities, building leadership skills, and learning about the local environment through field trips, outdoor recreation, and service projects.

It is not too early to consider these opportunities, though you need to submit applications by May 16th. Check out the how to apply section of their website.

Species On the Edge Art & Essay Contest for Grade 5 Students

Students in Grade 5 can select one of more than eighty endangered state species, create artwork, and write an essay creatively advocating for that animal.

One winner from each county will be recognized at a ceremony at the NJEA building in Trenton in the spring. Winners, their family, their teacher and school administrators will be invited.

The Species On the Edge Art & Essay Contest is conducted by the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey.

Contest Information www.conservewildlifenj.org/education/edge/