What we’re about
The Gloucester County Nature Club (GCNC) was established in 1949, by a small group of Gloucester County, NJ residents with a common interest in the natural world. The Nature Club is a local nonprofit organization with no paid staff which strives to promote sound conservation practices and to educate others in the community about nature and the environment. The Nature Club provides monthly programs, field trips, and newsletters from September through June and special field trips in the summer months. In addition, the Nature Club holds special events throughout the year. Website: www.gcnatureclub.org
Upcoming events
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Field Trip - Hidden Acres Twp. Park & Mantua Creek WMA (Tour de Natural Places)
Hidden Acres Township Park (Samuel Giordano Sr. Memorial Football Field), 280 Jessups Mill Rd., Clarksboro, NJ, USJoin us as we explore the natural places of Gloucester County as described in the 2020 Edition of Natural Places of Gloucester County, a publication of the Gloucester County Nature Club.
Hidden Acres has been re-named Samuel Giordano Sr. Memorial Football Field. Enter at the sign “Football Complex”. Follow the one-way signs all the way to the back of the gravel parking lot. Trail could be wet. We will be walking in grass that may be tall. Wear boots or old sneakers.
This event is free and open to the public.
Trip Leaders: Sue Bergmann and Marilyn Henry
Site Information: See Natural Places of Gloucester County, pages 51-53, Location #13. Next we will drive or carpool a short distance to Mantua Creek WMA, pages 31-32, Location #7.7 attendees
Christmas Bird Count - Northwestern Gloucester County
Location not specified yetThis nationwide citizen scientist mission, orchestrated by the National Audubon Society, has been underway for 126 years! Our local count is a 15-mile diameter circle split into 13 different areas (see the map) each with an area leader and good complement of assistants.
Our circle covers very interesting territory in the county and very interesting winter birds. We usually see a total close to 100 species! Each of the 13 areas has a leader who knows birds, the territory, and can navigate through the zone. This is a great, fun way to get out with others and learn from the many excellent birders we have in the club. No experience is necessary. All help is appreciated. If you would like to join us to see the very same birds you see in your yard and maybe many more you can add to your life list, then bundle up, pack a lunch, bring your binoculars and your enthusiasm! Some participants spend the entire day, others put in a couple of hours- whatever time they can afford to do. Times to meet and be out in the area can be worked out with your leader. Even if you do not go out with a team your observations of the birds in your yard, dawn to dark, are valuable and can be counted as part of our results for our NW Gloucester County circle. Here’s to a safe, productive (good weather!) count this year! To get hooked up with a team or if you have questions, call or email: Ron Kegel, compiler 609-617-0365 (cell); ronaldk52@comcast.net.
Info on the national count effort: https://www.audubon.org/community-science/christmas-bird-count/join-christmas-bird-count2 attendees
Past events
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