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Date: August 11, 2012
Hours: 12:30pm
Ages: Young elementary
Price: Non-members $20 per child.

Address:
313 Hudson Ave.
Tenafly, NJ 07670

Phone: 201-568-6093
Website: tenaflynaturecenter.org

Description: Children will learn about amazing animal superheroes around the world then have a chance to meet some of the nature center's animals and learn about their natural animal superpowers. Children will also create their own animal superhero cape to take home. Rain or shine.

Children must be accompanied an adult. All materials will be provided. Registration is required by August 6.

Venue Description: The Tenafly Nature Center, which opened in 1961, is a 400-acre nature preserve in Bergen County dedicated to protecting its inhabitants and providing environmental education to the next generation. The center is open to the public, offering activities during every season. On its nature trails, visitors can hike, cross-country ski, and snowshoe, depending on the season. TNC's Pfister's Pond is available for ice-skating during the winter.

Visitors are welcome to bird-watch and observe the wildlife that inhabits the center's woodlands. TNC is home to more than 50 species of birds and a stopover for hundreds of others during spring and fall migrations. Red fox, white-tailed deer, chipmunks, frogs, toads, salamanders, and snakes are also common sights, along with a variety of other flora and fauna.

More than 1,100 groups of children visit TNC each year. The center plans a variety of public programs, including Summer Nature Day Camp for students in pre-K through eighth grade, Seasonal Scavenger Hunt for children 4 years and older and their parents, Family Nature Walks, and more. TNC also offers after-school programs and educational programs for schools, home schools, and scouts; professional development for teachers; and birthday party packages.

Tenafly Nature Center is located at 313 Hudson Ave. in Tenafly, NJ. Parking is available. No bikes or strollers are allowed beyond the parking lot. TNC is open weekdays 9am-5pm and weekends 11am-4pm; trails are open daily from dawn to dusk. Registration is required for most programs. For more information, call 201-568-6093 or visit tenaflynaturecenter.org.

Upcoming Events at Tenafly Nature Center:

• Guided Nature Walks - 07/07/13
  
• Little Naturalists - 07/09/13
  
• Pondering Ponds - 07/14/13
  
• Little naturalists - 07/16/13
  
• Sail the Hudson on the A.J. Meerwald - 07/18/13
  
• Sail the Hudson on the A.J. Meerwald - 07/19/13
  
• Nature Story Time - 07/20/13
  
• Sail the Hudson on the A.J. Meerwald - 07/20/13
  
• Sail the Hudson on the A.J. Meerwald - 07/21/13
  
• Little naturalists - 07/23/13
  
• Seasonal Scavenger Hunt - 07/27/13
  
• Little naturalists - 07/30/13
  

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