Somerset County Schools Encouraged to Take Advantage of Student Trips to Environmental Education Center

SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ – The Somerset County Park Commission offers Somerset County schools a wide range of educational field trips and in-school programs facilitated by the Environmental Education Center (EEC).Through visits to the EEC facility, students can explore 500 acres of nature at Lord Striling Park and engage in hands-on learning through fields, forests, marshes, and swampy areas. In-school programs also provide an enriching classroom experience through the guidance and expertise of a Naturalist.All programs support the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards (NJCCCS) and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Teachers can choose from the following interesting and informative topics:

• Whose Track Is That
• Amazing Adaptations
• Basically Bugs
• Sensory Sleuths
• Pond Ecology
• Let It Rot
• Ecological Explorations
• Biomimicry
• Habitat Math

EEC Naturalists can also work with schools and teachers to create custom programs to match classroom curricula and student interests.To learn more about field trips and in-school programs, download our School Programs brochure. For more information on scheduling a field trip or in-school program, contact Kurt Bender at kbender@scparks.org or call 908-722-1200, ext.5332.

About the Environmental Education Center

The Environmental Education Center (EEC) at Lord Stirling Park offers approximately nine miles of hiking trails, Naturalist-led programs, school field trips, fun festivals, nature-themed exhibits, facility and classroom rentals, a resource library, science and conservation research, and more.

About The Somerset County Park Commission
The Park Commission is committed to excellence in promoting stewardship of land and resources, providing outstanding recreation opportunities and leisure services, and fostering an environment that is service oriented and responsive to the public’s needs.

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