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PINE JOG ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER

Please Note: Reservations are Required for all events

You may email your request to pinejog@fau.edu

Fall 2007 & Spring 2008 Schedule will

be posted in Late August.

Bird Watching Tours at STA1E

Free Birding Tours

The South Florida Water Management District and Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, a unit within the College of Education at Florida Atlantic University are partnering to offer FREE birding tours of the Storm water Treatment Areas.

The storm water treatment areas, owned and operated by the South Florida Water Management District, are vast, constructed wetlands that use vegetation to naturally cleanse excess nutrients from water before it enters the Everglades. These remote, shallow water marshes attract many species of nesting wading birds, migratory and other water fowl such as great blue herons, wood storks, snowy egrets and roseate spoonbills.

Tours are open to anyone, but participants must register before the desired date to reserve a space on the trip.

Time: 7:45 AM - NOON


Little Tyke Hikes

Natural Adventures for Children Ages 3-5

Come for a walk in Nature’s Neighborhood.

Join us at Pine Jog

Environmental Education Center to discover and explore all the wonders nature has with your children.

There will be games, crafts, walks, stories, and much more.

All sessions are on select Tuesdays from 10 -11:30 am.

Cost: $5 per child

Come dressed for fun.

(We may get dirty)

Children are more creative, healthier, and cooperative when they play freely outside in nature.

 -Based on Children and Nature Network research


Night Hikes

Fridays starting at 6:30 or 7:30 pm (based on sunset times)

 Pre-registration required

Night Hikers start you evening over an open campfire (weather permitting). As the evening shadows fall, we'll hike into the Pine Jog forest and enjoy activities along the way.

This event is recommended for ages 5+.


The Amazing Race comes to Pine Jog

Follow forest trails to make your way through the Pine Jog Amazing Race. Challenge your skills at solving clues. Play to win or play for fun. Everyone receives a prize for completion with a grand prize awarded for best performance. Start the course anytime from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The course is designed to take between 1 - 2 hours. This program is recommended for ages 6 - adult.


Music in the Forest

Using a trail map and your ears as guides, visitors navigate to stations of classical and Celtic music along a quarter mile loop through our forest and over our pond. Sit and experience the fragrance of forest and the sounds of instruments melding in nature. Musicians from the West Palm Beach community will strike their notes in harmony. Light refreshments will be available.

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