Welcome!
This 45-acre township-owned property offers a stream, forest, meadow, network of trails and a community nature center. They are ideal for you, your family or a school field trip. We are located at 481 Drexel Avenue, Lawrence Township, NJ 08648.
The “Friends of the Lawrence Nature Center” is a community volunteer organization. Please join us,we need your help and support! We are awaiting approval for our non-profit 501 (c) (3) status.For more information about the Lawrence Nature Center, please contact the Lawrence Township Recreation Department at 609-844-7067, go to www. lawrencetwp.com or email lawrencenaturecenter@gmail.com
Resources
- Download the New Lawrence Nature Center Brochure.
- Site Map and Information
See the Brochure for a map of the Nature Center and Drexel Woods including trails. - Programs for all Ages
Check announcements for upcoming events! - Download the attached Newsletter and list of upcoming events for 2012 at the Lawrence Nature Center.
- Download the 2012 Mushroom Calendar
- Download the Nature Coloring Book for a funfilled activity to enjoy nature and wildlife.
- Where to Hike in Lawrence
Use the guide to find local hiking trails.
MEETINGS (TIME/DAY)
The Friends of the Lawrence Nature Center (FLNC) meet at 7:00 pm on the second Wednesday of each month at the Nature Center. Please call the Lawrence Township Recreation Department at 609-844-7067 for schedule changes.
The LNC Education Committee meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm at the Lawrence Nature Center. Check the attached for updates and details.
You can also reach the Friends of the Lawrence Nature Center and the LNC Education Committee by emailing: lawrencenaturecenter@gmail.com
Join Our Mailing List
Mother nature Festival
Join the Friends of the Lawrence Nature Center on Saturday May 12 and dozens of nature related exhibits as we celebrate Mother Nature. There will be plenty to see and do at the Lawrence Nature Center from 12 noon to 4 pm. For more details check out the attached flyer.
Philadelphia Traveling Zoo Stops at Lawrence Nature Center
The Philadelphia Traveling Zoo made a stop at the Lawrence Nature Center on Saturday March 24 and visitors got close up and personal with several interesting animals. Lead Outreach Educator Amy Penney brought several animals including an African Pygmy Hedge Hog, Blue-tongued Skink, Ring-necked Dove and a ferret for the future naturalists in a fun filled program learning about some not so everyday animals.
See some of the program photographs.
Geo Caching
Hey ‘tweens, come on down to the Lawrence Nature Center and do a little ‘geocaching and geostashing’, our nature version of the high tech gaming phenomenon, Geocaching! Children from the ages of nine to twelve can come out to the nature center and learn about and/or participate in, our geocaching activity. Geocaching is the outdoor hide and seek game using our nation’s billion dollar satellites system and an inexpensive hand-held global positioning unit. Children can choose any one, two or three non-consecutive dates, during five weekday evenings, to come to the nature center and find or hide our own geocaches!
Space is limited to twelve children per evening and registration is required.
Attached are details about the program and how to register.
This site is sponsored by The Township of Lawrence. For webpage comments or questions,
please contact Steve Groeger. Web site design by Monica Zhou and Castle Haven.