New Jersey Audubon's Lorrimer Nature Sanctuary

09/14/2026

🍂 New Fall Hours at the Sanctuary Gift Shop & Nature Center 🍂

As the seasons shift, so do our hours! Here's when you can stop by:
❌ Monday & Tuesday: Closed
🕙 Wednesday: 10am – 7pm (LATE NIGHT!!)
🕙 Thursday – Sunday: 10am – 4pm

Come browse our selection of nature-inspired gifts, bird seed, and bird feeders — perfect for feathering your feeders as the weather cools and more birds head to your backyard for the season. 🐦

We can't wait to see you!

Lorrimer Sanctuary, 790 Ewing Ave, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417.

09/12/2026

📣 SAVE THIS POST: All of our program flyers are now in ONE place! 🎉

No more scrolling through old posts trying to find that cool event you saw - *almost* every program, class, and event we are offering (so far) this fall is now easy to find in a single spot. ✨

Whether you’re looking to join something new or just want to see what we’ve got going on, this is your one-stop shop. Bookmark it, share it, come back to it anytime!

More programs are being added all the time! Stay up to date by checking our website calendar: https://njaudubon.org/calendar/category/lorrimer-sanctuary/list/

09/11/2026

We will be closed this Sunday!

But good news, we are open on Saturday again!

09/10/2026

📢 Attention Camp Parents!

This is your final call for the Summer Camp Lost & Found! 🎒 Please stop by to check for any missing items — water bottles, jackets, hats, and more are waiting to be reunited with their owners.

🕐 Items can be picked up during Nature Center hours: Wednesday–Sunday, 10 AM–4 PM.

⚠️ Any unclaimed items will be donated/disposed of after September 30th, so don’t wait!

09/08/2026

Do you give a hoot about owls? 🦉

Learn more about how rodenticide is harming these nocturnal neighbors.

Do owls in NJ need protection from secondhand rat poison? Alex Ireland, President and CEO of NJ Audubon, has answers and talks about what NJ Audubon is doing to keep raptors safe on their properties.

Learn more after the link
https://www.nj.com/opinion/2026/09/njs-owls-need-protection-from-secondhand-rat-poison-opinion.html

09/07/2026

Could you imagine a cooler place to work this fall? Maybe you love birds or forest ecology or teaching people cool stuff about nature? 🌿🦆

Well, Lorrimer Sanctuary is looking for a PSEG Wings to Wonder Fall Program Intern to help run our environmental education programs! You’ll get real hands-on experience leading nature programs, working with awesome naturalists, and getting kids (and adults!) excited about the outdoors.

If you’re studying environmental science, education, bio, or just love this stuff — this internship is for you.

Apply here → njaudubon.org/who-we-are/careers/

🍁

09/04/2026

Who’s coming!? 🦋🦋🦋

Things to do this week in Bergen County, NJ area! Calendar of local events updated daily!

09/03/2026

Foraged Woodland Tea Party!

Saturday September 12th at 1pm.

An enchanting introduction to wild herbal teas! Step into the woods as a forager, not just a hiker. In this hands-on program guests will explore the forest floor and trail edges and learn to spot and safely identify wild plants that have been brewed into teas for generations — things like pine needles, wild mint, clover, etc., depending on the season and location. We’ll then head back into the education center for some taste-testing.

Learn more and register: https://njaudubon.org/event/foraged-woodland-tea-party/