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The Backyard Naturalist |
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Wondering what is located in your own backyard, that bird you saw on your last hike or how to learn more about the environment around you? The Division of Fish and Wildlife has created online learning resources for learning about our environment. There are:
- Activities for children to do while exploring
- Outdoor Skills to learn something new
- Species ID to help become more familiar with the natural world
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Who Am I?
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Answer below
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Learn-At-Home
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Outdoor Skills
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Species ID
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- Archery and Bowhunting Kids Activity Book (pdf, 2.3mb, Archery Trade Assn.)
- Bird Beak Match (pdf, 290kb)
- Build a Nest (pdf, 200kb)
- Floating Turtle (pdf, 580kb)
- Food Chain Stacks (pdf, 290kb)
- Nature Art (pdf, 2.1mb)
- Nature Bingo (pdf, 465kb)
- Scavenger Hunt (pdf, 330kb)
- Wildlife of New Jersey Coloring Book (pdf, 215kb)
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- American Toad (pdf, 665kb)
- Black Squirrel (pdf, 730kb)
- Eastern Black Walnut (pdf, 915kb)
- Eastern Box Turtle (pdf, 745kb)
- Eastern Chipmunk (pdf, 520kb)
- Eastern Cottontail (pdf, 880kb)
- Eastern Gray Squirrel (pdf, 175kb)
- Eastern Phoebe (pdf, 665kb)
- Morels (pdf, 655kb)
- Poison Ivy (pdf, 645kb)
- Ramps (pdf, 175kb)
- Red Squirrel (pdf, 530kb)
- Robin (pdf, 375kb)
- Ruby Throated Hummingbird (pdf, 350kb)
- Skunk Cabbage (pdf, 355kb)
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If you have any recommended pages that you would like to see or have a specific "Ask a Naturalist" question, please send an e-mail to pequest@dep.nj.gov.
Answer to "Who Am I?": Porcupine
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