Guided Activities

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Friends for the Marsh often in conjunction with partner organizations, such as the Mercer County Park Commission, Washington Crossing Audubon, the Central Jersey Sierra Club, or D&R Greenway, sponsors a variety of events.  These include guided walks and paddling trips nearly every month of the year. Various indoor programs are also scheduled.

Guided walks may focus on special topics, such as birds, trees, wildflowers, dragonflies, beavers, or turtles, or have a particular focus like photography.  Destinations of paddling trips, which begin at the boat launch at Bordentown Beach, may be the Watson Woods picnic area or Anchorthread Park upstream of Yardville.

Programs are frequently offered that  feature the Marsh’s archaeological and historic legacy that has significance for all residents of New Jersey.  Native American artifacts dating back 13,000 years have been discovered within the boundaries of the Marsh.  In addition, located here are: the Watson House, built in 1708, which the oldest building in Mercer County; Lock 1 of the Delaware and Raritan Canal, built in the 1830s; and Point Breeze in Bordentown, home of Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon.  The Marsh is within the Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area and is part of the Abbott Farm National Historic Landmark.

See the Events Calendar  or Full List for scheduled events open to all, usually free.

To schedule a special guided trip for your group, contact info@marsh-friends.org.