During the Fall Festival weekend, Cape May Convention Hall transforms into The Nature Place
714 Beach Avenue, Cape May, NJ 08204
Live Animal Shows Presented by Woodford Cedar Run and the Cape May County Zoo to You
The Nature Place is FREE and Open to the public and offers:
-Optics Representatives
-Tour Companies
-Nature Themed Vendors
-Artisans
-Silent Auction
-Live Monarch Butterfly Tagging Demo with the Monarch Monitoring Project - Every day at noon
-Educational live animal show for all ages
Schedule of Events
HOURS
Friday, October 16
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
- 11:30 am: Waterford Cedar Run Live Animal Show Presents "Fur, Feathers and Scales"
- 12:00pm: Monarch Tagging Demonstration by the Cape May Monarch Monitoring Project
- 1:30pm: Waterford Cedar Run Live Animal Show Presents "Hunters of the Sky"
CLOSED FROM 3:00PM - 4:00 PM
REGISTRANTS ONLY from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Saturday, October 17
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- 11:00 am: Cape May County Zoo Presents "Miles and Miles of Reptiles"
- 11:30 am: Discover Panama with Carlos Bethancourt of Canopy Family, Panama
- 12:00pm: Monarch Tagging Demonstration by the Cape May Monarch Monitoring Project
- 12:30 pm: Trekking in Nepal, by Richard Silber of Int'l Mountain Trekking
- 1:00 pm: Cape May County Zoo Presents "Amazing Adaptations"
- 2:00 pm: Digiscoping 101 with Jeff Bouton of Kowa
- 3:30 pm: Cape May County Zoo Presents "New Jersey Natives"
Sunday, October 18
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
- 11:00 am: Cape May County Zoo Presents "Amazing Adaptations"
- 12:00pm: Monarch Tagging Demonstration by the Cape May Monarch Monitoring Project
- 12:45 pm: More about Digiscoping with Jeff Bouton of Kowa
- 1:00pm: Silent Auction Closes
- 1:30 pm: Cape May County Zoo Presents "Miles and Miles of Reptiles"
Vendors
Optic Companies
Travel Companies and Destinations
Artisans/Apparel
Hawke Optics
Kowa Optics
Swarovski Optik
Vortex Optics
ZEISS
Blue Bunting Lodge
Canopy Family Panama Tours
International Mountain Trekking, Inc.
Little St. Simons Island
Natural Selection Tours
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Victor Emanuel Nature Tours
Avian Obsession
Bright Ideas To Go
Cathy Cramer Wildlife Pottery
Laura Wolf, Artist
Painted Lady Quilts
Swallowtail Studio, Louise Zemaitis
The SparkBird
Treasured Forever Fiber Studio
Photography
Publishing
Conservation Organizations
Brett Klaproth Wildlife Photography
Peter Riley Photography
Wetlands Wildlife Photography
Princeton University Press
New Jersey Audubon Cape May Bird Observatory
Nature Center of Cape May
The Nature Conservancy
Cape May Monarch Monitoring Project
Live Animal Shows
Cape May County Zoo
Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge
Thank you to our Gold Sponsors
Thank you to our Silver and Bronze Sponsors
Thank you to our Friends of CMBO Sponsors
Thank you to our members
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* New Jersey Audubon is an independent Audubon and is not a chapter of the National Audubon Society.
When you become member you join a vital team some 18,000 strong that is helping to preserve New Jersey's wildlife and at-risk natural habitats. Your membership provides the essential financial support we need to maintain our wildlife sanctuaries and conduct critically important programs in Conservation, Advocacy, Research and Environmental Education.
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