Skylands Region
Field Trips

The Howell Living History Farm is a 130-acre farm that operates as a living, open-air museum, showing farming life in New Jersey from 1890-1910.

The Hunterdon Art Museum features contemporary art exhibits that focus on modern and conceptual themes, design, and mixed media.

Jockey Hollow is the site of the Continental Army’s winter encampment of 1779-80. The land served Washington’s men as they chopped down over 600 acres of trees for heat and shelter.

At Lakota Wolf Preserve, see Tundra, Timber, and Arctic wolves—and possibly even bobcats and foxes—in their natural habitat during a Wolf Watch tour of the preserve!

Field trips to the Morris Museum allow youth groups to experience hands-on learning using museum artifacts, reproductions, and interactive activities in the science, arts, and humanities exhibits and activities.

The Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University administers the State House Express, which can help offset transportation costs for classes visiting the New Jersey State House. Awards are up to $750, based on need.

NJ Astronomical Association has one of the most spectacular scale models in the US. Its solar system walk is an exceptional learning experience for all.

The Pequest Trout Hatchery raises more than 600,000 trout each year to stock the waters of New Jersey. The Hatchery educates the public on fishing, forestry, and natural resources.

See Shakespeare’s plays come to life at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey dedicated to Shakespeare’s canon and other classical masterworks.

The Sterling Hill Mining Museum was once one of the world’s richest zinc ore deposits. Visitors can now enjoy the museum, go inside the mine itself, see a drilling and blasting demonstration and the fluorescent “Rainbow Tunnel”.