COME ALIVE OUTSIDE - Bike, Hike and Discover

COME ALIVE OUTSIDE – Bike, Hike and Discover – September 28

“COME ALIVE OUTSIDE” – Bike, Hike and Discover A Village of Ridgewood Community Adventure

Saturday, September 28th, 3 p.m. (raindate 9/29)

Sponsored by Jacobsen Landscape Design and Construction, Ridgewood Parks and Recreation, Ridgewood Police Department, Ridgewood Wildscape Association and Ridgewood Cycle Shop, all Village families are invited to set out for this community afternoon adventure. Gather together, have bikes inspected, learn about bicycle safety, and then ride to discover and explore some of our local wildscape park areas. A live animal program and nature scavenger hunt are included as part of the festivities. No fee, but pre-registration is required, ending Sept 27th.

Saturday, Sept 28th (raindate 9/29)

Schedule of Events

Bike Route #1

Ben Franklin School, Twinney Pond, South Pleasant Park

Bike Route #2

Willard School,

Habernickel Park,

Citizen’s Park

3:00 p.m. Bike and meet at either Ben Franklin Middle School (335 N. Van Dien Ave) or Willard Elementary School (601 Morningside Rd).

• Bicycle Inspection

• Review of Bike Safety Rules – youth helmets required, adults encouraged

• Overview of Come Alive Outside and Program Details

3:30 p.m. Bike to either Twinney Pond Park or Habernickel Park following rules of the road and good bike safety.

3:45 p.m. Hike through parks to explore and discover nature. Light refreshments will be available.

4:15 p.m. Presentation – “NJ Native Wildlife” Certified naturalists will introduce animals native to northern NJ and explain their habitat behaviors.

4:45 p.m. Bike to either South Pleasant Park or Citizen’s Park and explore some, then work together to solve the clues and find items for the nature scavenger hunt.

We hope you will join us! Register online at www.ridgewoodnj.net/communitypass or in person/by mail: The Stable, 259 N. Maple Avenue, weekdays, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Locate the registration flyer on the Recreation homepage at www.ridgewoodnj.net/recreation. Call the Recreation Office at 201-670-5560 if more information is needed.