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​EXPLORE & ENJOY

BRIGHTWOOD PARK DAY

SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2023
from 7 am to mid-afternoon

Prospect Street
Westfield, NJ
7 AM to 3 PM
Stop by Brightwood Park on May 6th for a day full of explorations and discovery.  


REGISTER HERE for Tours & Classes
Events and tours will be going from 7AM to mid-afternoon.

Including:
  • Birding walks (7AM!) 
  • Bring your camera for a walk with our Nature Photographers
  • Escape the helter-skelter for a bit by joining a Forest Bathing walk
  • Learn about the Forest Health & Invasive Species on a walk with our experts
  • Bring Native Plants into Your Garden: demonstrations and talks
  • Tour the Park with an eye for  it’s History - it was a neighborhood before it became a park
  • Bring your young children and friends for Nature Classes and Stories
  • and even a FAIRY HOUSE scavenger hunt!
pack a picnic!
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FULL SCHEDULE

7:00 AM       BIRDING WALK     -registration needed-

8:00 AM      PHOTOGRAPHY WALK    -registration needed-

9:30 AM      GARDENING WITH NATIVE PLANTS    -registration needed-
9:00 AM      FOREST BATHING    -registration needed-
9:30 AM      NATURE CLASS/STORY TIME FOR KIDS   -registration needed-

10:00 AM    HISTORY TOUR    -registration needed-

11:00 AM     NATURE HIKE/PARK RESTORATION    -registration needed-

12:00 AM     PHOTOGRAPHY WALK    -registration needed-
1:00 PM       FAIRY HOUSE SCAVENGER HUNT    -registration needed-
2:00 PM      NATURE HIKE/PARK RESTORATION    -registration needed-


Vertical Divider
-- NOON TO 2 PM --
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NATIVE PLANT SALE PICK UP
--  ALL DAY  --

MEET THE FRIENDS OF BRIGHTWOOD PARK
DOG WALKING
HIKING
REGISTER HERE for Tours & Classes

VOLUNTEER?

We are looking for volunteers to help with this event.  If you could contribute a part of your day to help with activities, please send us an email.  And THANKS!

BRIGHTWOOD GEAR

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Look Great and Support the Park!
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BRIGHTWOOD GEAR

Location

Brightwood Park is on the North end of Prospect Street.  Go past Franklin School and look for the entrance on the left.

What Our Members Are Saying

"I love the work you are doing at Brightwood.  Your efforts have shone a light on the essential elements of the park that we all cherish: its natural beauty and tranquility."

"I have a deep fondness for Brightwood park and would like to see it restored, remain natural and continue to be a site of passive recreation."

"I loved growing up in Brightwood Park !"


"I found Brightwood a few years ago and it's a great place to find wildlife, fish, and enjoy nature. Nice and quiet; good place to un wind and relax. Love it!!!"

​"As a resident for almost thirty years in the Brightwood area of Westfield, I am thrilled to see what is happening to improve and preserve Brightwood park for today and future generations. "


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