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"Find Your Happy Place" by volunteering at Bass River State Forest's National Trails Day volunteer event.

Join Bass River State Forest staff and volunteers on Sunday, June 6 to celebrate the 18th Annual National Trails Day by improving trails at New Jersey's First State Forest.

This year's theme "Find Your Happy Place" reminds people that some of our favorite places are outdoors in local parks and forests and that it's good to "give back" to keep them clean and usable. Projects include marking trails, trimming trails, cleaning exhibit panels, cleaning up around the Civilian Conservation Corps camp trail and other projects.

Meet at the Forest Office at 9:00 a.m. Bring work gloves, water, sunscreen and insect repellent. Snacks will be provided during the event and hot dogs will be served at the end at 1:00 p.m.

This is a great project for scouts and other students to get community service credit.

To register please contact the forest office at (609) 296-1114.

The Lizard Tail Swamp Preserve falls within the Cape May Forest, one of the largest forests remaining on the Cape May peninsula. A new 3-mile trail system throughout the preserve is in need of maintenance. Help the Conservancy to trim and enhance the new trail system and clean the preserve in time for spring. Bring gloves if you have them, lunch and a beverage.

Meet at the Lizard Tail Swamp Preserve, Courthouse-Dennisville Road, Middle Township

To register, please email nj_events@tnc.org or call 609-861-0600.

Join hands-on investigations that will uncover amazing and important interactions that occur in the natural world--interdependencies that sustain life on our planet. While we are out on the trails, we’ll also leave the preserve cleaner than we found it. The afternoon’s activities can be used toward community service hours. Please register in advance for program. Cost: members, $7/person, $15/family (limit 5); nonmembers, $10/person, $21/family (limit 5)