NJMC CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION

School program registration begins on September 7th!

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Check out the new brochure for the 2010/2011 School Programs!

To view a brochure of the classes offered, click here.

WILLIAM D. MCDOWELL OBSERVATORY

MEC Astronomy Educator Laura Venner and her public outreach efforts are featured on NASA's SOHO website.

Directions

From the Garden State Parkway
  1. From the Parkway North, take Exit 153A; or from the Parkway South, take Exit 153 to Route 3 East.
  2. Follow Route 3 East to the Route 17 South Exit (the sign will read: Route 17 South/Lyndhurst - Service Road). Follow around the ramp to the traffic light (Quality Inn will be on your left).
  3. Make a left onto Polito Avenue. Continue to the end of Polito Avenue.
  4. At the STOP sign make a left onto Valley Brook Avenue. Follow this road to the end (approx. 1 ½ miles). Cross the railroad tracks (keep to the left).
  5. The Meadowlands Environment Center is the first building on the left after the tracks. The second building houses the Commission administrative offices. The third building, across from the administrative offices, is the Science Center and Observatory.

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