Events & Activities
The Raptor Trust Education Center is open on select dates for Open House events! Come by to check out bird artifacts, see raptor eggs, nests, and anatomy up close, and learn more about these fantastic creatures.
You can also enjoy a private visit at the Education Center when you book an onsite program.
FeatherFest
We invite you and your family to TRT on Sunday, June 1, 2025 for a day of all things bird! FeatherFest is the biggest event of the year, when our community comes together to raise funds to help care for the influx of baby birds we admit each spring/summer. Games, gifts, auctions, raffles, food, and FUN!
Walk for Hawks
Mark your calendars! The 6th Annual Walk for Hawks Migration Challenge will take place from Saturday, October 4th and run through Sunday, October 12th.
2024 Memorial Lecture
Each year, The Raptor Trust’s Len & Diane Soucy Memorial Fund presents an Annual Lecture. We are thrilled to announce this year’s speaker, an award winning, record setting ornithologist who has published six books, including three for National Geographic: Noah Strycker
Little Wings - Birds and People
Join us for an exciting semester of Little Wings at The Raptor Trust! These programs are designed for children aged 3-5 years old. Our fun-filled, 60-minute classes take place in our Education Center's classroom, where young learners will engage in bird-themed crafts, exciting games, and conclude with a live bird demonstration on our aviary trail. Come and enjoy an unforgettable learning experience with your little ones at The Raptor Trust.
September 11 - Beaks Are Tools
September 18 - Animal Superheroes
September 25 - Nature’s Cleanup Crew
October 2 - Mission Migration
October 9 - Birds and People
Parent or guardian attendance is required to ensure a supportive and enriching experience. Tickets are $10 per child.
Walk for Hawks
From fall through spring, our medical staff treats the most severe injuries we see all year. All funds raised during Walk for Hawks will support wild birds injured during the fall migration season. Learn how you can make a difference!
Little Wings - Mission Migration
Join us for an exciting semester of Little Wings at The Raptor Trust! These programs are designed for children aged 3-5 years old. Our fun-filled, 60-minute classes take place in our Education Center's classroom, where young learners will engage in bird-themed crafts, exciting games, and conclude with a live bird demonstration on our aviary trail. Come and enjoy an unforgettable learning experience with your little ones at The Raptor Trust.
September 11 - Beaks Are Tools
September 18 - Animal Superheroes
September 25 - Nature’s Cleanup Crew
October 2 - Mission Migration
October 9 - Birds and People
Parent or guardian attendance is required to ensure a supportive and enriching experience. Tickets are $10 per child.
Little Wings - Nature’s Cleanup Crew
Join us for an exciting semester of Little Wings at The Raptor Trust! These programs are designed for children aged 3-5 years old. Our fun-filled, 60-minute classes take place in our Education Center's classroom, where young learners will engage in bird-themed crafts, exciting games, and conclude with a live bird demonstration on our aviary trail. Come and enjoy an unforgettable learning experience with your little ones at The Raptor Trust.
September 11 - Beaks Are Tools
September 18 - Animal Superheroes
September 25 - Nature’s Cleanup Crew
October 2 - Mission Migration
October 9 - Birds and People
Parent or guardian attendance is required to ensure a supportive and enriching experience. Tickets are $10 per child.
Little Wings - Animal Superheroes
Join us for an exciting semester of Little Wings at The Raptor Trust! These programs are designed for children aged 3-5 years old. Our fun-filled, 60-minute classes take place in our Education Center's classroom, where young learners will engage in bird-themed crafts, exciting games, and conclude with a live bird demonstration on our aviary trail. Come and enjoy an unforgettable learning experience with your little ones at The Raptor Trust.
September 11 - Beaks Are Tools
September 18 - Animal Superheroes
September 25 - Nature’s Cleanup Crew
October 2 - Mission Migration
October 9 - Birds and People
Parent or guardian attendance is required to ensure a supportive and enriching experience. Tickets are $10 per child.
Little Wings - Beaks Are Tools
Join us for an exciting semester of Little Wings at The Raptor Trust! These programs are designed for children aged 3-5 years old. Our fun-filled, 60-minute classes take place in our Education Center's classroom, where young learners will engage in bird-themed crafts, exciting games, and conclude with a live bird demonstration on our aviary trail. Come and enjoy an unforgettable learning experience with your little ones at The Raptor Trust.
September 11 - Beaks Are Tools
September 18 - Animal Superheroes
September 25 - Nature’s Cleanup Crew
October 2 - Mission Migration
October 9 - Birds and People
Parent or guardian attendance is required to ensure a supportive and enriching experience. Tickets are $10 per child.
Fledglings and Families
Join us for Fledglings and Families, a unique family event tailored for children aged 8-10 and their parents or guardians. The adventure begins with a classroom exploration featuring our animal artifact collection, where you'll uncover what sets raptors apart from other birds. This will be followed by our interactive migration activity, offering a hands-on experience of the challenges birds face during migration. After our activities, we welcome you to explore our aviary trail.
Fledglings and Families
Join us for Fledglings and Families, a unique family event tailored for children aged 8-10 and their parents or guardians. The adventure begins with a classroom exploration featuring our animal artifact collection, where you'll uncover what sets raptors apart from other birds. This will be followed by our interactive migration activity, offering a hands-on experience of the challenges birds face during migration. After our activities, we welcome you to explore our aviary trail.
Crafternoon
Join us Saturday from 12 - 12:30 in our Vitarius Family Pavilion for another fun Crafternoon! Choose your favorite bird, and make a bird bracelet! This event will run rain or shine, if the weather is bad we will be in the education center instead!
No reservation needed. This event is free, however donations are appreciated.
Education Open House at the Vitarius Family Pavilion
Stop in and visit our Education Docents at the Vitarius Family Pavilion at The Raptor Trust. We will have taxidermy, touchable artifacts, and more, right on your way to visit our aviaries. This short experience is free and open to visitors of all ages.
Education Open House at the Vitarius Family Pavillion
Stop in and visit our Education Docents at the Vitarius Family Pavillion at The Raptor Trust. We will have taxidermy, touchable artifacts, and more, right on your way to visit our aviaries. This short experience is free and open to visitors of all ages.
Small Group Guided Tour
New staff-led tour options! We are excited to launch our new program, the "Small Group Guided Tour." These semi-private tours are perfect for individuals or couples who want the benefit of a guided tour and are interested in sharing the experience with other like-minded individuals. With space for up to 8 people, you can purchase a single ticket instead of reserving the entire hour. This limited-run series of tours will be offered on the following dates:
Sunday, June 23rd at 11AM
Sunday, June 30th at 11AM
Sunday, July 14th at 2PM
Sunday, July 21st at 2PM
Visit: https://ScheduleAProgramAtTRT.as.me/SmallGroupTour to register.
These tours are not intended for small children.
Crafternoon
Join us on Saturday from 2 -3 in the Vitarius Family Pavilion for a fun Crafternoon! You can help us celebrate our on-going Baby Bird Season by making this cute birds in a nest craft. Event will run rain or shine, if the weather is bad we will be in the education center instead!
No reservation needed. This event is free, however donations are appreciated.
Small Group Guided Tour
New staff-led tour options! We are excited to launch our new program, the "Small Group Guided Tour." These semi-private tours are perfect for individuals or couples who want the benefit of a guided tour and are interested in sharing the experience with other like-minded individuals. With space for up to 8 people, you can purchase a single ticket instead of reserving the entire hour. This limited-run series of tours will be offered on the following dates:
Sunday, June 23rd at 11AM
Sunday, June 30th at 11AM
Sunday, July 14th at 2PM
Sunday, July 21st at 2PM
Visit: https://ScheduleAProgramAtTRT.as.me/SmallGroupTour to register.
These tours are not intended for small children.
Education Open House at the Vitarius Family Pavillion
Stop in and visit our Education Docents at the Vitarius Family Pavillion at The Raptor Trust. We will have taxidermy, touchable artifacts, and more, right on your way to visit our aviaries. This short experience is free and open to visitors of all ages.
Small Group Guided Tour
New staff-led tour options! We are excited to launch our new program, the "Small Group Guided Tour." These semi-private tours are perfect for individuals or couples who want the benefit of a guided tour and are interested in sharing the experience with other like-minded individuals. With space for up to 8 people, you can purchase a single ticket instead of reserving the entire hour. This limited-run series of tours will be offered on the following dates:
Sunday, June 23rd at 11AM
Sunday, June 30th at 11AM
Sunday, July 14th at 2PM
Sunday, July 21st at 2PM
Visit: https://ScheduleAProgramAtTRT.as.me/SmallGroupTour to register.
These tours are not intended for small children.
Small Group Guided Tour
New staff-led tour options! We are excited to launch our new program, the "Small Group Guided Tour." These semi-private tours are perfect for individuals or couples who want the benefit of a guided tour and are interested in sharing the experience with other like-minded individuals. With space for up to 8 people, you can purchase a single ticket instead of reserving the entire hour. This limited-run series of tours will be offered on the following dates:
Sunday, June 23rd at 11AM
Sunday, June 30th at 11AM
Sunday, July 14th at 2PM
Sunday, July 21st at 2PM
Visit: https://ScheduleAProgramAtTRT.as.me/SmallGroupTour to register.
These tours are not intended for small children.
FeatherFest (TRT Community Day)
Join The Raptor Trust for our 9th Annual TRT Community Day: FeatherFest!
This year’s event will be held here on the TRT Campus for the third year in a row.
Create for a Cause! Paint'n'Sip
Come join us for a fun-filled afternoon painting with a professional artist while getting to meet one of The Raptor Trust’s resident birds! Let’s celebrate the magic that our feathered friends bring us by using them as our muse.
TRT Education Open House
Local author and journalist Jim Wright will host an open house all about owls. We will highlight Jim’s new book, The Screech Owl Companion, and have plenty of cool owl touch table items, interactive displays, giveaways, and all you could ever want to know about New Jersey’s cutest owl. This is co-sponsored by The Nature Conservancy in New Jersey.
TRT Education Open House
Stockton Action Volunteers for the Environment will run an open house focused on common reasons for intake into our rehabilitation center. There will be informative displays, games, and tons of learning opportunities about how to live more harmoniously with your backyard birds.
Session 2: Fledglings and Families
Join The Raptor Trust for Fledglings and Families! We will have crafts, raptor-themed activities, and an introduction to a live raptor.
Tickets are required so we ensure space for everyone.
Session 1: Fledglings and Families
Join The Raptor Trust for Fledglings and Families! We will have crafts, raptor-themed activities, and an introduction to a live raptor.
Tickets are required so we ensure space for everyone.
Create for a Cause! Paint'n'Sip
Come join us for a fun-filled afternoon painting with a professional artist while getting to meet one of The Raptor Trust’s resident birds! Let’s celebrate the magic that our feathered friends bring us by using them as our muse.