
NJAS tours feature:
- Small group size (maximum 10 on most trips)
- Leader to participant ratio of 1:5 or better on domestic
tours
- Window seats for all participants on most domestic tours
We offer tours with a variety of paces
and goals:
- Relaxed vacations with nature
- General ecology exploring a diversity of animal and plant
groups, as well as geology
- General ecology with a focus on birdlife
- Intensive birding adventures
Each tour description includes a
statement of the tour’s goals. Click on the tour you are
interested in for a detailed description.
(Please be patient, as some descriptions are still
to be added.)
Click Here to download the
Registration Form in PDF format.
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NORTH CAROLINA'S OUTER
BANKS: Seabirds and Swamp Warblers
May 28 - June 5, 2008
Southeastern Virginia and coastal North Carolina conjure
up images of windswept barrier islands and vast swamp
forests. This "surf and turf" tour will visit famed
locations like the Great Dismal Swamp and Cape Hattaras
National Seashore.
Note: This tour is currently filled. Please
contact us at
travel@njaudubon.org if you wish to be wait
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NEWFOUNDLAND: Geology, Seabirds and Natural History
June 22 - July 1, 2008We call this trip an adventure for good
reason: with spectacular seabird colonies, boreal forests, and
Cambrian fossils, that’s exactly what it will be! A
unique natural history tour blending many facets of nature
as we examine relationships between the geology and plant
and animal communities. (Photo courtesy Jeremy
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ALBERTA: The Great
Canadian Rockies Scenic Nature Tour
July 10 - 19, 2008One of North America's most spectacular regions,
the Canadian Rockies in Alberta and British Columbia are
also rich in plant and animal life. This is a
photographer's dream with glorious panoramas of majestic
mountains, pristine lakes, waterfalls and
glaciers.
Note: This tour is currently filled. Please
contact us at
travel@njaudubon.org if you wish to be wait
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UTAH
& IDAHO: The Great Salt Lake, Uinta Mountains and
Snake River Valley
August 4 - 12, 2008
Enjoy spectacular mountain
scenery, huge numbers of water- and shorebirds, and
western montane species. Visit
Antelope Island State Park, Bear River Migratory Bird
Refuge, the Uinta Mountains, Dinosaur National Monument
and the Snake River Valley.
(Photo courtesy Kevin T. Karlson)
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WILDLIFE AND ECOLOGY OF THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM
September 6 - September 14, 2008The GYE is considered
one of the last intact temperate ecosystems on earth.
Our tour will explore this wildlife paradise after the
summer crowds depart. Visit both Grand Teton and
Yellowstone National Parks in a search for charismatic
mega-fauna. (Note: For the report from our
September, 2007 tour,
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COSTA RICA JOURNEY
October 27 - November 6, 2008Our goals will be to visit many
different habitats and to search for birds and other
wildlife while we learn about tropical ecology and
conservation. This autumn tour explores the lowlands
and lower slopes of the Caribbean and mountain cloud
forests around active volcanoes. (Photo courtesy
Mark S. Garland)
Note: This tour is currently filled. Please
contact us at
travel@njaudubon.org if you wish to be wait
listed.
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BOSQUE DEL APACHE, NEW
MEXICO
November 15 - 23, 2008Come see why this is hailed as
one of the nation's premier National Wildlife Refuges!
Many wildlife photographers consider it to be one of the
most photogenic places in the country. (Photo courtesy
Art Morris) |
It's not too early to consider a 2009 Eco-tour!
Check out our scheduled tours for early 2009 to
Ecuador,
Bahamas and
Klamath Basin, CA.
More 2009 tours to follow soon!
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ECUADOR
February 7 - 21, 2009 Imagine a place where the richest
rain forest on earth is almost adjacent to snowcapped
mountains. The journey begins in the Amazon rain
forest and continues on both slopes of the Andes. (Photo
courtesy Mark S. Garland) |
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BAHAMAS
WINTER BREAK
February 12 - 17, 2009Beat the chill of a February wind
by exploring the tropical
paradise of the Bahamas. Join us on a visit to
islands which offer a relaxing atmosphere lush with bird
life and nature.
(Photo courtesy Daniel Belasco) |
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KLAMATH
BASIN/NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
March 21 - 31, 2009 Klamath Basin is one of North
America's great early spring staging areas for waterfowl.
The great complex of Sacramento area NWRs, majestic Mount
Shasta and the magnificent northern California coast will
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Photos courtesy of NJAS Staff and Archives, unless otherwise
noted.

For tour itineraries, to register, or for more
information contact:
NJAS Eco-Travel at: (908)-204-8998
9 Hardscrabble Road
Bernardsville, NJ 07924
or email
travel@njaudubon.org.
If you are not a member and would like to become one, consider
Joining New Jersey Audubon Society.
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